Best Calvados Podcasts (2024)

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The Daredevils of D-Day - Part 1 46:48

1d ago46:48

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In the late hours of hours of June 5th, 1944 six Horse 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

5d 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

18d 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

2M 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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My Tasmanian Whiskey Garden Chat 1:42:38

2M 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

3M 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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My Chat with Alex Thomas, Bushmill's Master Blender 1:38:20

3M 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

4M 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

4M 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

4M 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

5M 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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My Chat with Dave Mulligan in Bar 1661 45:05

5M ago45:05

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Join me for My Chat with Dave Mulligan in Bar 1661. Dave opened Bar 1661 a number of years ago, to showcase poitín and cocktails. In those few short years, he has built one of the most respected cocktail bars in Europe, won multiple awards including Best Bar at the Irish Bar of the Year Awards in 2022 and has attracted some of the best bar staff in…

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Extra Ammo - The Pilot Episode 45:17

5M ago45:17

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Amazing War Stories: Extra Ammo is the supporting VODCAST of the Amazing War Stories Podcast - click the link in the show notes to watch the video version. In each of these new episodes, hosts Ed Sayer and Bruce Crompton talk about military heroes and examine rare military artefacts. In this pilot episode, we tell the 'origin' story of Bruce, how h…

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My Chat with Dr Jack O'Shea in Clontarf Castle 1:08:23

5M ago1:08:23

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Join me for My Chat with Dr Jack O'Shea in Clontarf Castle. Jack started his distilling career in 1979 with Cooley Distillery. He has worked around the world, helped and advised many of our current distilleries to get started, educated many of the distillers currently working in the whiskey industry through his teaching with the Institute of Brewin…

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My Chat with Barry Crockett at the silent North Mall Distillery 1:28:02

6M ago1:28:02

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Join me for My Chat with Barry Crockett at the silent North Mall Distillery in the heart of Cork City. This is a cracking episode. What an amazing chance I got, to record with one of the most significant distillers of the modern era. Barry took over as Master Distiller from his father Max Crockett, at the old Midleton Distillery; at the time when t…

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My 2nd Chat with Fionnán O'Connor 2:03:23

6M ago2:03:23

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Join me for My 2nd Chat with Fionnán O'Connor. This episode with Fionnán was recorded just after he submitted his doctural thesis on Historic Irish Mashbills and then embarked on a trip to Italy and France, visiting distilleries, libraries, universities and places of significance in the history of distilling in Europe. He had a very interesting jou…

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WarDaddy - The Real Fury 59:15

6M ago59:15

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On a moonlit night of 28th August 1944 an American Sherman M4A1-76 tank sat on a hillside watching the approaching train in the valley below. Sitting on top was a sergeant, Lafayette G Pool. There was nothing normal about this soldier however, he was the US Army’s most feared tank commander and by the end of his service he had clocked over a dozen …

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My Cooperage Chat with Ian Leonard from Kentucky Bourbon Barrel 1:36:12

6M ago1:36:12

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Join me for My Cooperage Chat with Ian Leonard from Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Cooperage. Ian served his cooper's apprenticeship under the legenary Scottish Cooper John Neilly. He has carried forward his traditional skills from his master to Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, which is the Irish subsidiary of a huge American stave company, who are currently mana…

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My Chat with Mike & Peter Clancy from Lough Ree Distillery 1:04:17

7M ago1:04:17

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Join me for My Chat with Mike & Peter Clancy from Lough Ree Distillery. Mike and Peter were in Cork for the launch of Cork Whiskey Society's inaugural Exclusive Bottling, Lough Ree Sheares St. While they were knocking about my way, I said it would be a travesty if I didn't catch them for a chat, so i did. We met up in the back bar of the Imperial H…

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The Punishers of Pebble Island 53:20

7M ago53:20

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In the early hours of the 15th May 1982 three SeaKing helicopters lifted off the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes in complete darkness. On board were 42 soldiers of the Special Air Service - their destination, an enemy airfield whose position threatened the entire British landing force. The stakes were high. If the assault failed, the British co…

