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The Celtic Whiskey Pod

Celtic Whiskey Shop

The Celtic Whiskey Pod

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Ulysses Whiskey x Art is a new whiskey journey that celebrates James Joyce's great work in a unique way. The first whiskey release is available to buy in advance now ahead of a release date on Blooms Day this year, you can also buy the whole r
Westward Whiskey and their parent company have been distilling in Portland Oregon since 2004, and they take a slightly different slant on your usual American Whiskey with their entire focus being on single malt production. It wasn't always that
*Now with improved audio*We caught up with Brian Nation and Patrick O'Shaughnessy during their whistle-stop tour of Ireland. A big milestone for the distillery, this was their launch of their first whiskeys which are named Keeper's Heart Irish
It was well overdue that we talked to Clonakilty Distillery to find out all about the distillery and their award winning spirit. Housed in a building that was originally meant to be a bank, it has been making spirit since 2019 and in theory is
India is one of the most exciting emerging producers of single malt whisky. It is a country that consumes an incredible amount of whisky but that is mostly domestic blends and a number of Scottish blended whiskies. On the international market i
In this 7th episode of our second series Al Higgins talks to Sarah Dowling from Cooley Distillery. Since joining the company Sarah has reached the role of Head Distiller and Blender at Cooley. She overseas the operations and also is in charge o
In episode 6 of series 2 Al Higgins speaks to Brendan McBride from the Crolly/Croithlí distillery in Donegal. We first sampled the new releases from Crolly at Whiskey Live in June this year and were impressed by their new approach of ageing the
In episode 5 of our second series, I talk to two coopers working in different areas of the Irish whiskey trade. Wood is such an important part of the whiskey making process and without good quality casks we would not have all the wonderfully di
Irish wine, whilst very much an emerging category, is already making waves and impressing consumers and restaurateurs. In episode 4 of series two we talk to two of the pioneers in bringing Irish wine to the masses. First up we visited David Ll
In the third episode of series two I speak to Peter Mulryan from Blackwater Distillery. Peter has gone from working as a TV producer to writing about whiskey in his book 'The Whiskeys of Ireland', and then onto distilling gin and whiskey at his
Fionnán O’Connor first became well-known for his ground breaking whiskey book A Glass Apart which was a timely chronicle on single pot still whiskey just as it was about to start its current renaissance period. Not content with his first book
Welcome back to the second series of the Celtic Whiskey Pod. In our first episode we are fortunate to be talking John Campbell from the Lochlea Distillery in Ayrshire. As the former Head of Distilling at Laphroaig he is vastly experienced and b
This is the second chapter of our double-header podcast with Mark Reynier from Waterford Distillery in Ireland and Renegade Rum Distillery in Grenada. In this podcast we delve into the concept of Terroir (soil, microclimate, terrain and latitud
In this first instalment of a double-header we talk to Mark Reynier, former major stakeholder of Bruichladdich Distillery and now owner of Waterford Distillery in Ireland and the new Renegade Rum Distillery in Grenada. Mark has had quite a jour
In episode 13 we talk to Alex Chasko Master Distiller and Blender at the Teeling Whiskey Company. Alex has been in charge of the distilling and maturation programme at Teeling since the company was founded in 2012 and the distillery was commiss
In episode 12 we talk to Carol Quinn from the Midleton Archive. With documents and artifacts dating back to the infancy of Irish Whiskey this valuable record has been a source of fascination, inspiration and education for whiskey makers and ent
Darryl McNally is well known as former Master Distiller at Dublin Liberties Distillery but earlier this he left the company to pursue the dream of creating his own whiskey. In this episode we talk to Darryl about the imminent release of Limavad
For episode ten Al Higgins and Luke Crowley-Holland spoke to 6th generation distiller Pádraic Ó'Griallais. They discuss some of the myths and legends of Poitín, its origins and the future of this unique drink. Micil Distillery is the first dist
In this, our ninth episode, we talk about the 'King of Wines' otherwise known as Tokaji with Laszlo Meszaros managing director of Disznoko. Tokaji has a rich history and is one of the oldest recognised styles of wine in the world. The Tokaj are
Join Al Higgins and Julie Christie as we talk to Stewart Buchanan from Benriach, Glendronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries. In this episode we discuss the rebirth and rise in popularity of the distilleries, with some great descriptions of the
'There has never been a better time to drink sherry' is a phrase I have heard often in the last few years, and now at the tail end of the pandemic these words would seem to ring truer than ever. With plenty of mature stock and affordable prices
Exciting times are afoot at Bushmills with the launch of new whiskeys such as the Causeway Collection and a new variety of wood finished blends. It was a fitting time to talk to the person behind these new expressions, Master Blender Helen Mulh
In episode five of the Celtic Whiskey Pod we talk to Alejandro Aispuro who is a distiller, educator and communicator on Mexican spirits. To celebrate the Cinco de Mayo we expected a celebration of all things Mexican, but our conversation became
In this episode we talk to Raúl Bobet an Oenologist and scientist who part owns two wineries in Spain: Castell D'encus and Ferrer-Bobet. He studied at UC Davis in California and was head wine maker and technical director at Miguel Torres for ma
In episode three we chat to Graham Coull who is Master Distillery at Dingle Distillery. Graham took over at Dingle only a few months before the pandemic hit but he has already made his mark and released a handful of new bottlings. We talk about
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