Join me for My Bushmills Chat with Les Duthie.

Les Duthie was the Bushmills Distillery manager from the early 70's until the mid-90's.

He is 92 yrs young and has a memory like an elephant. I went and sat with Les at his home in Bushmills village, a mere stone's throw from Bushmills Distillery.

He grew up in Glasgow and entered into the drinks industry in the 1950's, where he spent his entire career, ending up as Distillery Manager in Bushmills during a pivotal point in Irish history - The Troubles.

This was a privilege to sit and chat with Les and I expect you will learn as much from him as I did.

Thank you to his daughter Shirley and also to Adrian McLoughlin from The Harbourview Whiskey Hotel in Carnlough for facilitating this chat.

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

• www.boanndistillery.ie
• www.killowendistillery.com 

Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.

https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

I really hope you enjoy listening in to our chat.

Laurie

Join me for My Pub Chat with Stephen Magennis from Echlinville Distillery.

I met up with Steve in The Duke of York pub in Belfast city centre, truly one of the best decorated pubs on the island. Just amazing place to sit.

We took up residence in the wee snug, down the back, an chatted about Stephen's time working in the whiskey industry for nearly 20yrs. Steve has a really good perspective of where we were before the resurgance of Irish Whiskey and where we are now. He is not afraid to speak the hard truths too and it made this chat all the more interesting.

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

• www.boanndistillery.ie
• www.killowendistillery.com 

Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.

https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

I really hope you enjoy listening in to our chat.

Laurie

Join me for My Garden Chat with Dean Fitzgerald & Cathal O'Brien part 2.

Dean Fitzgerald runs the Whiskey Appreciation Society pages on Social Media platforms. He does a great job bringing people along his whiskey journey and helping to promote Irish brands. I urge you to check out his profiles and give him a follow.

Cathal O'Brien has been repping West Cork Distillers for a decade now. Cathal originally hails from Galway, but you wouldn't know it with the pride that he has for West Cork.

This is part 2 of our chat where I invited the 2 lads up to my garden and I had a ball talking all things spirits and sharing stories.

We ended up cracking open and sharing some really fabulous bottles on part 2 of our Garden Chat.

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

• www.boanndistillery.ie
• www.killowendistillery.com 

Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.

https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

I really hope you enjoy listening in to our chat.

Laurie

Join me for part 2 of My 100th Episode Online Warehouse Tasting, that I did on YouTube. The video is up on my Youtube channel, but this is it in bitesize audio.

https://youtu.be/7BevJJsDY2k

Thanks to all the contributors:

Jarlath from Echlinville Distillery

David from Shortcross Whiskey

Peter from Blackwater Distillery

Brendan from Killowen

James from Sliabh Liag

Daithi from WD O'Connell

Paul Costello & JP O'Riordan with the few tunes

Have a listen in on the chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Tasmanian Whisky Chat with John Halton.

John Holtan and I hosted a Tasmanian Whiskey tasting up on Belfast Whiskey Week in July 2022. The quality of the whiskys blew me away, so I grabbed John for a chat in The Europa Hotel at 10am the next morning before I left Belfast.

The affinity that alot of Tasmanians feel towards their Irish heritage was an real eye opener, given the history of Irish 'convicts' being transported to Van Diemans Land, as it was then known, by the British.

I know you'll enjoy this chat, Slainte!

Join me for My 2nd Chat with Ralfy.

Ralfy kindly joined me again for a fantastic, meandering chat about silent Scottish distilleries, the looming cask crisis and so much more. 

Ralfy Mitchell has been entertaining and educating whisky fans throughout the world, from the comfort of his wee bothy for 12 years. I'd encourage you to check out his YouTube and Patreon channels. You won't be dissappointed.

https://www.patreon.com/ralfy/

https://www.youtube.com/c/ralfystuff

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

 

 

Join me for My Tiny Tipple Garden Blind Tasting Chat part 1. 

JP O'Riordan, Dan Pennington & Kevin Murphy were gifted a blind sample box from Ivor O'Loughlin  from www.tinytipple.com .

We had great craic trying to figure out the 5 spirits, with limited success!

This is part 1. Part 2 will be released exclusively on my Patreon channel, where I give subscribers more content & exclusive offers for a few quid a month. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

Drops of the night:

Now that would be spoiling the fun!

