Apr 23, 2026

Join me for My Irish Whiskey Association Chat with Director Eoin O'Catháin.

Eoin has been Director of the IWA for over 2.5 years. We sat for a chat in a busy Doheny & Nesbitt pub on Dublin's Baggot St, a real charming boozer in the heart of Dublin city. 

Eoin and I chatted about how the IWA advocates for and protects...

Apr 14, 2026

Join me for My Harbourview Whiskey Hotel Chat with Adrian McLaughlin.

Adrian, along with a few other lads, has created Ireland's first whiskey hotel, above in Co Antrim.

The hotel has an amazing Wee Bar, to chill out in. A hugely diverse selection of whiskeys to choose from, a cask room where you can bottle your own...

Apr 7, 2026

Join me for My Bushmills Chat with Master Distiller Colum Egan.

Colum has worked at Bushmills Distillery since the 90's, before becoming Master Distiller in 2002.

He grew up in Portarlington, Co Laois, but a local Antrim girl drew him North, where he has enjoyed an illustrious career in Bushmills Distillery.

This...

Mar 16, 2026

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,...

Mar 2, 2026

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...