Irish Whiskey News & Stories

Ahead of the IWSA Powerscourt Virtual event, here is a good primer to wet your whistle.  Noel Sweeney, Master Distiller, laid down the single malt Irish whiskey residing in the IWSA's first distillery cask.  The following interview provides a nice background to his legendary career. A Chat With Noel Sweeney, Master Distiller for Powerscourt Distillery Ltd. 08/08/2022 Noel Sweeney talks about his distilling career and his role as the Master Distiller for Powerscourt Distillery Ltd. Noel is a globally recognized whiskey expert and international multi-award-winning master. He started distilling in 1978 by making neutral spirits. But he started his career...

County Waterford is poised to get another Irish whiskey distillery.  Curraghmore Whiskey has received permission to convert part of their single family estate into a distillery and visitor center.  With Waterford Distillery already up and running, this area will certainly be a whiskey lover's destination.   Green light to convert Waterford's Curraghmore House into distillery and visitor centre Richard de la Poer Beresford, the Earl of Tyrone and son of Lord Waterford, intends to develop a space to produce 250,000 litres of 'carbon neutral, organic Irish whiskey' annually Curraghmore House, Portlaw Co Waterford, has become best known in recent years for...

Congratulations to the folks from the Lost Irish whiskey brand. Launched in the USA in early 2022, this unique sourced blend consists of all three Irish whiskey styles aged in casks from six continents. Look for it in your local retail stores.  It is hard to miss the eye-catching bottle. Apparently, many of you have "found" Lost Irish based on USA sale projections. Lost Irish whiskey has found a land of golden opportunity in America Tim Herlihy and some of the team behind Lost Irish  September 04, 2022 Tim Herlihy, the co-founder of whiskey brand Lost Irish, is raising a...

We are excited to announce the acquisition of our first IWSA cask from the Powerscourt Distillery in County Wicklow. The ex-Bourbon cask was filled with triple distilled single malt on January 16, 2019 at 64.1% abv. It was the first cask filled in 2019 as part of the distillery's Cask Membership Programme.  Having aged for greater than three years at this point, it is officially whiskey; however, it must be aged for a minimum ten years as part of the cask program.  If bottled at 10 years at 46% abv it should yield ~300 bottles.  The Powerscourt Distillery opened in...

For several years, a new distillery has been discussed and planned for a former jail in Belfast.  With a recent investment announced in the past month, those plans appear to be closer to reality.  Congratulations to Belfast Distillery Company! Irish Whiskey Brand Invests $27 Million to Open New Distillery, Visitor Center David MorrowAug 5th, 2022, 12:52 pm Belfast Distillery Company will open a distillery and visitor center in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo: McConnell’s Irish Whiskey/Instagram) Belfast Distillery Company, which owns Irish whiskey brand McConnell’s, has invested £22.3 million ($26.9 million) to open a McConnell’s distillery and visitor center in Northern...