But we started of with a Killahora Orchards Perry 2019 and an Off The Cuffe Honey and Ginger RTD can.

https://www.killahoraorchards.ie/cellar/

https://www.offthecuffe.info/shop

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Poitin Now Chat with Fran Leavey.

Francis is organising Ireland's first Poitin Festival called Poitin Now in Dublin on 18th & 19th November 2022.

Poitin is one of Ireland's native spirits and is a source of growing national pride as a fantastic link to Ireland's rich distilling history and I had a fantastic chat with Fran. 

Drops of the night:

Teeling Spirit of Dublin Poitin

Bulcan potcheen 50% peated oats 50% peated malt from Killowen 

Mulroy Bay Potcheen

Mulroy Bay Port'N'Peat potcheen

Limerick Poitin from someone

Monaghan Potcheen from someone

Belfast Coffee with Ban Potcheen

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

 

Join me for My Whiskey Live Dublin 2022 Chat.

Ally Alpine and Katie Gibson from Celtic Whiskey Shop, who organised this event, kindly allowed me to record a podcast on the saturday afternoon session. 

I had a ball chatting to everyone - 33 people in all. Thanks to everyone who gave me a few minutes to have a chat.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for my Chat with John Quinn, Global Brand Ambassador for Tullamore DEW and current Chairman of the Irish Whiskey Association.

John has been a Titan of Irish Whiskey for many decades promoting the sector on the international stage, which he has done with huge passion. 

He has represented Tullamore DEW since it was an Irish Distillers brand and has spent most of his career building Tully to what it is today.

Drops of the night:

Tullamore DEW 14yr old

Tullamore DEW Phoenix

Jameson Crested 10 1970's

Powers Friends of Midleton SC CS release

Guinness Export

Mulroy Bay Potcheen

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for my fabulous day out with Dave O'Connell on his new venture, Whiskey on the Tracks, where he brings his love of steam trains and whiskey together for an unforgettable afternoon of whiskey tasting whilst breezing through the Irish countryside on steam train.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Rob Caldwell from Teeling Whiskey. Rob is an adopted Irishman who hails from Oz. He's an authority on all things whiskey and I was really looking forward to this chat.

Drops of the night:

Teeling Renaissance 1

Teeling Renaissance 2

Killahora Pom'o Roe&Co finish

Teeling Spirit of Dublin Potcheen

Glendronach 21yr 90's

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My 2nd Chat with Nick Ryan from Thomond Gate Whiskey and the Irish Whiskey & Spirit Institute. Nick is someone who always is up to something fun in the Irish Whiskey world and I love going down rabbit holes about whiskey with Nick.

https://spiritstraining.com/

https://thomondgatewhiskey.com/

Drops of the night:

Thomond Gate Ruby Port Finish

McConnells 5yr Sherry Finish

Drumshambo Single Pot Still

Chateau de Breuil Calvados VSOP

Killowen Bulcan Potcheen

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Stonewell Cider & Brandy Chat with Diarmuid Madden.

Diarmuid is a Production Operator at Stonewell Cidery in Carrigaline, Cork. They produce an amzing array of quality ciders.

Orr Apple Brandy is their new venture, their own cider distilled by a local distillery and Diarmuid has been spearheading this project since the start of 2025.

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

• www.boanndistillery.ie
• www.killowendistillery.com 

Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.

https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

I really hope you enjoy listening in to our chat.

Laurie

Join me for My Garden Chat tasting Lough Ree Whiskey. Michael Clancy, one of the owners of Lough Ree Distillery, and I had a chat about sending me down a blind tasting pack to try. I invited 3 of my good buddies to my back garden, where we had a great craic blind tasting the samples. Dan Pennington, JP O'Riordan and Paul Costello and I were very impressed. We started off with a glass of Killahora Cider, finished in a whiskey cask. Dan had the BBQ on the go for afters. 

If you want to support the podcast and gain access to early release episodes and exclusive offers, you can do so on my Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

Links:

https://www.lrd.ie/spirits/#whiskey

https://www.killahoraorchards.ie/cellar/

 

Join me for My Cider Chat in Killahora Cidery and Orchards. I went down to Glounthane in Cork, (literally 5mins down the road from me) to visit Dave & Kate Watson and Barry Walsh and discovered all about the amazing products they're producing from Killahora orchards and cidery. Check out their products down below.

https://www.killahoraorchards.ie/cellar/

Whiskey Chats Pateon: https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for part 2 of my 2nd Birthday Bash Chat.

