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Author: Dave C

The Whiskey Technical File- Constraining or Innovating?

Posted on 3rd Feb 20223rd Feb 2022 by Dave C

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?

Bushmills Black Bush

Posted on 27th Jan 202226th Jan 2022 by Dave C

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

Posted on 20th Jan 202217th Jan 2022 by Dave C

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

Posted on 10th Jan 20229th Jan 2022 by Dave C

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

Posted on 3rd Jan 202230th Dec 2021 by Dave C

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

Posted on 27th Dec 202127th Dec 2021 by Dave C

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

Posted on 20th Dec 202120th Dec 2021 by Dave C

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

Posted on 13th Dec 202113th Dec 2021 by Dave C

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

Posted on 6th Dec 20215th Dec 2021 by Dave C

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

Posted on 29th Nov 202128th Nov 2021 by Dave C

“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

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