Oct 25, 2025

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...

Oct 8, 2025

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...

Sep 19, 2025

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...

Aug 22, 2025

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...

Aug 7, 2025

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...