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...
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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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Nigel
Aug 251 min
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...
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Nigel
Aug 251 min
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...
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Nigel
Mar 291 min
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)...
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Nigel
Mar 291 min
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...
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Nigel
Dec 9, 20231 min
American whiskey tasting
Well that was something. To conclude our "Whiskies of the World" tasting series - which had previously included a focus on Irish...
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Nigel
Mar 23, 20236 min
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...
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Nigel
Mar 10, 20232 min
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...
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Nigel
Mar 3, 20232 min
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...
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Nigel
Feb 24, 20232 min
Bill Phil Batch 02
At the Snug, we love authenticity. I remember hearing Daithí O’Connell speak about his own whiskey journey a few years ago and was struck...
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Nigel
Feb 21, 20231 min
A private tasting - Scotch whiskey
Due to popular demand, a private tasting took place in early December with nine hardy souls braving the elements. Again, we met at...
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Nigel
Feb 21, 20231 min
A private tasting - Irish whiskey
In late October 2022, we managed to get together in "Paddy's pool room" for our first tasting. Thirteen enthusiasts gathered to enjoy six...
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Rory
Feb 18, 20234 min
Bord Na Mora
Its time to talk about Peat, no not one of Irelands most illustrious scrum halves, Peated Whiskey. I find that as I go through my whiskey...
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Nigel
Feb 18, 20232 min
Connacht Single Malt Batch 1
I visited the Connacht distillery in Ballina a few years ago – before the plague landed – and loved everything about the visit. The guide...
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Nigel
Mar 17, 20222 min
Dingle Single Malt review
This Dingle distillery’s release – the Dingle Single Malt, which is the first whiskey in their new core range – was greeted with huge...
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Nigel
Jan 3, 20222 min
Minimum Unit Pricing and whiskey
Minimum unit pricing (MUP) kicks in from 4 January 2022 with the aim of improving public health by increasing the cost of cheap alcohol...
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Rory
Jan 24, 20215 min
My Whiskey Journey
My whiskey Journey started in Limerick as a small boy. My Grandad would have a ‘ball of malt’ with my dad when we would go to visit....
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Nigel
Jan 10, 20213 min
Blue Spot review
Context matters. Without context, the release of an Irish whiskey in the closing months of 2020 would be of relatively little interest:...
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