Aug 31, 2022
Today I chat with my guest Michael Scully about his historic farm and how he is using it to grow a type of grain that hasn't grown in Ireland for a century for his single pot still whiskey.
We'll also talk about the history of the town of Clonakilty and some of its famous residents, including a few ties to some...
Aug 24, 2022
Back in 1909, John Thompson Street Brown was looking for a design for the Old Prentice Distillery. That design still stands today, under the Four Roses banner. Who designed this beautiful Spanish Mission pastiche? Would it surprise you to hear it is the same company that has developed many of the other...
Aug 10, 2022
If you love history and you're interested in the recent past during Irish whiskey's rebirth, this is the interview for you. I chat with Darryl McNally who is launching a new brand tied to a town with legal distilling going back to 1750 in Ulster.
We'll talk about the town's history in distilling, the rebirth in this new...
Aug 2, 2022
When it comes to claims of the oldest, there is always a chance at a caveat. In terms of Ben Holladay Bourbon, it's distilling grounds have a pretty strong claim to the title of the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi River.
Here the story with master distiller Kyle Merklein and find out why his distillery was...