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From the ground up

From the ground up

A Tree per Case Sold We closed out 2020 feeling very happy with ourselves, it was a big year for our family with a new arrival and the first full year of our whiskey business operating. All things being equal we were very fortunate to have our health and to see the...

Winter Release Announcement

Winter Release Announcement

Our 2021 Winter Releases feature a bottle for every connoisseur and new whiskey fan out there! We are excited to wrap up a year during which we grew by leaps and bounds, and look forward to having big news and big releases for you in early 2022!

Truth’s about Whiskey

Truth’s about Whiskey

It’s a question that arises often: should whiskey be spelt with or without the ‘e’?  Geographically, the Irish spelling of whiskey tends to be confined to Ireland and the USA whereas the Scottish spelling of whisky often dominates the rest of the world. There are, of...

Ozone Baby

Ozone Baby

1979 was a pretty bleak year in Ireland, probably as miserable as 2020 but for different reasons. Petrol shortages and workers disputes, the troubles were in full flow and surprise surprise Fianna Fail was in power and then came September. Il Papi spoke to the...