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Bringing Redbreast Home to the Parents

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October 11, 2011 by Graeme +

There is really nothing quite like returning back home after a few months away. Catching up with family, the dogs and old friends over home cooked meals and a cheeky few pints at the local. Not much can top that, unless you [...]

Scotch? Those provincial rivals of ours?

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May 12, 2011 by Lucas +

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When I was at Midleton last week they played this video to us on the distillery tour. It’s absolutely priceless! It tells the history of pot still Irish whiskey and, to an extent, modern distilling in general, from an [...]

Ireland Call: Single Pot Still?

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May 10, 2011 by Lucas +

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Gather around the fire, children, uncle Lucas will tell you now what happened in Ireland last week. We landed at Cork Airport. There were some leprechauns, rainbows, pots of gold and shamrocks. We all went to a dingy little [...]

Time to sleep and gather thoughts

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May 6, 2011 by Lucas +

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Just got home from Ireland. Last night’s celebrations ran well into not-so-wee hours this morning. I’m completely poop and need to catch a train to Newcastle at 7am tomorrow to be there nice and early for the [...]

Ireland is all tension tonight

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May 5, 2011 by Lucas +

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I’m in Ireland, spending the night in the lovely Castlemartyr Resort ahead of tomorrow’s event at Midleton Distillery. Took a late flight from Edinburgh and walked into the hotel bar after midnight to find a host [...]