Whiskey Chats

Join me for My Chat with Stephen Murphy from Old Carrick Mill Distillery in Co. Monaghan.

Stephen has undertaken to restore and convert an old woolen mill into a distillery, but is operating his self-designed stills from a warehouse a feet away, on the site.

I had the opportunity to visit him and was hudely impressed with Stephen and the entire project. He is currently selling sourced whiskey under the May Loag brand and gin under the Old Carrick Mill brand, distilled onsite.

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Join me for My Chat in Fore Distillery with Oliver Guirke and his buddy Kevin.

A boutique distillery, nestled away in the gorgeous hills of Westmeath, Fore Distillery is quietly distilling their own Poitíns and Rums. Through Oliver's experience distilling in the US, he has built a craft distillery operation with the best of equipment. No wonder he is producing the quality spirit that he is. I really enjoyed my visit.

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Join me for My Chat with Drew Hannush from the Whiskey Lore podcast series.

Drew has a real passion and knowledge of Irish whiskey and recently undertook a trip around the island of Ireland, visiting most of our whiskey distilleries. Off the back of this, he wrote a fantastic book - Whiskey Lore's Guide to Experiencing Irish Whiskey.

Available now on Amazon - https://bit.ly/3CLw6J3

Drew also has two great podcasts - Whiskey Lore: Stories & Whiskey Lore: The Interviews.

Check them out.

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Join me for My 2nd Chat with Carol Quinn, Midleton Distillery's resident archivist.

Carol is the person that the IDL people come to, whenever they want to develop a new label or advertising campaign.

She holds the keys to the extensive archives that have been passed down from all of the companys that now make up Irish Distillers

Powers, Jameson, Redbreast, Cork Distillers Company etc. Her depth of knowledge is extensive and I always enjoy learning from Carol.

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Join me for My Live Chat at Poitín Now, which took place in Dublin on 20 Nov 2022.

What a craic I had, speaking to everyone there:

Michael O'Boyle from Baoilleach Distillery,

Dave Mulligan from Bar 1661,

Peter Mulryan from Blackwater Distillery,

Brendan Carty From Killowen Distillery,

Jarrod Cuffe from Off The Cuffe Bitters,

Jennifer Nickerson from Tipperary Distillery,

Shane McCarthy from Two Stacks,

And of course, the man of the hour, Fran 'The Man' Leavey who put the whole gig together.

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Join me My Garden Chat in the Whiskey Bunker with Dan Pennington, Aidan McGovern and Paul Costello.

The lads joined me in my back garden workshop, where we proceded to taste rare liquids and have a bit of craic.

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Join me for My 2nd Chat with Michael Cowman from Last Drop Distillers, the premium independant bottlers who curate unicorn casks of the rarest vintage.

I met up with Mick in Serghios Florides, owner of Irish Whiskey Magazine, in his apartment in the old Jones Road Distillery building that used to produce DWD whiskey, before we headed off to the Irish Whiskey Awards 2022. Thanks to Serg for helping me out with a 'studio' location. Follow Mick across socials as @lordofthelastdrop

https://www.lastdropdistillers.com/

Drops of the night:

The Last Drop Drew 48yr old Signature Blend by Drew Mayville

The Last Drop 1969 Glenrothes Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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Join me for My Tiny Tipple Blind Tasting Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, Aidan McGovern & Paul Costello.

When Ivor O'Loughlin launched his Tiny Tipple sample service over lockdown, it was instantly lauded for the quality of service, labelling and personal touch that Ivor gave to each customer. He has decided to wind up his involvment in the business and to give him Tiny Tipple the send off it deserves, he sent me down a blind tasting pack to share with a couple of my buddies. We had great craic, out my back garden, trying to figure out what the samples were, whilst making complete eejits of ourselves in doing so.

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Join me for My 2nd Chat with Bridger Kelleher from Western Herd Brewery. I joined Bridger at the brewery in Co Clare, where I spent 3 days getting hands on work experience brewing. It was a proper education for me. Thanks to Bridger for his time and knowledge.

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Join me for My Whiskey & Wine Chat with Dave Marra. I joined Dave at his home in Co Clare, where we delved into the wines that influence so many of the whiskeys we love. It was a proper education for me. I hope you get as much from the chat as I did.

Drops of the night:

2001 Chateau Coutet Sauternes

Bunnahabhain 18yr Single Malt 2019 Feis Ile Sauternes finish

Fontodi Vin Sato del Chianti Classico 2009

Celtic Cask 33 vin Santo

Van Zellers Late Bottle Vintage 2016

Van Zellers 10yr Tawny

Dingle Single Malt Batch 6 Cask Strength

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