Irish Whiskey News & Stories

The first new distillery in almost 100 years opened in Belfast at the beginning of May. Titanic Distillers at Thompson Dock opened at the former site of where the famous ship was built. I had the pleasure of visiting in mid May to experience the tour and tasting. And what an experience. I highly recommend the Premium Docks Tour which takes you down to where the Titanic once rested before its voyage. The tour is both a history lesson as well as a whiskey experience.Initially venturing outside the distillery structure, the tour ventures around the famous Thompson Dock. After a...

June is still the most popular month to get married. June is derived from 'Juno', the Roman goddess of love and marriage. What about the un-attached? The IWSA wants to give some love to the 'Singles' out there. New Irish SINGLE malts from Dingle Distillery, Powerscourt Distillery, Connacht Distillery, and The Shed Distillery have expanded the range of brand inventory. This recent article highlighted many of the best offerings of the style. Celebrate being Single with one of these pours. The 11 Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey Brands to Drink Right Now A deep category that's well on its way...

This recent article raised some interesting questions regarding how people drink their favorite Irish Whiskey. Do you add water? How much water do you add? Do you only add water to cask strength whiskeys? Do you understand how water changes the flavor of whiskey? What about ice?  Adding too much water to whiskies can make them taste the same, study suggests In order to enjoy a specific whisky, drinkers do not want to dilute their favourite tipple by more than 20%, researchers have found. While whisky with a splash of water may be a popular order at the bar, scientists...

Happy May Day with Dingle Distillery's new Bealtaine Irish Whiskey. Bealtaine is the Gaelic May Day Festival held on May 1st each year to celebrate the start of summer. The fire festival is commemorated by lighting a bonfire to symbolize the rebirth of the land after a long winter. Celebrating the beginning of harvesting season was traditionally one of the most important festivals of the year and involved rituals revolving around fire.  Dingle Distillery is celebrating this May Day with their third and latest Irish Whiskey release as part of their Wheel of the Year series. The Celtic wheel of...

  What’s in a name? Chinquapin is the new cool kid on the block, but what exactly is it about this American white oak species that has the world’s distillers excited? By Becky Paskin In the oak forests of Missouri towering trees stand tall as sentinels, their bountiful sweet acorns providing sustenance for wildlife such as blue jays, black bears and wild turkeys, their sprawling canopies casting shade on the forest floor below. The state is home to 62,000 acres of forest with some trees more than 130 years old, many of which grow to more than 10 storeys tall....