News You Can Use
Busy, busy, busy in the whiskey world since launching the Irish Whiskey Society of America in March. Here are some quick-hit news bits that I'll be blogging over the coming week or so:
IWSA taking membership signups online: Memberships sign-ups are now online at america.irishwhiskeysociety.com. We've also posted our monthly tasting calendar for the Boston area. We'll start rolling out to other cities later this year so stay tuned. If you're outside the Boston area be sure to let us know if you're in town even if it's not near a date for a tasting. We can steer you to some good pubs and maybe buy you dram if we can connect.
IWSA April tasting a success: We moved the April tasting to a private residence north of Boston when a last-minute schedule conflict bumped us from our planned city venue. But even well outside the city we had 21 attendees for the "Stepping Up, Stepping Out" tasting. That bodes well and interest is growing. We're also getting great reactions from pub owners who want to host tastings. We're setting up the May 19 tasting venue shortly so check the website for the location.
Special Irish Whiskey Society Tasting in Dublin this week: The IWS in Dublin is planning a special whiskey tasting at the old Bow Street distillery this Thursday with Irish Distillers Ltd. (IDL) presenting a range of current and past distillery reserves. The IWS also will make two special presentations to IDL.
Formerly pure, now single: Irish Distillers Ltd. (IDL) turned bureaucratic hassle into market advantage recently when it announced that "Pure Pot Still" whiskeys will now be known as "Single Pot Still" whiskeys. The U.S. Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements had decided there was a problem calling the whiskey "pure." So IDL is not only morphing the name it's re-issuing and re-labeling the excellent, formerly "Pure" Pot Still Red Breast and Green Spot whiskeys as the headliners in its "Single Pot Still" lineup. Out with 'PPS" and in with "SPS."
New Whiskeys!: IDL has invited "Slainte: the Irish Whiskey Blog" and the IWSA to attend the launch of two new whiskeys at the Midleton Distillery on Thursday May 5. We'll be there. Rumor has it that the new offerings will be Powers and Midleton brands.
Whisky Live Dublin: Whisky Live Dublin is set for Saturday, May 14, at the Mansion House on Dawson Street. The program looks excellent with an array of presentations, updates and even the launch of new whiskeys from the Celtic Whiskey Shop across the street. Probably no shortage of craic when all is said and done also. Bookings and info are available at www.whiskylive.com. We're planning on attending and hope to see you there.
More to come. Stay tuned.
Sláinte!
IWSA taking membership signups online: Memberships sign-ups are now online at america.irishwhiskeysociety.com. We've also posted our monthly tasting calendar for the Boston area. We'll start rolling out to other cities later this year so stay tuned. If you're outside the Boston area be sure to let us know if you're in town even if it's not near a date for a tasting. We can steer you to some good pubs and maybe buy you dram if we can connect.
IWSA April tasting a success: We moved the April tasting to a private residence north of Boston when a last-minute schedule conflict bumped us from our planned city venue. But even well outside the city we had 21 attendees for the "Stepping Up, Stepping Out" tasting. That bodes well and interest is growing. We're also getting great reactions from pub owners who want to host tastings. We're setting up the May 19 tasting venue shortly so check the website for the location.
Special Irish Whiskey Society Tasting in Dublin this week: The IWS in Dublin is planning a special whiskey tasting at the old Bow Street distillery this Thursday with Irish Distillers Ltd. (IDL) presenting a range of current and past distillery reserves. The IWS also will make two special presentations to IDL.
Formerly pure, now single: Irish Distillers Ltd. (IDL) turned bureaucratic hassle into market advantage recently when it announced that "Pure Pot Still" whiskeys will now be known as "Single Pot Still" whiskeys. The U.S. Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements had decided there was a problem calling the whiskey "pure." So IDL is not only morphing the name it's re-issuing and re-labeling the excellent, formerly "Pure" Pot Still Red Breast and Green Spot whiskeys as the headliners in its "Single Pot Still" lineup. Out with 'PPS" and in with "SPS."
New Whiskeys!: IDL has invited "Slainte: the Irish Whiskey Blog" and the IWSA to attend the launch of two new whiskeys at the Midleton Distillery on Thursday May 5. We'll be there. Rumor has it that the new offerings will be Powers and Midleton brands.
Whisky Live Dublin: Whisky Live Dublin is set for Saturday, May 14, at the Mansion House on Dawson Street. The program looks excellent with an array of presentations, updates and even the launch of new whiskeys from the Celtic Whiskey Shop across the street. Probably no shortage of craic when all is said and done also. Bookings and info are available at www.whiskylive.com. We're planning on attending and hope to see you there.
More to come. Stay tuned.
Sláinte!
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