Best Calvados Podcasts (2025)

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My Mourne Dew Distillery Chat with Donal Farrell 52:06

6d ago52:06

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Join me for My Mourne Dew Distillery Chat with Donal Farrell. Mourne Dew was founded in 2017 by Donal Farrell, a former barrister and chartered accountant. His inspiration came from an unexpected place—a court case involving cold distillation for forensic DNA extraction. This sparked an idea: what if the same technology could be used to create ultr…

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My Hinch Distillery Chat with Emma Millar 1:02:50

1M ago1:02:50

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Join me for My Hinch Distillery Chat with Emma Millar. Emma Millar is a senior distiller since 2020, at the beautiful Hinch Distillery in Co. Down, founded by Dr Terry Cross in 2019. It is clearly a labour of love. The detail and scale of Hinch Distillery really impressed me as Emma showed me around. But all the shiny things don't really matter, un…

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My Ardara Distillery Chat with James Doherty 1:29:46

1M ago1:29:46

1:29:46

Join me for My Ardara Distillery Chat with James Doherty. James and Moira O'Doherty founded Sliabh Liag Distillers and began releasing their Silkie range of sourced smoky whiskeys, just as the covid lockdown hit, as well as An Dúlamán Irish Maritime gins. James and Moira returned to Ireland from their last pit-stop in Hong Kong, to pick up James's …

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My Chat with Tara Clarke from Dair Nua Cooperage 49:01

1M ago49:01

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Join me for My Chat with Tara Clarke from Dair Nua Cooperage. Tara is the National Sales Manager at the cooperage. She is the conduit between the barrels they source, import, fix, care for and distribute to most of our favourite distilleries and brands throughout the island of Ireland. It is a very important and interesting role in the whiskey indu…

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My Master Cooper Chat with Darren Leonard 1:07:51

2M ago1:07:51

1:07:51

Join me for My Master Cooper Chat with Darren Leonard. Darren is a Master Cooper, not Head Cooper, above in Dair Nua Cooperage in Foxford, Co Mayo. He is a Master Cooper because he has successfully qualified an apprentice underneath him. He is passionate about the craft of coopering and retaining the Irish traditions of coopering that Ger Buckley, …

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My Palace Bar Chat with Stephen, Michael & Micháel 2:24:11

2M ago2:24:11

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Join me for My Palace Bar Chat with Stephen Randles, Michael Cowman & Micháel O'Flaherty. We met up in The Palace Bar on Fleet St in Dublin city centre. Owner and publican Willie Ahern kindly allowed us to use the private Power's whiskey room, on the top floor, to record the podcast. He even dropped in at the start of the chat to say hello and find…

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My Boann Distillery Chat with Pat Cooney 1:33:11

3M ago1:33:11

1:33:11

Join me for My Boann Distillery Chat with Pat Cooney. Pat Cooney is the Patriarch of Boann Distillery, having founded it in 2019, alongside his family. Pat has been in the drinks industry in Ireland since the 1970's. We discuss on the episode his previous companies and his path to Boann, very interesting. Boann Distillery have been innovating and a…

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My Achill Island Distillery Chat with Seán & Michael McKay 1:10:58

3M ago1:10:58

1:10:58

Join me for My Achill Island Distillery Chat with Seán & Michael McKay. I recently visited this picturesque island distillery in beautiful county Mayo, just off the west coast of Ireland, by bridge. Seán and Michael McKay are brothers. They are carrying on the legacy of their father who founded the distillery originally and they are genuinely doing…

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My Lough Mask Distillery Chat with Andrew Bourke-Hastings 51:06

3M ago51:06

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Join me for My Lough Mask Distillery Chat with Andrew Bourke-Hastings, Head Distiller. I recently visited this picturesque, yet industrial, distillery in beautiful county Mayo, surrounded on all sides by gorgeous lakes and mountains. Andrew started in Lough Mask as a brewer and is now their Head Distiller. They are nearing the point in their journe…

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My Micil Distillery Chat with Pádraic Ó'Griallais 1:19:06

4M ago1:19:06

1:19:06

Join me for My Micil Distillery Chat with Pádraic Ó'Griallais. I visited Micil Distillery, based out the back of the Oslo Bar, in the heart of Salthill just outside Galway city, in January 2024. This is a really charming, boutique distillery that I wanted to see for a long time. I wasn't disappointed. What couldn't come across on the podcast was th…

