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Whiskey Chats

Join me, Laurie O"Dwyer, on my whiskey apprenticeship, as I have a bit of craic chatting to guests about all things whiskey and spirits.

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My Bushmills Cooper Chat with Alastair Kane

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2026/03/16

Join me for My Bushmills Cooper Chat with Alastair Kane. Alastair has worked in Bushmills Distillery for nearly 50yrs..!! He grew up in Bushmills village, a mere stone's throw from Bushmills Distillery, where he played as a kid. In 2012 he apprenticed his son Chris, who now works alongside his dad in the cooperage, completing a 5th generation coopering legacy in the Kane family. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: www.boanndistillery.ie www.killowendistillery.com Don't forget to sign up

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My Bushmills Chat with 92yr old Les Duthie

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2026/03/02

Join me for My Bushmills Chat with Les Duthie. Les Duthie was the Bushmills Distillery manager from the early 70's until the mid-90's. He is 92 yrs young and has a memory like an elephant. I went and sat with Les at his home in Bushmills village, a mere stone's throw from Bushmills Distillery. He grew up in Glasgow and entered into the drinks industry in the 1950's, where he spent his entire career, ending up as Distillery Manager in Bushmills during a pivotal point in Irish history - The Troubles

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My Pub Chat with Stephen Magennis from Echlinville...

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2026/02/20

Join me for My Pub Chat with Stephen Magennis from Echlinville Distillery. I met up with Steve in The Duke of York pub in Belfast city centre, truly one of the best decorated pubs on the island. Just amazing place to sit. We took up residence in the wee snug, down the back, an chatted about Stephen's time working in the whiskey industry for nearly 20yrs. Steve has a really good perspective of where we were before the resurgance of Irish Whiskey and where we are now. He is not afraid to speak the

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My Killowen Distillery Chat with Patrick Grey Sloan

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2026/02/11

Join me for My Killowen Distillery Chat with Patrick Grey Sloan, Killowen's newest distiller. I called up to Killowen Distillery, a you do, on a typically cold, wintry day, but still got a warm welcome as always. Patrick showed me around the new still room and we chatted about how an Estimator ended up distilling potcheen and whiskey up the side of the Mourne Mountains. I really enjoyed getting to know Patrick, who is already proving himself to be another passionate flavour maker at Killowen

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02:01:33

My Garden Chat with JP, Dan & Paulie

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2026/01/26

Join me for My Garden Chat with JP O'Riordan, Dan Pennington & Paulie Costello. We met up in my back garden at Xmas time 2025 and cracked open a lash of amazing liquids to chat and banter about. We got a few things right, I got a few things wrong......!!.... but the main thing is we had a ball doing it, as usual. Thanks to the lads for calling up and to Dan for cooking some amazing pizza on the pizza oven after we finished recording. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

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01:33:15

My Church of Oak Distillery Chat with Greg McEntee,...

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2026/01/03

Join me for My Church of Oak Distillery Chat with Greg McEntee, Head Distiller. The Church of Oak distillery in Monasterevin, Co Kildare started operations in 2022 and they have been quietly producing multigrain whiskey and maturing it in the best of cask from the Casknolia Cooperage in Spain. The distillery was built around the old Ballykelly mills, which is alongside the Royal Canal. They predominantly use local grain grown in Kildare, supporting local farmers and the economy. I was honoured to be

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01:08:25

My Cooperage Chat with Mark Quick

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2025/12/11

Join me for My Cooperage Chat with Mark Quick. Mark is the Managing Sales Director for Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Cooperage in Newbridge, Co Kildare. KBB is one of two commercial cooperages in the Republic that services the drinks industry with barrels, advice and repair works. Mark and the team of coopers and technicians deliver seriously quality wood into the Irish and international drinks industries. I have an unending fascination with wood, so getting to wander around a working cooperage with Mark

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02:01:02

My Rum Chat with Mike Gilmore & Jason Kidd

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2025/10/25

Join me for My Rum Chat with Mike Gilmore & Jason Kidd. Mike Gilmore is an ex-cop from California, who moved to rural Wyoming and opened a liquor store. But he developed a fascination for flavour and founded an Independent bottling company called Roaming Roads Spirits, where he seeks out amazing spirits, including amazing rums, from all over the world and bottles them. I discovered..... very successfully.. Jason Kidd founded Two Shores Rum and also has Blood Monkey Gin. Blood Monkey Gin is a genever

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My Live Chat with Ger Buckley, Midleton's Master Cooper

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2025/10/08

Join me for My Live Chat with Ger Buckley, Midleton's Master Cooper. I was asked to host a whiskey event at the Cork on a Fork food festival in Cork city in Aug 2025. I decided to do a Live Podcast episode in the iconic Hi-B bar in the heart of Cork city. The Hi-B notoriously doesn't allow mobile phones and encourages people actually talking to each other. I know, innovative..! So I couldn't think a better place to host Midleton Master Cooper Ger Buckley for a chat about the Dair Ghaelach or Irish

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01:06:02

My Snug Chat with Jim Arnoldt

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2025/09/19

Join me for My Snug Chat with Jim Arnoldt. I met up with Jim at Belfast Whiskey Week 2025 in the popular food market, the Common Market, at the Cocktail Takeover event. We sat outside the packed event, on the roadside tables and I had a ball chatting to Jim. Jim is one of the founders of the fabulous Irish bar, The Snug, in Irvington, Indianapolis. At The Snug, the whole team strive to deliver an authentic Irish experience and they have over 120 Irish whiskeys behind the bar. Rumor has it, you'll

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My Midleton Cooper Chat with Derek Cronin

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2025/08/22

Join me for My Midleton Cooper Chat with Derek Cronin. This is my second Chat with Derek, but the first since he qualified as a Cooper..! Derek is now a Cooper, a barrel maker, in Midleton Distillery. He can now proudly say he apprenticed under the legendary Master Cooper Ger Buckley. I joined Derek in Midleton Cooperage, where I caught up on how he has been going since I spoke to last, at the start of his coopering journey, nearly 4 yrs ago..! This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:

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01:07:21

My Garden Chat with Dean Fitzgerald & Cathal O'Brien...

