Daft Punk: Craft and how to lose it
Apart from badly knitted tea-cosies, I have no idea what constitutes ‘craft’. Even putting the word in inverted commas doesn’t…
Blackwater Irish Whisky
Yesterday the postman dropped off a small brown envelope. Inside was our Brewer’s Licence. Because in order to make Irish…
Horizontal Horizons: Our New Business Plan
I know April 1st, a dangerous day to do a serious post. So if you’ve come here expecting some elaborate…
Blackwater Distillery goes to Ballyduff
Well here at Blackwater Distillery we’ve got our planning permission and we’re on our way to Ballyduff. The idea? To…
G.I. Blues
To paraphrase an Elvis Presley song from the 1960 movie G.I. Blues ‘Didj’a ever Didj’a ever get Didj’a ever get…
That Irish Boutique-y Gin: Monastic Spirit
This week saw the launch of That Boutique-y Gin Company, with an initial offering of 11 special edition one-off gins.…
What we can learn from Scotland’s whisky micros 3
With a proposed distillery popping up almost every week, we get very excited about Irish whiskey. I think that’s mostly…
What we can learn from Scotland’s whisky micros 2
Scotland’s quiet micro whisky revolution can teach the curious a lot, which is why we have spent a week here.…
What we can learn from Scotland’s whisky micros 1
Greetings from Scotland, where we’ve spent a week in the company of some very generous people. I’m talking about the…
What are Words Worth?
Words are interesting things. Their power lies in their ability to impart so much more than information. Nowadays you can…