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My Midleton Distillery Garden Chat with Barry, Dan, Paul & Mark 1:33:00

4M ago1:33:00

1:33:00

Join me for My Midleton Distillery Garden Chat with Barry Chandler, Dan Pennington, Paul Costello and Mark Lonergan. I set up a marquee out my back garden over Xmas 2024. The lads called up, Dan was on BBQ duty, I made Belfast Coffees, we had a ball. I asked Midleton Master Blender Dave McCabe for a sample set from the Midleton blending lab. He ver…

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My Eimverk Distillery Chat with Eva Sigurbjornsdottir in Iceland 1:04:46

4M ago1:04:46

1:04:46

Join me for My Eimverk Distillery Chat with Eva Sigurbjornsdottir, in Reykjavik, Iceland. Eimverk produce Floki Whisky, which is famous for their sheep dung smoked whisky and many other amazing spirits. My wife Sonya and I recently visited Eva for a look around their innovative distillery, where we discovered just how much effort that they put into…

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My Islay Garden Chat with Dan, Paulie, Matt & Aidan 1:17:45

5M ago1:17:45

1:17:45

Join me for My Islay Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, Paulie Costello, Matt Kelleher & Aidan McGovern. On a recent pilgrimage to the magical whisky island of Islay, off the coast of Scotland, with a couple of good buddies, we sat out the back of our rent-a-house on Bowmare High St, for a very honest chat about the trip so far. I hope this gives any…

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My Ardbeg Distillery Chat with Jackie Thomson 1:11:48

5M ago1:11:48

1:11:48

Join me for My Ardbeg Distillery Chat with Jackie Thomson, Visitor Centre Manager. On a recent pilgrimage to the magical whisky island of Islay, off the coast of Scotland, with a couple of good buddies - Dan, Paulie, Matt and Aidan, we visited Ardbeg Distillery. Here, I met up with Jackie Thomson, an absolute livewire of a lady and an enthusiatic w…

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My Chat with Derek Mather in The Laddie Snug at Artisan 59:46

6M ago59:46

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Join me for My Chat with Derek Mather in The Laddie Snug at Artisan. On a recent pilgrimage to the magical whisky island of Islay, off the coast of Scotland with a couple of good buddies, we made an overnight detour to the small town of Wishaw, midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, to the famous Artisan restaurant. Head chef, owner, curator and co-…

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My Belfast Chat in The Friend at Hand with Jim, Mark & Séamus 2:10:01

6M ago2:10:01

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Join me for My Belfast Chat in The Friend at Hand with Jim, Mark & Séamus. On this episode, I had 3 guests who joined me in a round-table chat in the spectacular tasting room in the back of The Friend at Hand whiskey shop and museum in the heart of Belfast city. . Jim Ingram who works in The FAH and has the YouTube Channel The Whiskey Novice. . Séa…

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My Chat with Willie Jack in The Friend at Hand in Belfast 1:09:47

6M ago1:09:47

1:09:47

Join me for My Chat with Willie Jack in The Friend at Hand in Belfast. Willie Jack is a legend in Belfast. He is a publican, whiskey museum curator, architectural salvager and restorer, antiques dealer, community builder, cultural ambassador and a seriously well connected and sound fella. I have wanted to speak to Willie for many years about the sh…

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My Live Festival Chat with Noel Sweeney - Master Distiller 43:03

7M ago43:03

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Join me for My Live Festival Chat with Noel Sweeney - Master Distiller. Noel is famous for his amazing time as Master Distiller at Cooley Distillery, where he became responsible for releasing alot of the amazing Irish whiskeys that we all love today. His Cooley malts and single grains are still being released by different brands and bottlers to thi…

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Sir Davis Whiskey 1:42:39

7M ago1:42:39

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This week we are trying Sir Davis, the award-winning American whiskey founded by Beyonce Knowles-Carter. Afterward, we have an extra-long episode with special guest Katie, who discusses the history of tarot and gives each of us a reading. You can find more from her on her Instagram (@aquamoonvisions) or YouTube (@aquamoontarot). Thanks for listenin…

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My Live Chat at Cork on a Fork Festival 1:20:21

