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Potstilled Live is now in PODCAST form! Take your fortnightly Irish whiskey news source on the go with you! Join myself and a new industry guest each episode as we break down the biggest news in Irish whiskey today!
Potstilled Live is your fornightly Facebook & Periscope Live Show that bring the latest Irish whiskey news and craic, right to your smart devices. Potstilled Live - The Podcast is the audio recorded version of the live stream shows, that allows you to catch up on the news of the indistry on the go. Each... Continue Reading →
Potstilled Live is now in PODCAST form! Take your fortnightly Irish whiskey news source on the go with you! Join myself and a new industry guest each episode as we break down the biggest news in Irish whiskey today!
Walsh Whiskey have unveiled a full product & identity rebrand of their Writers’ Tears Irish Whiskey brand. A bespoke bottle and full cork, shroud and label rebrand offer a fresh new look to the whiskey range.
Join me as I sit down with William Stafford, Head Distiller of @CopelandDistill , as he tell us all about the formation of the distillery and the campaigns of Irish whiskey that they are undertaking with their unique distillery set up! Great to record and great listening! Tune in and feel free to share!
@teelingwhiskey have unveiled their first ever Dublin distilled peated single malt - The Blackpitts - which takes its name from the historic industrial malting area behind the Distillery in D8.
Join us as we sit down with Daithí O'Connell, founder of W.D. O'Connell whiskey merchants, one of Ireland's most saught after independent bottlers. Daithí speaks to us about the trials and challenges that he faced setting up his independent bottlers and what plans the future holds for him and his company.
@oconnellwhiskey have released two new cask strength whiskeys to build on their portfolio of independently bottled Irish whiskeys. Read all about their CS deliciousness inside!
Potstilled’s Whiskey of the Month July 2020 - Sliabh Liagh Distiller’s Legendary Dark Silkie. A peated blended whiskey with an incredibly interesting flavour profile.
Killowen are back with their Bonded Experimental Collection with a new Peated Islay Cask. Showcasing a light peat influence into their signature 10 year old blend
Potstilled Radio Ep Q6 with Seamus Lowry of Bushmills Distillery as he takes us through his history with the brand in Ireland, under Pernod & Cuervo and how the portfolio is developing
The Irish Whiskey Musueum launch their new online 'Lock-in' tasting sessions, taking place each Friday from 8-9pm Irish, with internactive history and tasting format. Deliveries in Dublin area only for time being.
The ballot for Redbreast's Dream Cask 28 Year old Ruby Port cask finish has now gone live. Find out all the details about this year's release and where you can sign up to be a part of the ballot here.
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Sit down with us for epsiode Q5 of the Potstilled Radio Quarantine edition, where we sit down with industry veteran John Cashman. He talks to us about his beginnings in the industry when Irish whiskey was a very different entity than it is today.
Potstilled.com's official tasting notes of Redbreast Whiskey's World Whiskey Day Dream Cask Release 2020.... Phenomenal.
Redbreast's 3rd World Whiskey Day Dream Cask Release, the Redbreast 28 year old Cask Strength Ruby Port Finish.
You think you know your Redbreast Irish Whiskey? Put your knowledge to the test with Potstilled's Ultimate Redbreast Irish Whiskey Quiz.
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Recently there have been many discussions around legislating for Irish brewers/distillers to only use Irish grown grain and I have written this to explain why I think that protectionist policies would be detrimental to the Irish whiskey industry
Each month of quarantine I am choosing my favourite whiskey to have graced my glass during that month. This month's Potstilled's Quarantine Whiskey of the Month is Writers' Tears Double Oak, a must have for any quarantine home bar
It's been a busy few months in Irish whiskey, with a lot of firsts coming to market and today is no different with @whiskeygate releasing Ireland's first ever Blended Grain Whiskey - The J.J. Corry Hanson Irish Whiskey
A whiskey's water source can often be lauded as one of the greatest differentiation points of a brand, but should a whiskey's water source be something we pay attention to? I'm here to tell you why I say, no.
Killowen Distillery, Ireland’s smallest whiskey distillery, have lauchned their third expression of the their “Experimental Bonded Series”, a 10 year-old blended whiskey finished in Mexican Tequila casks. This Cask Strength whiskey is non-chilltered and unfiltered so you can thank Killowen for those bits of cask later!
Join me as I sit down with Patrick Shelley of Origin Spirits to talk all things Currach Seaweed Cask Irish whiskey as well as the origins of his portfolio of avant garde Irish spirits! Check out the latest ep of Potstilled Radio
Some good news during quarantine! Tonight the US TTB have approved the first glimpse of the long awaited return of the Blue Spot 7 Year Old. This time returning with an incredibly healthy ABV, and amazing sounding tasting notes.
Potstilled's Quarantine Whiskey of the Month - March - The Liberator. One of Ireland's first blended malt whiskeys, this new market entrant has intrigued my palate and earned itself a place as my staple quarentine tipple for Match
The Dublin Liberties Distillery has announced the launch of their online store which boasts: Free delivery in the greater Dublin area, 10% of all profits going to Age Action Ireland and a 15% discount for all hospitality staff members in the country!
Welcome to the first of a ten part series of Potstilled Radio, where we explore how Irish whiskey businesses are overcoming the challenges of COVID-19. On this first episode we speak to Louise, founder of JJ Corry Irish Whiskey.
Clonakilty Distillery scoops top prize at the World Whiskies Awards 2020 as 'Best Blended Irish Whiskey'
The World Whiskies Awards winners in each category and the World's Best Irish whiskeys in each category also.
Jameson whiskey have put their money where their mouth is... literally #LoveThyBartender
You can be forgiven for not having heard of Bill Phil Peated Irish Whiskey until now, but I assure you, that is about to change. Bill Phil is Ireland's first peated triple distilled single malt Irish whiskey in over half a decade and is taking the Irish whiskey enthusiasts by storm.
Ireland's Most Expensive Whiskey Ever Released Goes Under the Hammer on Irish Whiskey Auctions
The Currach Seaweed Charred Cask Irish Whiskey - You haven't tried a whiskey like this before...
J.J. Corry Irish Whiskey has made headlines once again, with their latest announcement regarding their newest whiskey “The Whiskey Thief”, a charity bottling that celebrates International Women’s Day 2020. This new charity release was developed in collaboration with Irish design duo Jill & Gill, and will be auctioned with proceeds going to “Dress for Success”.
Take a step into Dublin 8 where we delve into the former church, turned distillery that is the Pearse Lyons Distillery, who have recently released one of the first blended malt whiskeys in the history of Irish distilling.
Take a journey from Dublin to Denver to sit down with the founder of the US' first Single Pot Still Distillery, Talnua.
The Redbreast 27 year old has been appearing in markets all over the world for the last couple of months but it was shrouded in relative secrecy. Last night the viel was lifted on this new core range Single Pot Still expression that will spearhead the core Redbreast range for years to come.
The results from the World Whiskies Awards 2020 were announced yesterday with a host of different whisk(e)y categories and styles from every whiskey producing country in the world being judged on a like for like basis. As always, there was a strong Irish contingent entered into the awards, that are judged in London. The whiskeys... Continue Reading →