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My Chat with John Cashman in Powerscourt Distillery 1:06:54

8M ago1:06:54

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Join me for My Chat with John Cashman in Powerscourt Distillery. I visited John a couple of weeks ago and learned all about the Powerscourt Distillery project from one of the Irish Whiskey Industry's long time advocates. John is one those guys who pounded pavements throughout the world, singing the praises and raising the profile of Irish Whiskey, …

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My Walking Chat with Eddie O'Halloran at Watercourse Distillery 1:42:11

8M ago1:42:11

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Join me for My Walking Chat with Eddie O'Halloran at Watercourse Distillery. Eddie worked at the now silent Watercourse Distillery in Blackpool, on the northside of Cork City, before going on to work in Midleton Distillery until 2016. He worked in Watercourse Distillery in the late 60's / early 70's just before it closed, as part of the amalgamatio…

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My Chat with Ian Garratt aka John McDougal 1:53:18

8M ago1:53:18

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Join me for My Chat with Ian Garratt aka John McDougal. Ian has many FaceBook groups under his belt - Friends of Waterford, Friends of Bruichladdich, Friends of Midleton and now Friends of Irish Whiskey. He has an impecable talent for releasing fantastic spirits within these groups and he kindly agreed, eventually, to sit for a chat with me. We met…

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My Chat with Robert Johnson from Irish Whiskey Auctions 1:54:05

9M ago1:54:05

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Join me for My with Robert Johnson from Irish Whiskey Auctions. Rob has been part of the IWA team since near the start. He doesn't have an exact job title, but he kinda does a bit of everything. I jumped onboard his WA wagon in August 2023, to keep him company on his monthly bottle collection rounds. We travelled from Cork To Cahir and back again a…

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My 2nd Walking Chat with Michael Carr 1:27:30

9M ago1:27:30

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Join me for My 2nd Walking Chat with Michael Carr. Michael and I dida podcast a while back, strolling through the historic Liberties area of Dublin city, taking in all the lost whiske heritage of the area. I enjoyed it so much, I asked him to go again, in a different part of Dublin city. And wow, what an enjoyable education he gave me on the subtle…

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My Distillery Chat with Brian Mongan in Great Northern 1:39:29

9M ago1:39:29

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Join me for My Distillery Chat with Brian Mongan from Great Northern Distillery. I visited with Brian in Great Northern Distillery in Dundalk and I must have seen every dept in the place with him, on our stroll around. What a magnificent place John Teeling has built, such great people and whiskey. We finished up in the blending lab, where I bumped …

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My Chat with Jarrod Cuffe from Off The Cuffe Bitters 1:15:39

10M ago1:15:39

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Join me for My Chat with Jarrod Cuffe from Off The Cuffe Bitters. I visited with Jarrod in The Chocolate Factory in Dublin a few weeks ago, to learn more about Off The Cuffe Bitters and Zeit Cocktails, that he has successfully released in the RTD (Ready To Drink) market. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: Irish Whiskey Auctions www.boannd…

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Bonus Episode - My Live Online Tasting pt 2 1:43:43

10M ago1:43:43

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Join me for this Bonus Episode - My Live Online Tasting pt 2 This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: Irish Whiskey Auctions www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for 96hr early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you. https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodca…

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Bonus Episode - My Live Online Tasting pt 1 1:38:29

10M ago1:38:29

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Join me for this Bonus Episode - My Live Online Tasting pt1 This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: Irish Whiskey Auctions www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for 96hr early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you. https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcas…

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My Walking Chat with Gareth Downey from Dublin Whiskey Experiences 1:34:45

10M ago1:34:45

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Join me for My Walking Chat with Gareth Downey from Dublin Whiskey Experiences. I met up with Gareth in The Liberties area of Dublin city and we walked and talked our way around a number of historic whiskey sites including a distillery and 2 iconic bars - The Stag's Head and The Palace Bar, where publican Willie Ahern looked after us as usual. This…

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My Chat with Lauren McMullan 1:29:15

