The Heritage Grain Project #1
There are a couple of questions I get asked all the time. What is the difference between Irish and Scotch?…
Pot Still Irish: Our Stolen Heritage #3
This is like a box set, welcome to part III, the story so far can be got here and here.…
Pot Still Irish: Our Stolen Heritage #2
Here’s a couple of timely questions that are worth exploring, as they tie into our ongoing work at the distillery.…
Pot Still Irish: Our Stolen Heritage Part 1
Ah Pot Still Irish whiskey, that historic mix of malted, ummalted barley and other grains that’s uniquely Irish, I mean…
Single Malt Whiskey: steady as she goes
Since 2014 Irish Whiskey has enjoyed the protection of a European Union GI. There’s a rule book or Technical File…
2019: The Year of Living Dangerously
Welcome to 2019. We started this adventure back in 2014, it’s taken longer than we initially thought to get here,…
Wanted: Distiller at Blackwater Distillery
We are hiring. This just might be the most exciting distilling job in Ireland. Distiller: Blackwater Distillery Blackwater Distillery has…
Ballyduff: An Unexpected Journey
It’s been a while since we last spoke, but the Ballyduff project is going well. I had intended weekly updates on…
Retronaut: Fit the First
Retronaut On 23rd October 2017 building work finally began on our new distillery in Ballyduff, Co Waterford. It felt like a…