About Us

a-pos-tle: One who pioneers an important reform movement, cause, or belief; A passionate adherent; a strong supporter; from Old English apostol “messenger,” from Greek apostolos “messenger, person sent forth.”

When we first rolled out Whisk(e)y Apostle in 2009, it was just Matt and Richard stumbling around trying to figure out what the hell we were doing. At that time whiskey blogging was pretty much limited to Serge Valentin and Sam Simmons. It seems like right about the time we got off our asses to start blogging the blogosphere exploded. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry has a whiskey blog now. We hope we are still somewhat relevant or at least enjoyable to read. We also extended the crew a bit since the early days to offer varied and hopefully better opinions on the world of whiskey. Our goal is still to proselytize the faith of the golden dram. Whether we’re answering your questions, helping you find the perfect dram, or just introducing you to the wonderful world of whisky; we want to help you raise a dram and imbibe in the ‘water of life.’

Slainte!
– Gary, Matt, & Richard

Gary: Managing Apostle
He’s the guy keeping the lights on. Gary was just a guy who enjoys geeking out on whiskey in his spare time.  He started throwing in the odd review here and there in late 2014 – mostly focusing on bourbon and rye, but has been effectively turned to the “dark side” (or we’d like to think of it as “seeing the light”).  Eventually, he grew into the head honcho here at Whisk(e)y Apostle.  A huge Star Wars fan (proof we can geek on several fronts simultaneously), Gary is local to the Atlanta area and lives with wife, whiskey collection, and hoard of voracious cats.

Richard: Apostle Emeritus
After nearly 10 years running the site, Richard had to hang up the spurs in mid 2018.  The day job, the kids, and hell….life in general just kept beating down his door.  He will still pop in occasionally to help Gary make sure all is running smoothly.

Matt: Apostle Emeritus
Whisk(e)y Apostle was Matt’s baby from the start. Unfortunately, despite his best intentions life got in the way and he had to bow out of regular duties some time ago. Every once in a while Matt will grace us with a post here or there. He’s still the best palate on staff and we hope he can find the time to pop up more often.