The whiskey making industry has been abuzz with speculation about the next ground-breaking innovation (no terroir pun intended…). From tinkering… Read more Beauty and the Yeast – Killowen Triail Fermentation: Experimentation Frustration? Or Innovation Continuation?
They say that good things come in pairs, and what’s more exciting than new a poitín as part of Irish… Read more Baoilleach Distillery’s Mulroy Bay 4 Grain Potstill Poitín
Brendan Carty, the driving force behind Killowen distillery, has branded 2022 “The Year of Poitín”. Killowen has been releasing a variety of poitíns to make sure 2022 can live up to that title, including the Bulcán Part 1 and 2 in April. Dave has already reviewed Part 1, but I’ve now got my hands on the Bulcán Part 2, so it’s time to see what the other half of this release is like.
It feels like no time ago that we discussed the Irish Whiskey Technical File and the wider issues within it.… Read more Shouldn’t We Keep Poitín and Irish Whiskey Irish?
Time for another alternative to your daily staple of whiskey and whisky, and once again, we are heading to County… Read more Bán Poitín
The drinks market is becoming more and more contested and congested, competition is rife, and consumers expect value for money… Read more Killowen Bulcán – Dead and Buried
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?
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
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
The Water Of Life 