Whiskey Chats

My 100th Episode Warehouse Tasting part 1

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for part 1 of My 100th Episode Online Warehouse Tasting, that I did on YouTube. The video is up on my Youtube channel, but this is it in bites...

My 100th Episode Warehouse Tasting part 2

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for part 2 of My 100th Episode Online Warehouse Tasting, that I did on YouTube. The video is up on my Youtube channel, but this is it in bites...

My Tasmanian Whisky Chat with John Halton

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Tasmanian Whisky Chat with John Halton. John Holtan and I hosted a Tasmanian Whiskey tasting up on Belfast Whiskey Week in July 2022. T...

My 2nd Chat with Ralfy

20 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My 2nd Chat with Ralfy. Ralfy kindly joined me again for a fantastic, meandering chat about silent Scottish distilleries, the looming cask...

My Tiny Tipple Garden Chat part 1

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Tiny Tipple Garden Blind Tasting Chat part 1.  JP O'Riordan, Dan Pennington & Kevin Murphy were gifted a blind sample box from Ivor O'...

My Poitin Now Chat with Fran Leavey

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Poitin Now Chat with Fran Leavey. Francis is organising Ireland's first Poitin Festival called Poitin Now in Dublin on 18th & 19th Nove...

My Whiskey Live Dublin 2022 Chat

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Whiskey Live Dublin 2022 Chat. Ally Alpine and Katie Gibson from Celtic Whiskey Shop, who organised this event, kindly allowed me to re...

My Chat with John Quinn from Tullamore DEW & IWA Chairman

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for my Chat with John Quinn, Global Brand Ambassador for Tullamore DEW and current Chairman of the Irish Whiskey Association. John has been a ...

My Whiskey On The Tracks Chat

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for my fabulous day out with Dave O'Connell on his new venture, Whiskey on the Tracks, where he brings his love of steam trains and whiskey to...

My Chat with Rob Caldwell from Teeling

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Rob Caldwell from Teeling Whiskey. Rob is an adopted Irishman who hails from Oz. He's an authority on all things whiskey and ...

My 2nd Chat with Nick Ryan, Thomond Gate Whiskey

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My 2nd Chat with Nick Ryan from Thomond Gate Whiskey and the Irish Whiskey & Spirit Institute. Nick is someone who always is up to somethi...

My Garden Chat tasting Lough Ree Whiskey

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Garden Chat tasting Lough Ree Whiskey. Michael Clancy, one of the owners of Lough Ree Distillery, and I had a chat about sending me dow...

My Cider Chat in Killahora Cidery and Orchards

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Cider Chat in Killahora Cidery and Orchards. I went down to Glounthane in Cork, (literally 5mins down the road from me) to visit Dave &...

My 2nd Birthday Bash Chat part 2

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for part 2 of my 2nd Birthday Bash Chat. The 17th March is the anniversary of the podcast. I had 12 invited guests & 80 enthusiasts onto a Zoo...

My 2nd Birthday Bash Chat part 1

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for part 1 of My 2nd Birthday Bash Chat. The 17th March is the anniversary of the podcast. I had 12 invited guests & 80 enthusiasts onto a Zoo...

My Walking Tour Chat with Michael Carr

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Walking Tour Chat with Michael Carr, who works with Pearse Lyons Distillery in The Liberties in Dublin. In a previous life, Michel work...

My Chat with Katie Sheehy from Irish Whiskey Auctions

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Katie Sheehy from Irish Whiskey Auctions. Katie joined me for a few small drops and a giggle. She has become an integral figu...

My Distillery Chat with Dave McCabe, Midleton Blender

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Distillery Chat with Dave McCabe, Blender in Midleton Distillery. I strolled around Midleton Distillery with Dave one afternoon and rea...

My Micro Distillery Chat with Eva O'Doherty

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Eva O'Doherty, Head Distiller in the Micro-Distillery in Midleton Distillery. I strolled around the micro distillery with Eva...

My Cuvée Chat with Ned Gahan, Waterford Whisky's Head Distiller

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jpoin me for My Cuvée Chat with Ned Gahan, Head Distiller in Waterford Distillery. I met up with him in Charlie Foley's Bar in Killarney town, in the...

My Chat with Peter Mulryan from Blackwater Distilery

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Peter Mulryan in Blackwater Distillery in Ballyduff Upper on the Cork/Waterford border. An absolutely beautiful part of the c...