The 17th March is the anniversary of the podcast. I had 12 invited guests & 80 enthusiasts onto a Zoom party for bit of a chat & craic. We shared rums, potcheens, whiskey, beer, cocktails and new makes, whilst our guests gave us a deeper insight into them.

Paul Costello also treated us to an oul' tune.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for part 1 of My 2nd Birthday Bash Chat.

The 17th March is the anniversary of the podcast. I had 12 invited guests & 80 enthusiasts onto a Zoom party for bit of a chat & craic. We shared rums, potcheens, whiskey, beer, cocktails and new makes, whilst our guests gave us a deeper insight into them.

Paul Costello also treated us to an oul' tune.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Walking Tour Chat with Michael Carr, who works with Pearse Lyons Distillery in The Liberties in Dublin. In a previous life, Michel worked with the Powers Whiskey brand and as part of that role, he used to bring enthusiasts on a whiskey walking tour of old Dublin. He kindly agreed to come out of retirement for the day and bring me along the old route. 

But before we set off walking, we stayed in Pearse Lyons Distillery for a little while and found out a little more about the Pearse project..

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Katie Sheehy from Irish Whiskey Auctions. Katie joined me for a few small drops and a giggle. She has become an integral figure on the Irish whiskey scene and I always enjoy having a natter with Katie.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Distillery Chat with Dave McCabe, Blender in Midleton Distillery. I strolled around Midleton Distillery with Dave one afternoon and really got the VIP tour. I visited the prestigous warehouse A2 and got to cask sample some of Midleton's finest casks. Then we strolled through the plant to visit the blending team's new Lab. Here, I got to see where the magic will happen for Irish Distiller's future releases.  Thanks to Irish Distillers, especially Melissa Kelly for organising, and to Dave for the access and honesty. Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Eva O'Doherty, Head Distiller in the Micro-Distillery in Midleton Distillery. I strolled around the micro distillery with Eva for a morning and really got the VIP tour, asking all about the Method & Madness innovations that go on in the micro distillery. 

Thanks to Irish Distillers, especially Melissa Kelly for organising, and Eva for the access.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Jpoin me for My Cuvée Chat with Ned Gahan, Head Distiller in Waterford Distillery. I met up with him in Charlie Foley's Bar in Killarney town, in the snug, and we cracked open the Cuvée Sample pack released by Waterford at xmas. I wanted to speak to Ned about the Cuvées he has curated over the last 2 years and got a great insight into Waterford's current direction.

Drops of the night:

Waterford - The Pilgrimage

Waterford - The Cuvée

Waterford - The Hearth

Waterford - Pique-Nique

Waterford - Blood Brothers micro-cuvée

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Peter Mulryan in Blackwater Distillery in Ballyduff Upper on the Cork/Waterford border. An absolutely beautiful part of the country, up against the Blackwater river. I called down to check out the distillery and found out more Peter's Blackwater project. I wasn't dissapointed.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Garden Chat with Dean & Cathal pt 1.

Dean Fitzgerald runs the Whiskey Appreciation Society pages on Social Media platforms. He does a great job bringing people along hi journey with him and helping to promote Irish brands. I urge you to check out his profiles and give him a follow.

Cathal O'Brien has been repping West Cork Distillers for a decade now. Cathal originally hails from Galway, but you wouldn't know it with the pride that he has for West Cork.

I invited the 2 lads up to my garden and I had a ball talking all things spirits and sharing stories, with 2 great buddies of mine.

And best of all, this is only part 1 of or chat....!!!

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

• www.boanndistillery.ie
• www.killowendistillery.com 

Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.

https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

I really hope you enjoy listening in to our chat.

Laurie

 

Join me for My Chat with Luke Crowley-Holland, Bar Manager of Celtic Whiskey Bar & Larder in Killarney, Co Kerry. I've wanted to deep dive into French & European spirits and Luke didn't let me down. I highly recommend trying a selection of French spirits to expand your flavour palate.
Drops of the night all available at Celtic Whiskey Shop:
Delord Bas Armagnac 25yr old
Bodegas Tradicion Brandy de Jerez
Cognac Park Petite Champagne Chai no.8 21yr old
Celtic Cask 35
Nusbaumer Poire Williams Rouge Exception
Chateau du Breuil Calvados 20yr old XO
Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for part 2 of My Garden Chat with Dan Pennington and Paul Costello. They came up to my back garden studio to share some fine whiskey, cigars, poitín, rum and great chat. I really enjoyed the evening, I hope you enjoy listening in on the chat.