10M ago1:29:15

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Join me for My Chat with Lauren McMullan, the new manager of Irish Whiskey Experiences. Lauren was the face of Bushmills Distillery for the past 5 years, having worked there 10 years, first as a tour guide and has spent the past 5 years as Brand Embassador for the island of Ireland. She has moved to a new role as manger with irishwhiskeyexperiences…

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My Chat with John Teeling 1:08:14

11M ago1:08:14

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Join me for My Chat with John Teeling. I met John on the roof balcony of Teeling distillery, in the heart of The Liberties, with all the hustle and bustle of inner city Dublin life all around us. John Teeling is a legend in the world of Irish Whiskey. He founded Cooley Distillery in the heart of late 1980's Ireland recession, where John Teeling's 2…

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The Kings of Kokoda 56:57

11M ago56:57

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On the 29th August 1942 a soldier of the Australian Maroubra Force placed his hand on the bipod of his Bren gun, the barrel was still too hot to hold and loaded a fresh magazine. The enemy, only yards away, were crashing through the jungle towards them. The Australian Force were massively outnumbered, exhausted and disease ridden - they knew they w…

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My Chat with Alex Chasko, Head Distiller with Teeling Distillery 35:42

11M ago35:42

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Join me for My Chat with Alex Chasko, Head Distiller with Teeling Distillery. I met Alex on the roof balcony of Teeling distillery, in the heart of The Liberties area of Dublin City centre. He has been with the Teeling family through to the sale of Cooley Distillery days, to when John Teeling's sons, Jack & Steven founded Teeling Distillery. This e…

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The Hitmen of Heraklion 48:27

11M ago48:27

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On the morning of June 10th, 1942 six armed men in three rubber dinghies filled with explosives, paddled ashore to a small beach near Malia, Crete. Their mission - to destroy as many planes as possible at the Luftwaffe Airbase at Heraklion. But already, the operation wasn’t going to plan. They had landed in the wrong location and the occupied islan…

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The Demolition Men of D-Day 48:26

12M ago48:26

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On the night of 6th June 1944 at 4:50 am, an army medic jeep pulling a small two wheeled trailer, careened through the little French town of Troarn. It was under blistering attack from a garrison of Panzergrenadiers that had set up their headquarters there. But on board the jeep there were no medical supplies, or indeed, medics. All had been replac…

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My Distillery Chat with John Wilcox from Blackwater Distillery 1:25:42

12M ago1:25:42

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Join me for My Distillery Chat with John Wilcox in Blackwater Distillery, on the Cork / Waterford border. What an interesting lad he is..... Head Distiller John, is American by birth, but I think he has become an honorary Irishman. His love and passion for the historic legacy of Irish Pot Still whiskey is large as Blackwater Distillery's founder, P…

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My Walking Tour Chat with Chris Hennessy 49:00

1y ago49:00

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Join me for My Walking Tour Chat with Chris Hennessy, as I explored Kilkenny city's rich alcohol history. Chris guided me through the streets of Kilkenny, dropping his usual knowledge bombs as we went. Fantastic. This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Irish Whiskey Auctions Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon for 96hr early access episo…

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My Tasting Chat with Barry Chandler in Hi-B Bar, Cork 1:42:58

1y ago1:42:58

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Join me for My Tasting Chat with Barry Chandler in the iconic Hi-B Bar in the heart of Cork City centre, across from the GPO, above a pharmacy. I asked Barry to do a tasting for the Cork Whiskey Society in April 2023 and got permission to record it. Barry has been releasing private bottlings through his Stories & Sips Whiskey Club and Cork Whiskey …

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Hands On Working at Killowen Distillery 1:16:59

1y ago1:16:59

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I spent a couple of days last February 2023, in bitter freezing conditions, above in Killowen Distillery on work experience. Brendan Carty and his distiller Hugh allowed me to get stuck into every aspect of production that week. But on the last day, as we were falling upwards towards the distillery along the frozen mountain lane entrance, Brendan a…

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My Unicorn Whiskey Garden Chat with Dan, Paul & Conor 2:22:57