My Chat with Luke Crowley-Holland, Bar Manager of Celtic Whiskey Bar & Larder

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Luke Crowley-Holland, Bar Manager of Celtic Whiskey Bar & Larder in Killarney, Co Kerry. I've wanted to deep dive into French...

My Garden Chat with Dan Pennington & Paul Costello part 2

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for part 2 of My Garden Chat with Dan Pennington and Paul Costello. They came up to my back garden studio to share some fine whiskey, cigars, ...

My Garden Chat with Dan Pennington & Paul Costello part 1

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My GardenChat with Dan Pennington and Paul Costello. They came up to my place to share some fine whiskey, cigars, poitín, rum and great c...

My Chat with John O'Donovan from Irish Malts

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with John O'Donovan in IrishMalts HQ in Little Island in Cork. I called down and hung out with John and his brother Robert. I want...

My Chat with Maurice O'Connell from The Liberator whiskey

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Maurice O'Connell who founded The Liberator whiskey from his gorgeous home in Lakeiew estate on the outskirts of Killarney. H...

My Chat with Barry Chandler Part 2

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for part 2 of My Chat with Barry Chandler. He joined me in my back garden on a lovely Autumn evening and we shared some cracking drops of whis...

My Chat with Barry Chandler pt1

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for part 1 of My Chat with Barry Chandler. He joined me in my back garden on a lovely Autumn evening and we shared some cracking drops of whis...

My Chat Celebrating Irish Whiskey Auction's 3rd Birthday

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Anthony and Katie Sheehy to celebrate Irish Whiskey  Auction's 3rd birthday on 12th October. They joined me on Zoom in my ba...

My Chat with Julio Diana, Head Distiller at Crolly Distillery

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me in Crolly Distillery in Donegal for My Chat with Julio Diana, head distiller and Joe Devenney, one of the 3 owners & founders. Joe welcomed me...

My Poitín Garden Chat with Dan, JP & Aidan Part 2

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Poitín Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, JP O'Riordan & Aidan McGovern Part 2. The four of us took a deep dive into the world of one of...

My Chat reviewing Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 with Paul Kane

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat reviewing Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 with Paul Kane. It was a huge event on the Irish whiskey calendar and it had the whole communi...

My Poitín Garden Chat with Dan, JP & Aidan Part 1

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Poitín Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, JP O'Riordan & Aidan McGovern Part 1. The four of us took a deep dive into the world of one of...

My Chat with Finbarr Curran, Irish Distillers Wood Planning & Maturation Team Lead

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Finbarr Curran, Irish Distillers Wood Planning & Maturation Team Lead. Fin is very involved in all the wood innovation projec...

My Chat with Ivor O'Loughlin from TinyTipple

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Ivor O'Loughlin, founder of www.tinytipple.com This is a website where you can buy 50ml measures of whiskeys, whiskys, cognac...

My Chat with Daithi O'Connell from WD O'Connell Bottlers

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Daithi O'Connell from WD O'Connell Independent Bottlers. Daithi started his one man band in 2019 and has proven to be a massi...

My Garden Chat with Brendan, Paul & Rory Part 2

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for Part 2 of My Garden Chat with Brendan Lynch, Paul Costello & Rory McGee who came up to my back Garden for cocktails, whiskey, poitin and c...

My Cigar Chat with Yiorgos Manesis

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Cigar Chat with Yiorgos Manesis, Managing Director of James Fox Cigar and Whiskey shop in Dublin city. Yiorgos is one of the foremost e...

My Garden Chat with Brendan, Paul & Rory Part 1

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for Part 1 of My Garden Chat with Brendan Lynch, Paul Costello & Rory McGee who came up to my back Garden for cocktails, whiskey, poitin and c...

My Chat with Carl McDermott from The Whiskey Companion

10 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Carl McDermott, who has developed an app called The Whiskey Companion. You can upload your bottle collection and get up to da...

My Chat with John Fleming from Carry-Out Killarney

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with John Fleming, owner of 2 Carry-Out off licences in Killarney, Co Kerry and a huge advocate for Irish Whiskey fans. John has p...

My Garden Chat tasting Celtic Cask whiskeys part 2

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for part 2 of My Garden Chat with Aidan McGovern, Dan Pennington & JP O'Riordan as we laugh our way through tasting Celtic Casks aswell as a f...