7M ago1:20:21

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Join me for My Live Chat at Cork on a Fork Festival I was asked to do a number of Live podcasts at a recent foodie festival in Cork - Cork on a Fork. I set up a podcast studio in the top floor bar of Cork Opera House in August 2024, in front of a Live audience, where my guests and I shared some very interesting drinks and chats. My 3 guests were: M…

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My McConnell's Distillery Chat with Graham Millar, Head Distiller 1:22:57

7M ago1:22:57

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Join me for My McConnell's Distillery Chat with Graham Millar, Head Distiller. Myself and Sonya visited McConnel's Distillery, in the old Crumlin Road Jail in Belfast, whilst up at Belfast Whiskey Week 2024. Graham showed us around their amazing converted and renovated centuries old prison wing, that is now their Distillery! The project was started…

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My Cask Chat with Gary Ring in Boann Distillery 1:52:15

8M ago1:52:15

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Join me for My Cask Chat with Gary Ring in Boann Distillery. I visited Gary a while back, firstly joining him for a cuppa and bickie in Boann's "Distiller's Cottage", in Kestral Manor!!! I kid you not, very bougie... Gary is a distiller in Boann distillery and one of the most enthusiatic proponents of whiskey production in Irish whiskey industry...…

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My Titanic Distillery Chat with Damien Rafferty 52:21

8M ago52:21

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Join me for My Titanic Distillery Chat with Damien Rafferty. We recently visited Titanic Distillery at the Belfast city docks, while we were attending Belfast Whiskey Week 2025. We met up with Head Distiller Damien and we went for a stroll and a chat around the distillery building, finding out more about the Titanic Distillery project. It is an ama…

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My Copeland Distillery Chat with Gareth Irvine 1:08:08

8M ago1:08:08

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Join me for My Copeland Distillery Chat with Gareth Irvine. We recently visited Copeland Distillery on The Ards peninsula in Co. Down while we we attending Belfast Whiskey Week 2025. I chatted to owner and founder Gareth Irvine about his amazing distillery that he started as part of a college module!.. It is a fantastic little distillery, in a pict…

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My Cooley Distillery Chat with Sarah Dowling, Head Blender 1:40:04

9M ago1:40:04

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Join me for My Distillery Chat with Sarah Dowling, Cooley Distillery's Head Blender. I have wanted to see beyond the gates of the iconic Cooley Distillery for years. I finally got the opportunity and Head Blender and ex Distillery Manager Sarah Dowling showed me around. To say it was amazing is an understatement. It turns out that Cooley is a littl…

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Crowded Barrel Magnificent Beasts Cerberus and Orthrus 1:18:09

9M ago1:18:09

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This week we are trying Crowded Barrel Magnificent Beasts Cerberus and Orthrus. Afterward, we do the second half of our annual NFL season preview. This is part two, so if you haven't yet, go back and listen to part one last week. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion Hifi.…

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My Wee Pub Chat with Anthony & Katie Sheehy 2:38:41

9M ago2:38:41

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Join me for My Wee Pub Chat with Anthony & Katie Sheehy. Anthony & Katie founded Irish Whiskey Auctions, the monthly whiskey auction in Ireland and sponsor of Whiskey Chats. They then co-founded Irish Whiskey Experiences with Barry Chandler, where they have had huge successes with their Whiskey Bus tours and upcoming Whiskey Cruise in Nov 2025. But…

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Cazcanes No. 9 Blanco Tequila 57:12

9M ago57:12

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This week we are trying Cazcanes No 9 Blanco Tequila. Afterward, we do our annual NFL season preview. This is part one of a two-part episode. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

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My Kilbeggan Distillery Chat with Tracey Clarke 1:22:00

9M ago1:22:00

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Join me for My Distillery Chat with Tracey Clarke in Kilbeggan. Tracey has worked as a Tour Guide in Kilbeggan Distillery for over 23yrs. She is part of the local community and would have grown up knowing it as the Old Locke's Distillery, after the family that previously owned it and ran it. It is an amazingly well preserved example of Victorian, I…

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My Chat with Enguerrand Vandenbossche 1:19:55

10M ago1:19:55

1:19:55

Join me for My Chat with Enguerrand Vandenbossche. Enguerrand is a French trained cooper, who was the Head Cooper in Tullamore Dew Distillery until 2022, owned by Beam Suntory, after working in France and for a time in Scotland at some of their industrial cooperages. For the past 2yrs, he has been working at the Good Spirits Co. in Dundalk. They ar…

