Hooray, I hear chorusing from the small-batch distillers and independent bottlers. The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has announced the Technical… Read more The Whiskey Technical File- Constraining or Innovating?
Author: Dave C
Bushmills Black Bush
Is there a name more synonymous with Irish whiskey? Bushmills has been around for literally decades. Its story is one… Read more Bushmills Black Bush
Titanic Distillers Whiskey
Close your eyes, imagine Belfast and picture the first thing that comes into your head. Some may think of the… Read more Titanic Distillers Whiskey
Hinch- a New Dawn in Irish Whiskey
County Down in Northern Ireland has a distinguished and famous history. From the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, it… Read more Hinch- a New Dawn in Irish Whiskey
Baoilleach Distillery: Staying True to Heritage
I’ve recently blown the horn for small-batch independent whiskey brands such as Killowen, seriously commending their ability to punch above… Read more Baoilleach Distillery: Staying True to Heritage
Interview with Brendan Carty, Killowen Distillery
Treachery, gin-infused new-make and the relationship between architecture and distilling; no this isn’t a cacophony of misaligned gibberish, this was… Read more Interview with Brendan Carty, Killowen Distillery
Redbreast 12: My First Love
I’m not afraid to say it, but as my bio suggests, I really got into whiskey around seven years ago,… Read more Redbreast 12: My First Love
Micil Heritage Poitín
Imagine a drink that 300-400 years ago was utterly outlawed, and, although it was also be prescribed for rheumatism, could… Read more Micil Heritage Poitín
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Autumn is officially over, snow has started falling, the wind is bitter and as a parent, I officially function more… Read more Ardbeg Uigeadail
Drinking a €5,500 whiskey
“Too many people spend money they earned..to buy things they don’t want..to impress people that they don’t like.” Money has… Read more Drinking a €5,500 whiskey
The Water Of Life 