My Chat with James Doherty, owner of Sliabh Liag Distillery

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with James Doherty, owner and founder of Sliabh Liag Distillery, along with his wife Moira. They immigrated back to Donegal, where...

My Garden Chat tasting Celtic Cask whiskeys part 1

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Garden Chat with Aidan McGovern, Dan Pennington & JP O'Riordan as we laugh our way through tasting Celtic Cask 30 - 35, aswell as a few...

My Chat with Paul Kane, founder of Belfast Whiskey Week

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Paul Kane, founder of Belfast Whiskey Week. This year the festival runs from 23 July - 31 July 2021, with over 80 individual ...

My Chat with Bridger Kelleher, Head Brewer at Western Herd Brewery

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Bridger Kelleher, Head Brewer at Western Herd Brewery in Co. Clare. Western Herd have emerged as one of the leading Irish cra...

My Chat with Graham Coull, Dingle's Head Distiller

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Graham Coull, Head Distiller in Dingle Distillery. He is a recent resident of Dingle in Co. Kerry, having come to the distill...

My Chat about the IWS Marrowbone Lane bottling

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat about the Marrowbone Lane bottling that the Irish Whiskey Society released in 2016. In a nod to the centenary of the 1916 Easter R...

My Chat with Derek Cronin, apprentice cooper in Midleton Distillery

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Derek Cronin, apprentice cooper to Ger Buckley, Head Cooper in Midleton Distillery. Derek is a qualified carpenter, a chippie...

My Chat about all things Dunville's Whiskey!

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat about all things Dunville's Whiskey, where 5 of my buddies and I sat down on a Zoom and shared 4 fabulous Dunville's expressions f...

My Chat with Michael Cowman, The Paddy Prince & Global Whisky Icon 2021

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Michael Cowman, The Paddy Prince and business development manager with Hi-Spirits in Ireland. But more importantly, Mick has ...

My Chat with Michael O'Boyle from Baoilleach Distillery, Donegal

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Michael O'Boyle, who owns Baoilleach Distillery in Donegal. He sells Mulroy Bay poitín and gin, distilled at his home distil...

My Chat with Dan Humphries from Summerton Whisky Club

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Dan Humphries from The Summerton Whisky Club. Summerton is a bi-monthly whisky subscription service started by Dan, who also ...

My Chat with Ger Garland, whiskey ambassador for Irish Distillers

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Ger Garland, whiskey ambassador for Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard. Ger is one of the custodians of Irish Whiskey tales and h...

My Chat Opening Cúige Poitín with Brendan Carty from Killowen

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat, opening Cúige Poitín, with Brendan Carty from Killowen. This was a project by Brendan, to 'rest' a peated poitín in 5 differen...

My Chat with Ralfy

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Ralfy Mitchell, who is the gold standard in whiskey reviews and blogs. He has entertained whiskey folk from his bothy on the ...

My Chat with Marty McAuley from Irish Whiskey Review & Ulster Whiskey

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Marty McAuley from Irish Whiskey Review & Ulster Whiskey. Marty and I nerded out on whiskey, discussing new and old whiskey &...

My Chat with Chris Hennessy from Dylan Whiskey Bar & Aqua Vitae

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Chris Hennessy, manager of the Dylan Whiskey Bar in Kilkenny, one of the brains behind Aqua Vitae and all round whiskey oracl...

My Chat with the Irish Whiskey Guild's Louise & Daithi

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with the Irish Whiskey Guild's Louise McGuane & Daithi O'Connell. Louise is owner and founder of JJ Corry Irish Whiskey Bonders an...

My Chat with Mark Reynier from Waterford Whisky & Renegade Rum

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Mark Reynier from Waterford Whisky & Renegade Rum. He is one of the stars of the whiskey world, from resurrecting & innovatin...

My Chat with Dave Marra #CaskStrengthCrusade

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for  My Chat with Dave Marra  who brought #CaskStrengthCrusade to the Irish whiskey masses during Lockdown 2020. He is a home brewer and sel...

My Chat with Dave Stapleton of Connacht Whiskey Co. & outgoing Chairman of the Irish Whiskey Association

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Dave Stapleton, Co-Founder of  Connacht Whiskey Co. & outgoing Chairman of the Irish Whiskey Association. Dave is in the mid...