1y ago2:22:57

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Join me for My Unicorn Whiskey Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, Paul Costello and Conor Ryan from Pearse Lyons Distillery & Cork Whiskey Society. I was lucky enough to be gifted a few samples and I saved them up to share with the lads in my back garden. They ranged from brand new whiskeys to a couple of decades old. That's what whiskey is all about…

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My Blind Tasting Garden Chat 1:18:19

1y ago1:18:19

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Join me for My Blind Tasting Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, Paul Costello and Conor Ryan from Pearse Lyons Distillery & Cork Whiskey Society. Chris Hennessy, all round whiskey and cocktail guru, gifted me a bag when i was up in Kilkenny with him in Jan 2023. In it, he had put together a blind tasting of spirits for my next Garden Chat. So myself …

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My Street Chat with Master Distiller Brian Nation 1:30:01

1y ago1:30:01

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Join me for My Street Chat with Master Distiller Brian Nation from O'Shaughnessy Distillery in Minnesota. Brian has recently moved to the US with his family, after a long and distinguished career with Midleton Distillery. Their new brand, Keepers Heart Irish + American whiskey, has just been released in Ireland and Brian joined me outside The Shelb…

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Season 2 Trailer 4:02

1y ago4:02

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Produced in glorious 3D audio, Bruce Crompton tells amazing true war stories taken from museum collections in order to help safeguard the nation's historical treasures before they are lost from the public forever. For the ultimate, immersive experience please wear headphones. Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/imr7Dk Visit: amazingwa…

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My Chat with David Boyd-Armstrong from Shortcross 51:21

1y ago51:21

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Join me for My Chat with David Boyd-Armstrong from Shortcross Distillery above in Rademon Estate, Co. Down. I visited David and his wife Fiona with about 3 inches of snow underfoot. The warm welcome made up for the cold weather. What a distilley they've got going. Their Rye and Malt Single Malt release at cask strength turned my eye last year. Davi…

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My Distillery Chat with Peter Cooney in Boann 1:32:38

1y ago1:32:38

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Join me for My Distillery Chat with Peter Cooney in Boann Distillery in Meath. Nestled in an celtic tiger era car sales showroom, off the M1 motorway from Dublin to Belfast is a rather special distillery doing rather special things. The Cooney family's Boann Distillery has come to prominance of late with their vintage mashbill programme, as part of…

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My Bond Chat above in 2 Stacks with Shane & Liam 1:09:03

1+ y ago1:09:03

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Join me for My Bond Chat in 2 Stacks with Shane McCarthy & Liam Brogan. I visited the lads in their bonded warehouse HQ on the outskirts of Newry City in Co. Down. They have an impressive amount of casks and IBC's of whiskey maturing in the bond. The lads have developed a huge following both domestically and in foreign markets and have their finger…

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My Chat with Eric Ryan Launching Powers Irish Rye Whiskey 1:52:32

1+ y ago1:52:32

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Join me for the Launch of Powers Irish Rye Whiskey with Head Powers Distiller, Eric Ryan. What a chat! (Totally chuffed to be asked to do this Irish launch) Irish Distillers - Pernod Ricard started a program of Rye cultivation in Wexford back in 2016. Today, Monday 20th February 2023, sees the fruition of this project. Welcome, Powers Irish Rye Whi…

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My Chat with Stephen Murphy from Old Carrick Mill Distillery 58:17

1+ y ago58:17

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Join me for My Chat with Stephen Murphy from Old Carrick Mill Distillery in Co. Monaghan. Stephen has undertaken to restore and convert an old woolen mill into a distillery, but is operating his self-designed stills from a warehouse a feet away, on the site. I had the opportunity to visit him and was hudely impressed with Stephen and the entire pro…

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My Chat in Fore Distillery with Oliver Guirke 49:10

1+ y ago49:10

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Join me for My Chat in Fore Distillery with Oliver Guirke and his buddy Kevin. A boutique distillery, nestled away in the gorgeous hills of Westmeath, Fore Distillery is quietly distilling their own Poitíns and Rums. Through Oliver's experience distilling in the US, he has built a craft distillery operation with the best of equipment. No wonder he …

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