Darryl McNally: Master of The Liberties
Darryl McNally: Master of The Liberties
In November 2019 I stood in the lobby of the Aloft Hotel in the Liberties area of Dublin city. For the first time in mor... Read more
25 Nov 2020
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51mins
Ernest Cantillon: Cork’s Bar, Restaurant and Whiskey Entrepreneur
Ernest Cantillon: Cork’s Bar, Restaurant and Whiskey Entrepreneur
Irish whiskey has a fascinating past - we’ve had many great conversations about the rise and fall and rise again of Iris... Read more
16 Nov 2020
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47mins
Alex Loudon – Ireland’s Rainwater Whiskey Maker
Alex Loudon – Ireland’s Rainwater Whiskey Maker
In October this year, Ireland had 34 operating Irish whiskey distilleries. As we settle in to November, we now find ours... Read more
11 Nov 2020
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45mins
Dave Mulligan: Ireland’s Proud Poitín Purveyor
Dave Mulligan: Ireland’s Proud Poitín Purveyor
Before Irish whiskey as we know it today, there was a different spirit, the precursor to whiskey, the spirit that every ... Read more
3 Nov 2020
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54mins
John O'Donovan – Irish Whiskey's Global Retailer
John O'Donovan – Irish Whiskey's Global Retailer
For every whiskey business, there are hundreds of ancillary businesses that, working together, help us get the whiskey i... Read more
27 Oct 2020
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52mins
Fionnán O’Connor – Ireland’s Pot Still Whiskey Historian – Part 2
Fionnán O’Connor – Ireland’s Pot Still Whiskey Historian – Part 2
Before the available choices of single pot still whiskey stretched beyond two – Green Spot and Redbreast 12, one man had... Read more
21 Oct 2020
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41mins
Fionnán O’Connor - Ireland’s Pot Still Whiskey Historian - Part 1
Fionnán O’Connor - Ireland’s Pot Still Whiskey Historian - Part 1
Irish single pot still whiskey is in the midst of a welcome resurgence. Once one of the best selling styles of whiskey i... Read more
14 Oct 2020
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47mins
Jarlath Watson: Blending Echlinville's Innovation with Belfast's Whiskey Traditions
Jarlath Watson: Blending Echlinville's Innovation with Belfast's Whiskey Traditions
In this episode of Stories & Sips I spent a very enjoyable afternoon chatting with Jarlath Watson, global brand amba... Read more
17 Sep 2020
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54mins
James Doherty: A Return to Donegal Distilling
James Doherty: A Return to Donegal Distilling
It’s been 175 years since legal distilling has happened in Ireland’s North Western-most county of Donegal. That changed ... Read more
10 Sep 2020
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47mins
Kieran Folliard: 2 Gingers, Many Irish Pubs & No All-Ireland Football Medals
Kieran Folliard: 2 Gingers, Many Irish Pubs & No All-Ireland Football Medals
He built an Irish pub group, he became the world’s biggest seller of Jameson, he launched his own Irish whiskey, he sold... Read more
27 Aug 2020
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58mins