My Chat with Bill Linnane, Ireland's Whiskey Journalist

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Bill Linnane, Ireland's Whiskey Journalist and blogger. Bill's dark humour and self depreciatingly honest style of writing al...

My Chat with Conor Ryan from Pearse Lyons Distillery & The Folk House Bar in Kinsale

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Conor Ryan from Pearse Lyons Distillery & The Folk House Bar in Kinsale. We settled in for a chat on Zoom, on a wet & windy N...

My Chat with Dave O'Connell #SundayNightSup & Powers Whiskey collector extraordinaire

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Dave O'Connell, owner of #SundayNightSup on Twitter & Powers Whiskey collector extraordinaire. There's not much gets past Dav...

My Chat with Mark Lonergan, Manager of The Shelbourne Bar in Cork

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Mark Lonergan from The Shelbourne Bar in Cork, one of Ireland's iconic whiskey bars. I called in for a socially-distanced cha...

My Chat with my Bottleshare Group

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with my Bottleshare Group - JP O'Riordan, Alan Corcoran, Aidan McGovern, Dylan Coakley, John Coomey & Matt Kelleher.  I believe e...

My Chat with Jarlath Watson from Echlinville Distillery & Dunvilles

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Jarlath Watson from Echlinville Distillery. I called up for a visit and had a great chat with Jarlath about Echlinville & the...

My Chat with the BMWA Club from Mother Macs Pub in Limerick

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Cyril Downes, Tony O'Neill & Dermot Morrissey, the 3 founding members from the BMWA Club in Mother Macs Pub in Limerick. 15 ...

My Chat with Paul Corbett - Head Distiller with Clonakilty Distillery

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Paul Corbett, head distiller with Clonakilty Distillery. Myself and my buddy Aidan McGovern headed down to Clonakilty for a b...

My Garden Chat tasting Clonakilty Whiskey Part 2 with JP, Dan & Aidan

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for Part 2 of My Garden Chat tasting the new beer cask finished Clonakilty whiskeys that are being released in the US.......but there will be ...

My Garden Chat tasting Clonakilty Whiskey Part 1 with JP, Dan & Aidan

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for Part 1 of My Garden Chat tasting the new beer cask finished Clonakilty whiskeys that are being released in the US.......but there will be ...

My Chat with WhiskyJason aka Jason Stover

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with WhiskyJason aka Jason Stover. I have enjoyed watching Jason's whisky reviews on YouTube every Monday, Wednesday & Friday and...

My Chat with Anthony Sheehy from Irish Whiskey Auctions

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Anthony Sheehy from Irish Whiskey Auctions. I visited him in his HQ in Dundalk and he showed me around, where I got to see an...

My Chat with Dr Max Potterton from Boortmalt & Grace O'Reilly Waterford Whisky's Agronomist

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Dr Max Potterton from Boortmalt & Grace O'Reilly,  Waterford Whisky's Chief Agronomist. Max and Grace hosted me in Dalton's ...

My Chat with Brendan Carty from Killowen Distillery

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Brendan Carty from Killowen Distillery.  I made the long pilgrimage from Cork to Co. Down and visited Brendan at the smalles...

My Chat with Serghios Florides, Editor of Irish Whiskey Magazine

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Serghios Florides, Editor of Irish Whiskey Magazine and host of the 'Words on Whiskey' podcast. Serghios is very knowledgeabl...

My Chat with Ennis Whiskey Club's Eric Flynn & Paul Quinn

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Eric Flynn & Paul Quinn, two brothers-in-law who founded The Ennis Whiskey Club back in 2012. They meet up for a steak dinner...

My Chat with the 1875 Whiskey Club of the Dublin Fire Brigade

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with the 1875 Whiskey Club of the Dublin Fire Brigade. Declan Rice, Enda McKenna, Simon Finglas and Jenny Shannon told us about th...

My Garden Chat tasting Waterford Whisky Part 2

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for 'My Garden Chat tasting Waterford Whisky Part 2'  with 3 of my buddies from the Cork Whiskey Society: Aidan McGovern @aidanmc_g JP O'Rior...

My Garden Chat tasting Waterford Whisky Part 1

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for 'My Garden Chat tasting Waterford Whisky Part 1' with 3 of my buddies from the Cork Whiskey Society: Aidan McGovern @aidanmc_g JP O'Riorda...