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My Slane Distillery Chat with Gearóid Cahill, Head Distiller 1:31:15

10M ago1:31:15

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Join me for My Distillery Chat with Gearóid Cahill in Slane Distillery. Gearóid is one of the only Master Brewers AND Master Distillers working in the alcohol industry. He spent nearly 20yrs as one of Diageo's top brewers, before going to work as Head Distiller for the fledgling Slane Distillery in Co. Meath, in the shadow of the famous concert ven…

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My Stillgarden Distillery Chat with Connor Howlett 53:59

10M ago53:59

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Join me for My Distillery Chat with Connor Howlett at Stillgarden Distillery, in the heart of Dublin city. Connor has worked as a brand ambassador and chief gardener at Stillgarden for a couple of years now, after he finished his English and Film degree in 2021. He is very passionate about creating spirits of real integrity and it was a pleasure to…

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Crowded Barrel Bardstown Elemental Experiment 1:04:35

11M ago1:04:35

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This week we are trying the Crowded Barrel Bardstown Elemental Experimental. Afterward, we go have a check-in and life update with our hosts. Find more at caskmatespodcast.com/crowded-barrel-bardstown-experimental Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time. Music by The Passion HiFi

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My Historic Bottle Chat with Leo Phelan 1:38:40

11M ago1:38:40

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Join me for My Historic Bottle Chat with Leo Phelan. Leo is a lifelong whiskey enthusiast. He has been knee deep in the Irish whiskey world for over 20yrs. He is a founding member and former president of the Irish Whiskey Society. He has become one of the authorities on historic Irish whiskey bottles in Ireland and is regularly consulted on authent…

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Teeling 19 yr Calvados Single Malt Whiskey 1:09:35

11M ago1:09:35

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This week we are trying Teeling Single Malt 19 Yr Calvados Cask Barrel Select Irish Whiskey. This whiskey is aged for 19 years, finished for 5 years in Calvados casks, and bottled at cask strength. The Teeling Distillery located in Dublin, Ireland made it. Find more information at caskmatespodcast.com/teeling-19-yr-calvados-whiskey. Afterward, we g…

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The Daredevils of D-Day - Part 2 41:46

11M ago41:46

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In the late hours of hours of June 5th, 1944 six Horsa gliders, towed by Halifax bombers made their way across the channel. Inside the lead glider, codenamed Chalk 91, sat 30 men readying themselves for one of the most daring missions of D-Day. Little did the men realise that the next 24 hours would turn into a desperate battle for survival, as the…

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My Peated Garden Chat with JP, Kevin & Aidan part 1 1:55:43

12M ago1:55:43

1:55:43

Join me for My Peated Garden Chat with JP, Kevin & Aidan. JP O'Riordan, Kevin Murphy & Aidan McGovern called up to my back garden and we had a fantastic afternoon chatting about peated/ turfed/ smoky whiskeys, beer and a cocktail. I love recording the Garden Chats, they're the most fun. Always good to share great drops with buddies. This is part 1,…

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The Daredevils of D-Day - Part 1 47:48

12M ago47:48

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In the late hours of hours of June 5th, 1944 six Horsa gliders, towed by Halifax bombers made their way across the channel. Inside the lead glider, codenamed Chalk 91, sat 30 men readying themselves for one of the most daring missions of D-Day. Little did the men realise that the next 24 hours would turn into a desperate battle for survival, as the…

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My Chat with John O'Connell in West Cork Distillers 1:10:23

12M ago1:10:23

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Join me for My Chat with John O'Connell in West Cork Distillers in Skibbereen. My wife Sonya and I visited John on a very, very rainy Saturday afternoon and we were welcomed with open arms. What an amazing distillery John O'Connell, Ger McCarthy and Denis McCarthy have built. Supporting well over 200 local jobs in their locality, buying only Irish …

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My Chat with Stephen D'Alton, co-author of Wise's Irish Whiskey 1:42:01

1y ago1:42:01

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Join me for My Chat with Stephen D'Alton, co-author of Wise's Irish Whiskey book. Stephen recently collaborated with the legendary Midleton Master Distiller Emeritus Barry Crockett on a book detailing the story behind the distilling Wise family dynasty in Cork. The Wise's once ran the highest output Irish Whiskey distillery in the 1800's, at North …

