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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.

Whiskey Chats Laurie O’Dwyer

    • Arts
    • 4.6 • 23 Ratings

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.

    My Tasmanian Whiskey Garden Chat

    My Tasmanian Whiskey Garden Chat

    Join me for My Tasmanian Whiskey Garden Chat with Dan, Paul Costello & JP.
    This Garden Chat was recorded a couple of months back. I was gifted a box of Tasmanian Whiskey samples from Transportation Whiskey founder John Halton up at Belfast Whiskey Week 2023, who is one of the biggest advocates for Irish Whiskey in Australia and Tassie Whiskey in Ireland. It is a selection from some of the many distilleries in Tasmania and it didn't disappoint.
    JP O'Riordan, Dan Pennington and Paul Costello joined me in my back garden and we had a ball discovering all these new flavours.
    This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:
    Irish Whiskey Auctions  www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.
    https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast
    I hope you enjoy our chat.
    Laurie

    • 1 hr 42 min
    My Garden Chat with Dan, Paul & JP

    My Garden Chat with Dan, Paul & JP

    Join me for My Garden Chat with Dan Pennington, Paul Costello & JP O'Riordan.
    My 3 buddies called up to my back garden a couple of weeks ago and we cracked open many bottles and samples of liquids we had never heard of. Join us as we discover some amazing new liquds and spirits and have a laugh aswell along the way.
    This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:
    Irish Whiskey Auctions  www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.
    https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast
    I hope you enjoy our chat.
    Laurie

    • 2 hrs 9 min
    My Chat with Alex Thomas, Bushmill's Master Blender

    My Chat with Alex Thomas, Bushmill's Master Blender

    Join me for My Chat with Alex Thomas, Master Blender with Bushmill's Distillery.
    Alex has spent most of her career in Bushmill's. A couple of year's ago she was afforded the honour of developing her own brand within the distillery and so The Sextant was born. From there she progressed from Master Blender of The Sextant to Master Blender of Bushmills, a position she cherishes. It was amazing to hear the passion Alex has for her role and Bushmills is in safe hands with her as Master Blender.
    This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:
    Irish Whiskey Auctions  www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.
    https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast
    I hope you enjoy our chat.
    Laurie

    • 1 hr 38 min
    My Chat with Ronan Collins from Redacted Independent Bottlers

    My Chat with Ronan Collins from Redacted Independent Bottlers

    Join me for My Chat with Ronan Collins from Redacted Independent Bottlers.
    I met up with Ronan before Xmas in The Palace bar on Fleet St in Dublin. We had a great chat about Ronan and Michael Cowman's new Indy Bottler company, Redacted. 
    Redacted have 2 releases to date - Killowen Single Cask and their new 200ml 'Naggin' series, the first being a 20yr old Single Grain from Cooley finished in a Barolo wine cask from Italy. They are both great releases IMHO.
    I hope you enjoy the chat from the cosy atmosphere of The Palace bar.
    This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:
    Irish Whiskey Auctions  www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.
    https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast
    I hope you enjoy our chat.
    Laurie

    • 1 hr 16 min
    My Chat with Gavin Clifford from Garden County Distillery

    My Chat with Gavin Clifford from Garden County Distillery

    Join me for My Chat with Gavin Clifford from Garden County Distillery.
    Their new distillery is not producing just yet, but it's not for the lack of equipment. It's all there and they are on the cusp of turning on the stills in the very near future, so it was great to get the opportunity to see Garden County Distillery in this fledging stage.
    This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:
    Irish Whiskey Auctions  www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.
    https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast
    I hope you enjoy our chat.
    Laurie

    • 57 min
    My Walking Chat with Ger Garland from Keepers Heart Whiskey

    My Walking Chat with Ger Garland from Keepers Heart Whiskey

    Join me for My Walking Chat with Ger Garland from Keepers Heart Whiskey.
    Ger and I walked around Dublin city centre before Xmas, to shoot the breeze and catch up on his new role as Global Brand Advocacy Manager for Keepers Heart, having spent most of his career as one of the faces of Irish Distillers / Midleton. The eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted Keepers Heart bottles in many, many pubs across Ireland, so Ger is busy getting the brand out there, but he spared a few minutes for me to catch-up.
    This episode of the podcast is sponsored by:
    Irish Whiskey Auctions  www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you.
    https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast
    I hope you enjoy our chat.
    Laurie

    • 1 hr 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
23 Ratings

23 Ratings

truedub ,

Fantastic.

Love the podcasts from Laurie. Gets some great interviews and some fascinating behind the scenes access that most wouldn’t get.

Tony B Cork ,

Irish Malts

Really enjoyed the podcast with John. Great insight into the business and industry. Good luck to them on their journey & Keep up get great work Laurie

d.burke ,

Best Irish Whiskey Podcast

If you have even a passing interest in whiskey then this podcast is a must. Amazing guests from the industry, always informative. But the garden chats episodes, where people from outside the whiskey industry speak their mind on whatever their drinking, are fantastic. Great craic and no BS in whatever they’re saying.

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