My Chat with The Aviators Whiskey Society

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with The Aviators Whiskey Society.  President John McCarron, Vice President Dominic Byrne & Secretary Paul O'Farrell joined me an...

My Chat with The Friends of Midleton, Ian Garrett & Eddie D'Arcy

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My chat with The Friends of Midleton, Ian Garrett & Eddie D'Arcy.  The lads started a Facebook group called the Friends of Midleton, to b...

My Chat with Peter White & Finn McDonnell from Dingle Chapter of Irish Whiskey Society

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with the Dingle Chapter of Irish Whiskey Society's Peter White & Finn McDonnell. They have created a very special club in their en...

My Chat with the Waterford Whiskey Society

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with the Waterford Whiskey Society.  Founding members Val Voit, Alan Bolster, Michael Higgins & Janice and Tony McGuinness all jo...

My Chat with Dave Worthington from That Boutique-y Whisky Company

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My Chat with Dave Worthington aka Boutique-yDave from That Boutique-y Whisky Company. We talked about their Irish Single Malt releases to date and wha...

My chat with The Kilkenny Whiskey Guild

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with The Kilkenny Whiskey Guild. I was joined by 4 of their members: Cyril Briscoe,  Jim Raferty from the Dylan Whiskey Bar,  Pa...

My Chat with Nick Ryan from The Irish Whiskey & Spirits Institute and Thomond Gate Whiskey

13 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Nick Ryan from The Irish Whiskey & Spirits Institute and Thomond Gate Whiskey. I recently completed a WSET (Wine & Spirit Edu...

My Chat with Cork Whiskey Society founding fathers - Eric Ryan & Liam Murray

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for my chat with Eric Ryan & Liam Murray who founded the Cork Whiskey Society. We chatted about how they came to form the society, interesting...

My Chat with Stephen Randles from The Currach Whiskey, Ornabrak Gin and Kalak Vodka

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for My Chat with Stephen Randles from Origin Spirits. He represents The Currach Whiskey, Ornabrak Gin and Kalak Vodka. All three of these prod...

My Chat with Willie Murphy aka Pot Still Will

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for my Chat with Willie Murphy, also known as Pot Still Will online. Willie is one of the pre-eminent collectors of Redbreast in Ireland and a...

My Chat with William Lavelle, Head of the Irish Whiskey Association with Drinks Ireland

16 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for my chat with William Lavelle, head of the Irish Whiskey Association with Drinks Ireland. I had the opportunity to speak to William and fin...

My chat with Julie Christie of Celtic Whiskey Bar and Celtic Whiskey Shop

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for my chat with Julie Christie from the Celtic Whiskey Bar and Larder in Killarney, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Irish Whiskey Live and Irish Whiskey...

My chat with Claire & Danesh Lalvani from Thomas Mahers pub in Waterford

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I sat down down with Claire & Danesh Lalvani, the new proprietors of Thomas Mahers pub in the heart of Waterford city, who are the custodians of two v...

My chat with the Earl of Tyrone, Richard la Poer Beresford of Curraghmore Whiskey

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I sat down Richard la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone who owns Curraghmore Whiskey in Waterford. He has undertaken a unique project with his Single Est...

Whiskey Chats Lockdown Guide to Vlogs and Online Videos

26 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The third in a Covid-19 Lockdown Series, giving you the heads up on all the best vlogs and online videos to watch.  My drop of the night is Ardbeg Co...

My Chat with Ned Gahan, Head Distiller at Waterford Distillery

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I sat down for a chat with Ned Gahan, Head (not Master) Distiller in Waterford Distillery. I visited him last February, before the Grand Opening on Sa...

Whiskey Chats Lockdown Guide to Podcasts

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The second in a Covid-19 Lockdown Series, giving you the heads up on all the best podcasts to listen to.  My drop of the night is Springbank 12yr old...

Whiskey Chats Lockdown Guide to Virtual Tastings

18 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The first in a Covid-19 Lockdown Series, giving you the heads up on all the best virtual tastings that are available to you online.  My drop of the n...

My Chat with Willie Ahern, owner of The Palace Bar, Dublin

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I sat down for a chat with Willie Ahern, in The Palace Bar, THE iconic whiskey bar in Fleet St in Dublin. We chatted about history, the Palace Bar bot...