Special thanks to John O'Donovan from Irish Malts for supplying the Dingle stout and the Bridger Kelliher from Westrn Herd Brewery for sending down some pre-release bottles of the Western Herd aged Stout. Cheers lads.

Drops of the night:

Waterford Micro Cuvee 'The Hearth'

Waterford Micro Cuvee 'Pique Nique'

Rum Nation 10yr old Panama Rum

Dunvilles 20yr old cask no.1717

Mulroy Bay Port'N'Peat rested poitín

Western Herd Stout aged in WD O'Connell whiskey barrels

Dingle Around The Clock Stout Batch 3

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My GardenChat with Dan Pennington and Paul Costello. They came up to my place to share some fine whiskey, cigars, poitín, rum and great chat. I enjoyed the evening, I hope you enjoy listening in on the chat.

Drops of the night:

Mulroy Bay Port'N'Peat rested poitín

1960's Powers Pot Still

Mulroy Bay rum

Western Herd Stout aged in WD O'Connell whiskey barrels

Dingle Around The Clock Stout Batch 3

Dolmen poitín from Blackwater Distillery

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with John O'Donovan in IrishMalts HQ in Little Island in Cork. I called down and hung out with John and his brother Robert. I wanted to get a feel for how the retail/bond side of the business works. We ended chatting for ages and I really enjoyed my visit. I hope you do too.  

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Maurice O'Connell who founded The Liberator whiskey from his gorgeous home in Lakeiew estate on the outskirts of Killarney. He welcomed myself and my 3 buddies for a tour of his manor house and dunnage warehouse, where he has plenty of tasty barrels slumbering away for us in the future. 

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for part 2 of My Chat with Barry Chandler. He joined me in my back garden on a lovely Autumn evening and we shared some cracking drops of whiskey and put the world to rights!

Great craic. 

Drops of the evening:

• Mulroy Bay Peated Potcheen
• Friends of Bruichladdich Octomore Single Cask
• Waterford Blood Brothers Micro Cuvee
• IWS Marrowbone Lane
• Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve 2015

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for part 1 of My Chat with Barry Chandler. He joined me in my back garden on a lovely Autumn evening and we shared some cracking drops of whiskey and put the world to rights!

Great craic. 

Drops of the evening:

• Method & Madness Mulberry Cask
• Waterford Micro cuvee Blood Brothers
• Keepers Heart Irish American Whiskey
• Pappy Van Winkle 12yr old

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Anthony and Katie Sheehy to celebrate Irish Whiskey  Auction's 3rd birthday on 12th October. They joined me on Zoom in my back garden where I threw them a little birthday party and chatted about their journey so far.

Drops of the night:

Redbreast SC "6yr old Temple Bar

Mulroy Bay Port & Peat Potcheen

Two Stacks Blender's Cut

Killowen Cuige Donard

I hope you enjoy our chat, Slainte

Join me in Crolly Distillery in Donegal for My Chat with Julio Diana, head distiller and Joe Devenney, one of the 3 owners & founders. Joe welcomed me to the distillery and then I got the chance to have a personal tour of the distillery.
I hope you enjoy our chat, Slainte

Join me for My Poitín Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, JP O'Riordan & Aidan McGovern Part 2. The four of us took a deep dive into the world of one of Ireland's national spirits, Poitín...... or potcheen, as pronounced up North... as we decided it sounded better. Such a great spirit. 

Drops of the night:

Bán Poitín 48%

Micil Heritage Edition Poitín 40%

Killowen Cuige Mish peated Poitín

Mulroy Bay Poitín finished in Sherry wood 52.3%

Mulroy Bay Poitín finished in Port wood 55.5%

Dan's Infinity bottle

My Infinity Cask

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Midleton Micro Distillery Chat with Barrett Stapleton - Head Distiller in the Micro.

Barrett originally hails from the US and has beat a really interesting path to his current position in Midleton Distillery.

He came back to Ireland at the end of Covid, after studying in UCC in the early 00's, to start work distilling in Clonakilty Distillery. 

From Electrician to Scuba Instructor, from Hawaii to Antarctica, I am so glad that none of those things dissuaded Barrett from joining the Irish Whiskey fraternity, because he is a genuine, passionate, bubbly character whose passion is infectious.

