Irish Whiskey News & Stories

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...

WHY IT’S BEEN A MOMENTOUS YEAR FOR SLIABH LIAG DISTILLERS written by Rachel McLaughlin  December 11, 2022 2022 was an exciting year for the Sliabh Liag Distillers team as they continued on their journey to reclaim Donegal’s distilling heritage. As well as celebrating international accolades for The Legendary Silkie Irish Whiskey range, the company filled their 500th cask and found a new home with the opening of the Ardara Distillery to the public in July.    The Ardara Distillery is a full-scale whiskey distillery built to help meet the forecast of the doubling of the Irish whiskey market by 2023; it has...