The Dublin Liberties Distillery Tweet Tasting

More social media based dramfotainment you say? Well allow us to very gladly oblige!

Following on from their recent Gold medal wins at this years Irish Whiskey Masters, we absolutely thrilled to announce that on September 30th, we’ll be teaming up with the mighty Dublin Liberties Distillery, to pour and explore some of their winning whiskey wares.

On the night we’ll be sharing, sipping and savouring their Gold standard Copper Alley, Murder Lane, Keeper’s Coin and Oak Devil expressions. Full details to follow, but if you fancy taking part in an epic evening of Irish whisk(e)y discovery click here to register your interest by emailing your name, address, date of birth and Twitter handle. Please also remember to mark the subject line of your email: #DublinLibertiesWhiskey

The closing date to register is September 3rd, and if you are registering to take part please make sure that you will actually be free on the night!

Even if you're not one of the selected Tweet Tasters, it'd be great to have you following the evening’s dramfotainment. So we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on September 30th at 7pm GMT via #DublinLibertiesWhiskey

For more info on The Dublin Liberties, visit: thedublinlibertiesdistillery.com

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Registration open to over 21's only!

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A D Rattray Tweet Tasting II

Continuing our teeming throng of industry leading Twitter trending Tweet Tastings, we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that on September 11th, we’ll be teaming up again with our friends at the South Ayrshire based AD Rattray, to pour and explore some of their belting independently bottled bounty!

On the night we’ll be pouring and exploring expressions from their Casks of Scotland range, including something so dramspankingly new, it won’t be released until 2020. So if you fancy sharing, sipping and savouring some of the dramming delight’s from A D Rattray’s amazing whisky portfolio click here to register your details by emailing your name, address, date of birth and Twitter handle, remembering to mark the subject line: #ADRattrayWhisky

The closing date to register is August 19th, and if you are registering please make sure that you will actually be free on the evening of September 11th to take part!

Even if you're not one of the selected Tweet Tasters, it'd be great to have you following all the evening’s dramfotainment. So we look forward to seeing you over on Twitter on September 11th at 19:00 BST via #ADRattrayWhisky

Registration open to over 21's only!

For more info on A D Rattray, visit: adrattray.com

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Whisky Insiders Interview No. 97 - Lora Hemy

Company:
Roe & Co Distilling Co - Diageo

Job:
Head Distiller

Website:
roeandcowhiskey.com



How long have you been working in the whisky industry?
I’ve been working in the industry now for over five years. I spent my twenties as a sound engineer and DJ. I studied Fine Art originally and went back to university as a mature student to study distillation.

What has been your biggest career highlight to date?
Being part of the team that built the Roe & Co Distillery and Visitor Experience. Especially on this street which has been so important to the history of brewing and distillery, not just in Ireland, but globally. George Roe was a unique, forward-thinking character in his time and this has been a very unique project in so many ways. From restoring and retrofitting this incredible building, the old Guinness Power House dating from 1946, with a contemporary distillery; setting up a new distillery within such a loved brewery; planning the future of Roe and Co with our amazing team. Lots of challenges but all of them incredibly fun. Seeing the first visitors arrive was a brilliant feeling.

Can you remember your first dram, and indeed what it was?
I can’t remember my first dram specifically, but I can remember several that have really stuck in my memory. One was at Glen Ord distillery near my parents’ house on the Black Isle – it was a very long time ago, but it was the first time I remember being blown away by the simplicity of taking such basic raw materials and turning them into something beautiful. It was the first time I can remember thinking ‘I want to do this’. Another recent example was just a few weeks ago when we invited some local whiskey enthusiasts to join us for a sneak preview of the distillery before we opened. We shared a Roe & Co together in the bar, that felt like a really special moment, even amongst the dust sheets and dismantled scaffolding.

What does whisky mean to you?
Whisky is about people and places. It has taken me around the world, I’ve met all sorts of interesting people, lived and worked in places I probably would not have thought of visiting otherwise. I have discovered whisky from so many parts of the world that can be enjoyed in so many different ways. I see it as a creative process inspired by the people and places around me. I guess it has become an obsession in that the science behind production is so incredibly complex that I will never have enough life hours to be able to understand everything about it - therefore there is no chance to get bored, and every motivation to stay curious.