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My Chat with Bill Lark, the Godfather of Australian Whiskey 1:43:51

1y ago1:43:51

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Join me for My Chat with Bill Lark, the Godfather of Australian Whiskey. Bill & his wife Lyn were responsible for reigniting the Australian whiskey industry in the early 90's. His brand Lark Distillery is still going and he is still involved in Lark Distillery in an ambassadorial role. His is a truly fascinating tale of what you can achieve when yo…

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Bardstown Company Collaborative Series: Foursquare Whiskey 1:33:35

1y ago1:33:35

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This week we are trying Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series: Foursquare. This whiskey is a blend of straight whiskeys finished in rum casks. The Bardstown Bourbon Company in Bardstown, KY made it. More information can be found at caskmatespodcast.com/bardstown-collaborative-foursquare/. Afterward, we play a game of Red Plags. Red Flags i…

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My Tasmanian Whiskey Garden Chat 1:42:38

1y ago1:42:38

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Join me for My Tasmanian Whiskey Garden Chat with Dan, Paul Costello & JP. This Garden Chat was recorded a couple of months back. I was gifted a box of Tasmanian Whiskey samples from Transportation Whiskey founder John Halton up at Belfast Whiskey Week 2023, who is one of the biggest advocates for Irish Whiskey in Australia and Tassie Whiskey in Ir…

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My Garden Chat with Dan, Paul & JP 2:09:57

1y ago2:09:57

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Join me for My Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, Paul Costello & JP O'Riordan. My 3 buddies called up to my back garden a couple of weeks ago and we cracked open many bottles and samples of liquids we had never heard of. Join us as we discover some amazing new liquds and spirits and have a laugh aswell along the way. This episode of the podcast is s…

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Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition Whiskey 1:04:02

1y ago1:04:02

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This week we will be tasting Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition Irish Whiskey. This whiskey is initially matured in a combination of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks, then in Tawny Port casks for some years, before finally finishing in freshly seasoned tawny port hogsheads for a final maturation period of 14-25 months. Made by the Midleton Distiller…

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My Bushmills Chat with Alex Thomas, Master Blender 1:38:20

1y ago1:38:20

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Join me for My Chat with Alex Thomas, Master Blender with Bushmill's Distillery. Alex has spent most of her career in Bushmill's. A couple of year's ago she was afforded the honour of developing her own brand within the distillery and so The Sextant was born. From there she progressed from Master Blender of The Sextant to Master Blender of Bushmill…

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My Chat with Ronan Collins from Redacted Independent Bottlers 1:16:43

1+ y ago1:16:43

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Join me for My Chat with Ronan Collins from Redacted Independent Bottlers. I met up with Ronan before Xmas in The Palace bar on Fleet St in Dublin. We had a great chat about Ronan and Michael Cowman's new Indy Bottler company, Redacted. Redacted have 2 releases to date - Killowen Single Cask and their new 200ml 'Naggin' series, the first being a 20…

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My Chat with Gavin Clifford from Garden County Distillery 57:56

1+ y ago57:56

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Join me for My Chat with Gavin Clifford from Garden County Distillery. Their new distillery is not producing just yet, but it's not for the lack of equipment. It's all there and they are on the cusp of turning on the stills in the very near future, so it was great to get the opportunity to see Garden County Distillery in this fledging stage. This e…

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Lightning Strikes & The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourne 55:17

1+ y ago55:17

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On the 9th of October, 1943, one of the bloodiest air battles of the war was unfolding over German skies. Over 300 hundred fighters were attacking the Flying Fortresses of the American 1st air division, who were on a daylight bombing raid to Anklam, East Germany. The dog fighting was savage, the Germans relentless. The men on the bombers who flew t…

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My Walking Chat with Ger Garland from Keepers Heart Whiskey 1:13:37

1+ y ago1:13:37

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Join me for My Walking Chat with Ger Garland from Keepers Heart Whiskey. Ger and I walked around Dublin city centre before Xmas, to shoot the breeze and catch up on his new role as Global Brand Advocacy Manager for Keepers Heart, having spent most of his career as one of the faces of Irish Distillers / Midleton. The eagle eyed amongst you will have…

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