He's my kinda guy and I think after listening to this chat, you'll understand why it's so important to have people like this in the Irish Whiskey Industry.

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

• www.boanndistillery.ie
• www.killowendistillery.com 

Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.

https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

I really hope you enjoy listening in to our chat.

Laurie

Join me for My Chat reviewing Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 with Paul Kane. It was a huge event on the Irish whiskey calendar and it had the whole community talking. It was not without it's controversies and Paul graciously came on for a chat to address them, without shying away from them. Great chat.

Drops of the night:

Royal Brachla 32yr

Penderyn 

Old Comber SPS

27yr old Cooley from Cadenhead's

Midleton Dair Ghaelach Knockrath

I hope you enjoy our chat, Slainte

Join me for My Poitín Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, JP O'Riordan & Aidan McGovern Part 1. The four of us took a deep dive into the world of one of Ireland's national spirits, Poitín...... or potcheen, as pronounced up North... as we decided it sounded better. Such a great spirit. 

Drops of the night:

Teeling Spirit of Dublin Poitín 52.5%

Micil Poitin 40%

Killowen Poitin 48%

Connacht Straw Boys Poitín 45%

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

 

Join me for My Chat with Finbarr Curran, Irish Distillers Wood Planning & Maturation Team Lead. Fin is very involved in all the wood innovation projects like Method & Madness and Dair Ghaelach and I enjoyed picking his brain for insights to Midleton's exciting wood program. Drops of the night: Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest tree no. 1 Method & Madness SPS Mulberry finish Method & Madness SPS Wild Cherry finish Method & Madness SPS Acacia finish Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Ivor O'Loughlin, founder of www.tinytipple.com This is a website where you can buy 50ml measures of whiskeys, whiskys, cognacs, vodkas, poitins and other fine spirits. This is a great way to try all those new releases that you might not necessarily want to buy a full bottle of. The flights and boxes are also a fantastic present for that whiskey fan in your life. Ivor honoured me by asking me to curate a special WhiskeyChats flight on the site. Check it out:

https://www.tinytipple.com/products/a-whisp-of-smoke-guest-curated-tasting-flight-number-3-5-x-50ml

He joined me on Zoom for a chat in my back garden and I hope you enjoy our chat.

Drops of the night:

Thomondgate Ruby Port cask finish

Wild Turkey Rare Breed CS bourbon

The Liberator Port 'n' Peat

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Daithi O'Connell from WD O'Connell Independent Bottlers. Daithi started his one man band in 2019 and has proven to be a massive hit with his sourced releases so far. He can take some credit in the recent resurgence of Irish peated whiskey offerings through the popularity of his Bill Phil range. He joined me on Zoom for a chat and we did end up going on a bit, but only because we were having such craic. Drops of the night:

WD O'Connell Bill Phil B3

WD O'Connell Bill Phil CS

WD O'Connell Lochindaal 10yr old

WD O'Connell Single Grain finished in Rye barrels

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for Part 2 of My Garden Chat with Brendan Lynch, Paul Costello & Rory McGee who came up to my back Garden for cocktails, whiskey, poitin and cigars. We had a great laugh putting the whiskey world to rights. This is part 2 of 2. We did go on a bit, but had great fun, I hope you enjoy listening in.  Drops from the garden:

Dunvilles 14yr old Carry-Out Killarney

Thomond Gate Ruby Port Edition

Redbreast Lustau Edition

Paul John Single Malt Unpeated

Killowen Cuige Poitin.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Cigar Chat with Yiorgos Manesis, Managing Director of James Fox Cigar and Whiskey shop in Dublin city. Yiorgos is one of the foremost experts in cigars in Ireland and he joined me on Zoom, in my back garden, where I got a schooling in cigars. Great fun.

https://jamesfox.ie/

Drops of the night:

Celtic Cask 31

Dingle FF Carry-Out Killarney part 1

Octomore 7.3

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte

 

Join me for Part 1 of My Garden Chat with Brendan Lynch, Paul Costello & Rory McGee who came up to my back Garden for cocktails, whiskey, poitin and cigars. We had a great laugh putting the whiskey world to rights. This is part 1 of 2. We did go on a bit, but had great fun, I hope you enjoy listening in. 

Drops from the garden:

Waterford Sheestown 1.1

Redbreast 10yr old

Redbreast 10yr old 1960's

John O'Connell's West Cork Poitin.