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2025/08/07

Join me for My Garden Chat with Dean Fitzgerald & Cathal O'Brien part 2. Dean Fitzgerald runs the Whiskey Appreciation Society pages on Social Media platforms. He does a great job bringing people along his whiskey journey and helping to promote Irish brands. I urge you to check out his profiles and give him a follow. Cathal O'Brien has been repping West Cork Distillers for a decade now. Cathal originally hails from Galway, but you wouldn't know it with the pride that he has for West Cork. This is

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01:10:14

My Stonewell Chat with Diarmuid Madden

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2025/07/25

Join me for My Stonewell Chat with Diarmuid Madden. Diarmuid is a Production Operator at Stonewell Cidery in Carrigaline, Cork. They produce an amzing array of quality ciders. Orr Apple Brandy is their new venture, their own cider distilled by a local distillery and Diarmuid has been spearheading this project since the start of 2025. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: www.boanndistillery.ie www.killowendistillery.com Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access

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01:47:37

My Garden Chat with Dean Fitzgerald & Cathal O'Brien...

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2025/07/12

Join me for My Garden Chat with Dean & Cathal pt 1. Dean Fitzgerald runs the Whiskey Appreciation Society pages on Social Media platforms. He does a great job bringing people along hi journey with him and helping to promote Irish brands. I urge you to check out his profiles and give him a follow. Cathal O'Brien has been repping West Cork Distillers for a decade now. Cathal originally hails from Galway, but you wouldn't know it with the pride that he has for West Cork. I invited the 2 lads up to my

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01:46:51

My Midleton Micro Distillery Chat with Barrett Stapleton

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2025/06/29

Join me for My Midleton Micro Distillery Chat with Barrett Stapleton - Head Distiller in the Micro. Barrett originally hails from the US and has beat a really interesting path to his current position in Midleton Distillery. He came back to Ireland at the end of Covid, after studying in UCC in the early 00's, to start work distilling in Clonakilty Distillery. From Electrician to Scuba Instructor, from Hawaii to Antarctica, I am so glad that none of those things dissuaded Barrett from joining the

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01:15:42

My Stonewell Cidery Chat with Daniel Emerson

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2025/06/20

Join me for My Stonewell Cidery Chat with Daniel Emerson. Founded by Daniel and Geraldine Emerson in 2009, Stonewell is a small family-run cider producer. Their story began with an old French press and apple mill from Geraldine’s Loire Valley family before upgrading to a modern press at their Carrigaline Production facility. I joined Daniel in Carrigaline and we walked amongst their fermenters and chatted about how Stonewell have always used apples that are sourced from orchards across Waterford,

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My Spot Whiskey Chat with Robert Mitchell

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2025/06/07

Join me for My Spot Whiskey Chat with Robert Mitchell. Robert Mitchell is the 7th generation of his family to run Mitchell & Son Wine and Spirits Merchants in Dublin city centre. Mitchell's have left a huge legacy in their wake on Irish whiskey, as at one point in the late 20th century, the only shop in the world to sell Pot Still Irish whiskey was Mitchell's, as they were the only retailers for their Green Spot whiskey, in the world. Robert and I get into the story behind the Spot range of whiskeys

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My Mourne Dew Distillery Chat with Donal Farrell

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2025/05/24

Join me for My Mourne Dew Distillery Chat with Donal Farrell. Mourne Dew was founded in 2017 by Donal Farrell, a former barrister and chartered accountant. His inspiration came from an unexpected place—a court case involving cold distillation for forensic DNA extraction. This sparked an idea: what if the same technology could be used to create ultra-pure, high-quality spirits? He is doing extremely interesting things, extracting and distilling flavours in a vacuum chamber, in order to retain

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My Hinch Distillery Chat with Emma Millar

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2025/04/30

Join me for My Hinch Distillery Chat with Emma Millar. Emma Millar is a senior distiller since 2020, at the beautiful Hinch Distillery in Co. Down, founded by Dr Terry Cross in 2019. It is clearly a labour of love. The detail and scale of Hinch Distillery really impressed me as Emma showed me around. But all the shiny things don't really matter, unless the spirit they produce is good...... and it really is. Emma showed me the only bonded warehouse onsite, behind the distillery and I'm very happy to

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01:29:46

My Ardara Distillery Chat with James Doherty

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2025/04/21

Join me for My Ardara Distillery Chat with James Doherty. James and Moira O'Doherty founded Sliabh Liag Distillers and began releasing their Silkie range of sourced smoky whiskeys, just as the covid lockdown hit, as well as An Dúlamán Irish Maritime gins. James and Moira returned to Ireland from their last pit-stop in Hong Kong, to pick up James's family legacy of distilling 'Inishowen' style or smoky whiskeys again, in his family's native Donegal. Inishowen whiskey was once a by-word for smoky

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