Irish Whiskey News & Stories

Rademon Estate Distillery in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland is bringing its Shortcross whiskey and poitin products to the USA. Customers in California, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, and South Carolina can look forward to finding Shortcross in hotels, restaurants, and bars.  Shortcross Irish Whiskey and poitín proving a big hit in the US 30 January, 2023 Pictured L-R are: Fiona Walker, Client Manager, Invest NI; John Hood, Director of Food & Drink, Invest NI; David Boyd Armstrong Co-Founder & Head Distiller, Rademon Estate Distillery. Rademon Estate Distillery, based outside Downpatrick has secured a distribution agreement in the US with Preiss Imports for its Irish Whiskey...

Are you aware of the link Groundhog Day has to Ireland? Most of us here in the USA associate the holiday either with the 1993 Bill Murray movie of the same name or an excuse to hope for better weather during the dreary days of winter. Like many holidays, the roots date back centuries and originate from religious traditions, folklore, myth, or a combination of all three.   In the USA all attention will focus on the small town of Punxsutawney, PA to see if the groundhog sees his shadow and retreats back to his cave. Maybe we should stack the...

2022 was quite a year for the Irish Whiskey Society America. After two disruptive years from COVID related issues, the IWSA accomplished a lot during 2022. Membership in our Irish whiskey club grew 20% and the IWSA now has members in 40 states plus the District of Columbia!  A goal for 2023 is to gain membership in the remaining 10 states. Has anyone moved to (AK, AR, HI, IA, MS, ND, NM, SD, UT, WY) since joining? Or does anyone have a friend or family member living in one of these 10 states? Let's work together in 2023 to spread membership across all...

Exciting news to begin 2023 as several Irish whiskey brands have announced new distribution deals in the USA. These brands should be on most local liquor store shelves in time for you to pick up a bottle ahead of any Saint Patrick's Day celebrations. The Dingle Single Malt is the distillery's first core expression following years of small batch releases. This non age statement single malt has been matured for 6-7 years in a combination of bourbon (39%) and PX sherry (61%) casks. This triple distilled single malt at 46.3% abv will be distributed by Hotaling & Co. in 15 markets...

A wonderful new book was released just in time for the 2022 year end holidays. "Experiencing Irish Whiskey" was written by Drew Hannush, best selling author and host of the Whiskey Lore podcast.  The book is a travel guide to Ireland with particular focus on the burgeoning Irish whiskey industry. To "research" for the book, Drew spent many weeks traveling Ireland and visiting Irish whisky distilleries. (To say I'm jealous would be an understatement.) What resulted is a chronicle educating about Irish whiskey history, how best to drink whiskey, travel tips around Ireland, and profiles of the distilleries.   This book...