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with Carl McDermott, who has developed an app called The Whiskey Companion. You can upload your bottle collection and get up to date valuations, without having to trawl through all the auctions plus alot more. Do check it out and see how much it can benefit you.

Twitter: @Carl_TWC

https://thewhiskeycompanion.com/

Have a listen in on our chat, Sláinte

Join me for My Chat with John Fleming, owner of 2 Carry-Out off licences in Killarney, Co Kerry and a huge advocate for Irish Whiskey fans. John has positioned himself as one of the key facilitators for enthusiasts and brands bringing Irish Whiskey to market. He is a native Kilkenny man, but a key business figure in Killarney and I had a great laugh with him on Zoom, sitting out my back garden on a lovely summer evening having a chat.

Twitter: @CarryOutKerry

Drops of the night:

Dingle SM Carry-Out Killarney Part 1 Port Cask

Thomond Gate Ruby Port Cask Finish 59.75%

The Liberator Storehouse Special Double Port 62.1%

Western Herd Back Beat Weisbeer  

Have a listen in on our chat, Sláinte

Join me for My Stonewell Cidery Chat with Daniel Emerson.

Founded by Daniel and Geraldine Emerson in 2009, Stonewell is a small family-run cider producer. Their story began with an old French press and apple mill from Geraldine's Loire Valley family before upgrading to a modern press at their Carrigaline Production facility.

I joined Daniel in Carrigaline and we walked amongst their fermenters and chatted about how Stonewell have always used apples that are sourced from orchards across Waterford, Kilkenny, Laois, Tipperary, and Cork. They use traditional cider apples like Dabinett and Michelin, blended with eating varieties such as Jonagored, Elstar, and Falstaff

Stonewell cider always stood out to me as one of the better cider offerings in bars. This trip down to them confirmed that.

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

• www.boanndistillery.ie
• www.killowendistillery.com 

Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.

https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

I really hope you enjoy listening in to our chat.

Laurie

Join me for part 2 of My Garden Chat with Aidan McGovern, Dan Pennington & JP O'Riordan as we laugh our way through tasting Celtic Casks aswell as a few gems also. They called up to my outdoor studio I set up in my back garden on a glorious June weekend and we shared a few beers, cigars, whiskeys and chat. I want to thank Julie Christie, Ally Alpine and Celtic Whiskey for providing us with the samples, and very generous samples they were too. I split the chat into two parts, i could have shortened it into one, but it was such great fun I thought it would be good to share it. Subscribe to my Patreon for extra content and 24hr early access episodes. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

Drops from the garden:

Celtic Cask 34

Bruichladdich Celtic Whiskey Shop Excl

Octomore 'The friends of Bruichladdich' Single Cask

Redbreast Dreamcask 29yr old Port edition

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

Join me for My Chat with James Doherty, owner and founder of Sliabh Liag Distillery, along with his wife Moira. They immigrated back to Donegal, where James spent so much of his youth visiting family. James and Moira founded a distillery, where they have been releasing An Dúlamán Irish Maritime Gin and also the Silkie range of whiskeys, using sourced Great Northern Distillery liquid to great fanfare. Their new distillery is going to focus on releasing peated only whiskeys, which is very exciting for the Irish whiskey industry.

https://www.sliabhliagdistillers.com/

Subscribe to my Patreon for extra content and 24hr early access episodes.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast

Drops of the night:

New The Legendary Silkie Blend

Peated double distilled new make 10mths old

Experimental The Darkest Silkie blend

The Red Silkie cask strength

19yr old 1977 Port Ellen scotch

Kinnegar Rust Bucket beer

Have a listen in on our chat, Slainte!

 

 

Join me for My Garden Chat with Aidan McGovern, Dan Pennington & JP O'Riordan as we laugh our way through tasting Celtic Cask 30 - 35, aswell as a few gems also. They called up to my outdoor studio I set up in my back garden on a glorious June weekend and we shared a few beers, cigars, whiskeys and chat. But this only part 1. Part 2 to follow! I want to thank Julie Christie and Celtic Whiskey for providing us with the samples, and very generous samples they were too. I split the chat into two parts, i could have shortened it into one, but it was such great fun I thought it would be good to share it.

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Drops from the garden:

Celtic Cask 30

Celtic Cask 31

Celtic Cask 33

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