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A social club for whiskey conversations. We run whiskey events in Gorey from introductions to whiskey to deeper dives on distilleries. Established in 2020, the club become public in 2024.
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Ahascragh Distillery
A brief overview Ahascragh is an Irish distillery based in Ahascragh in Galway that was built in 2023. The distillery is special because...
Nigel
May 53 min read
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An evening with Teelings
We were delighted to welcome Adam Wall and Graham Kinsella from Teelings to Gorey in late April for a whiskey tasting and a discussion...
Nigel
Apr 251 min read
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Whiskey Spotlight #1 - Jameson
This might look familiar... Introduction Of all Irish whiskies, Jameson perhaps needs least introduction. Roughly 11 million cases of...
Nigel
Apr 182 min read
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South-East Whiskey Festival 2025
As always, the South-East Whiskey Festival was a very enjoyable event. This is the third year I've attended and I'm already looking...
Nigel
Apr 151 min read
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An introduction to whiskey 2025
We were delighted to host an introduction to whiskey on 6 February in Browne's Bar, Gorey, with around 30 of us gathering to chat and...
Nigel
Mar 71 min read
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Our whiskey of the year 2024
It's almost impossible to pick a whiskey of the year. With so many releases, so many different palates and so many different prices it's...
Nigel
Dec 15, 20242 min read
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A year in review - 2024
At the start of 2024, Gorey Whiskey Club was only an idea. By the end of January, we had a logo, a website and an event in our diaries....
Nigel
Dec 15, 20243 min read
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Membership for 2025 - now open
We're delighted to offer membership to the Gorey Whiskey Club for 2025. If you're not a member, you will still be able to attend our...
Nigel
Dec 1, 20242 min read
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An evening with Two Stacks
Our final event of the year was a sold-out evening with Liam Brogan of Two Stacks whiskey. We gathered in Browne's Bar 45 and were...
Nigel
Dec 1, 20241 min read
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An evening with Powerscourt
We were delighted to welcome John Cashman to Browne's Lounge on 17 October to speak about the Fercullen whiskey range. John brought a...
Nigel
Nov 10, 20241 min read
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Tasting without prejudice...
One of the great things about hosting tasting events is that, from time to time, there's an opportunity to have fun with the attendees....
Nigel
Oct 15, 20243 min read
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Whiskey and whiskers...
We were delighted to collaborate with Slick Barbers in Gorey to bring a very exclusive evening of haircuts and whiskey. We were able to...
Nigel
Aug 25, 20241 min read
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Spot the difference
We held an evening with the Spot whiskies in Browne's Lounge in June where we sampled Green Spot, Yellow Spot, Blue Spot, Red Spot and...
Nigel
Aug 25, 20241 min read
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A Glendalough evening
We've hosted our second public event - an evening with Glendalough - in April. Eoin Cooney dropped down from the distillery and walked...
Nigel
Aug 25, 20241 min read
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Upcoming event - an evening with Glendalough
We're delighted to announce our next event which will be an evening with Eoin Cooney (Irish Brand Ambassador for Glendalough Distillery)...
Nigel
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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Our event - an introduction to Irish whiskey
After years of online and private events, we finally took the plunge and held our first public event which would be a guided tasting...
Nigel
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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American whiskey tasting
Well that was something. To conclude our "Whiskies of the World" tasting series - which had previously included a focus on Irish...
Nigel
Dec 9, 20231 min read
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South East Whiskey Festival 2023
The first South East Whiskey Festival took place in early March in a number of pubs across Wexford town and I was lucky enough to attend...
Nigel
Mar 23, 20236 min read
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Bushmills’ Caribbean Rum Cask Finish
This whiskey is part of the Bushmills Cask Finish range; at the time of writing this only also included the American Oak Cask Finish but...
Nigel
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Teeling’s Renaissance Series 3 Single Malt
The Irish whiskey renaissance is in full flow. There are about four dozen distilleries either operational or planned right now. Contrast...
Nigel
Mar 3, 20232 min read
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