Part 1: Peat the Magic Dragon
Now mostly we’re known for pointing out at length the many shortcomings of the 2014 Irish Whiskey Technical File, particularly…
Ireland’s Newest Oldest Spirit
Where to begin with Irish Poitín? For a start it’s where we began, this bottle was the first spirit we…
A Dó – Adventures in Irish Poitín
A Dó, from the Irish for ‘two’ is a collaboration between two distilleries, Blackwater in Co Waterford and Killowen in…
The Year of Covid & Whiskey
Back in 2018 when we filled our first whiskey casks, I remember saying something like ‘We’ll have the right party…
The Whiskey Makers: Irish Craft Malts
Monday dawned, cold and bright. My car told me it needed a service, as a fug of diesel exhaust hung…
Towards a Grand Cru for Irish Whiskey
I admit it. ‘Grand Cru’ is a pretty shit name for anything Irish. But it gets the idea of a…
Blackwater Tasters Club – October
The air has chilled, the kids are back at school and the leaves are turning brown. This is the time…
Maturation: Irish Whiskey and the Three Year Myth
Have you ever watched a magician do a trick? It’s all about slight of hand. You are looking at the…
Blackwater Tasters Club
We’re a curious bunch, fizzing with ideas and with the pubs being shut, we needed an outlet for the…
Velvet Cap Irish Whiskey: Part Three
It’s May 31st 2020 and today we launch Velvet Cap Irish Whiskey. Welcome to part 3 of our story. Parts…