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Irish Distilleries Will Have Their Whiskey Way with You

Irish Distilleries Will Have Their Whiskey Way with You

16/03/2022

There is a W.C. Fields quote that goes, “I always keep some Whiskey handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.”

Your St. Patrick's Dinner Menu: Irish Whiskey Meets Its Perfect Match

Your St. Patrick's Dinner Menu: Irish Whiskey Meets Its Perfect Match

10/03/2022

The Irish are renowned the world over for the hospitality and welcoming Spirit. So it makes sense that their finest export (Whiskey) goes down pretty well with just about any...

Why do we drink on St Patrick’s Day?

Why do we drink on St Patrick’s Day?

09/03/2022

For years and years, we have all reveled in the famous St Patrick’s Day celebrations. We have gone out, sometimes with, and sometimes without our Irish friends, and raised a...

Meet The Distiladies: 10 Woman-Owned Spirit Brands

Meet The Distiladies: 10 Woman-Owned Spirit Brands

07/03/2022

It was a woman who discovered the predecessor of pot still (thank you, Mary the Jewess!), and it was women who made hooch before steam and inquisition came.

Absinthe 101

Absinthe 101

05/03/2022

One of the Spirit world’s most elusive comrades: Absinthe. Whispered about for most of the 20th Century, smuggled between friends and slunk in darkened corners in the room, this is...

Mardi Gras Comes Home (Your Home, That Is)

Mardi Gras Comes Home (Your Home, That Is)

28/02/2022

Some pre-Katrina years ago, I spent several days pleasuring in New Orleans during Jazz Fest, where music and cheer pour out of establishments all over the city.