Join me, Laurie O'Dwyer, on my whiskey apprenticeship, as I have a bit of craic chatting to guests about all things whiskey and spirits.
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Join me for My illicit Poitín Chat with Al Poitíno. I visited Al (pseudonym) deep in the high bogs of the mountains of the North West of Ireland..... to discover his amazing hidden still. We chatted about his homebrew supply business - Hooley Homebrew - and we went through his still set-up and practices in making Ireland's native spirit - Poitín.... pronounced Potcheen... Al Poitíno has garnered a…
Join me for My Irish Whiskey Technical File Chat with Dr Fionnán O'Connor. The legislation governing how Irish whiskey can be made is going through a review process at the moment. The consensus amongst every producer on the island is that it needs to change and is not historically accurate. This will allow distilleries to produce and market Pot Still Irish Whiskey and Grain Irish Whiskey to alter…
Join me for My Ballina Distillery Chat with Blending Manager Stacey Longworth. I visited Stacey in what used to be called Connacht Distillery in Co Mayo. Terroir Distillers, a French drinks company, bought Connacht Distillery in 2024 and it is now rebranded as Ballina Distillery. They have double and triple Distilled Single Malt releases as their first releases. All of this liquid was distilled at…
Join me for My Irish Distillers History Chat with Archivist Carol Quinn. This is my third Chat with Carol and they always seem to be better than the last. Carol is so knowledgeable on the history of Cork Distilleries Company, the precursor to Irish Distillers. I joined Carol in her archive, at The Distillers Cottage in Midleton Distillery and we had a great chat about how Irish Distillers evolved…
Join me for My State of the Industry Chat with John Teeling.. John Teeling is the current owner of Great Northern Distillery, founder of Cooley Distillery in 1988 and has also been involved in precious minerals and metal exploration and mining for most of his life. He was a lecturer in economics back in the day and his insight into world markts, especially as they pertain to whiskey, is nearly…
Join me for My Belfast Whiskey Week Chat 2026 with Paul Kane. Paul Kane founded Belfast Whiskey Week in 2019. This will be it's 9th year running over 9 days from 24th July - 01st August 2026. This year's festival have an amazing array of events, including 3 sub-festivals, all running in the amazing bars and areas of Belfast city centre. Tickets are now Live for most events and, again, it's a crazy…
Join me for My Dingle Distillery Chat with Elliot Hughes. Elliot is carrying on the family legacy at the head of Dingle Distillery and The Porterhouse Group. I sat with Elliot ...... and his 2 doggies..... in his kitchen and had a fantastic chat about his journey with 'The Family Business'. Dingle Distillery and it's whiskey, gin and vodka is known worldwide and it was great to get a behind the…
Join me for My Irish Whiskey Association Chat with Director Eoin O'Catháin. Eoin has been Director of the IWA for over 2.5 years. We sat for a chat in a busy Doheny & Nesbitt pub on Dublin's Baggot St, a real charming boozer in the heart of Dublin city. Eoin and I chatted about how the IWA advocates for and protects the Irish Whiskey category internationally and went down many other…
Join me for My Harbourview Whiskey Hotel Chat with Adrian McLaughlin. Adrian, along with a few other lads, has created Ireland's first whiskey hotel, above in Co Antrim. The hotel has an amazing Wee Bar, to chill out in. A hugely diverse selection of whiskeys to choose from, a cask room where you can bottle your own whiskey straight from the cask, a rhib boat that can bring you the short trip…
Join me for My Bushmills Chat with Master Distiller Colum Egan. Colum has worked at Bushmills Distillery since the 90's, before becoming Master Distiller in 2002. He grew up in Portarlington, Co Laois, but a local Antrim girl drew him North, where he has enjoyed an illustrious career in Bushmills Distillery. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: www.boanndistillery.ie…
