Great tasting of Japanese whiskies with the Ennis Whiskey Club in march this year.
We tasted Toguchi Single Malt, Mars Cosmo Blended Malt, Okayama Single Malt, Akashi Single Malt, and Nikka From the Barrel.
The tasting showed the diversity and richness of Japanese whiskies. The category is seeing an emergence of smaller craft producers drawing on years of distilling experience.
Wine Cru hosted by Solera Wine Merchants, MacCormaics, and Celtic Whiskey took place on Monday September 23rd at Fallon & Byrne.
Over 140 wines were tasted by 80 trade visitors.
We want to thank everyone who came along, and we look forward to meeting you again next February.
Ireland’s premier whiskey tasting event, Whiskey Live Dublin took place on the 16th and 17th May 2025.
MacCormaics showcased it premium range of Whiskies and liqueurs: Bunnahabhain Malts, Heavens Door, and Akashi and Togouchi Japanese whiskies, FEW Rye and Widow Jane 10 year old Bourbon. Also Amarula cream liqueur.
It was a great event and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2025!
Following on from our successful tasting in June, we are delighted to announced that Jesse Estes the Brand Ambassador for Ocho 8 will conduct a tasting of the Ocho 8 portfolio on Thursday 29th June at 2pm.
Jesse will taste Ocho 8 Blanco, Ocho 8 Reposado and Ocho 8 Anejo, over the zoom platform.
He will talk about the concept of Terroir for Tequila and the hand crafted approach to making premium Tequila using traditional method.
We have a limited number of places for mixologists and bartenders left. If you would like to participate in tasting please contact Paul Maguire or Gillian Boyle to receive your tasting kit and details.
We are excited about our next tasting.
We have teamed up with the Celtic Whiskey Shop and Bunnahabhain to bring a tasting of their range of Islay Whiskies.
The tasting will take place next Thursday on zoom. Hosting the event will be Stephen Woodcock Master Blender, Distell Distilleries and Julieann Fernandez Master Blender.
The tasting will cover the full range, including: Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair, Bunnahabhain Toiteach a Dha, Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old & Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old.
Unfortunately the demand for the Celtic Whiskey shop tasting pack was so great that we have sold out! But not to worry, we will be conducting more tastings and if you would like to attend any just complete the contact form in Resources and we will keep you informed as to the next one.
Every year since 2010, the Ultimate Spirits Challenge has convened in the suburbs of New York to judge the best of the best across all categories of liquor.
Tequila Ocho secured the Chairman’s Trophy for its unaged Plata. The bottling notched an impressive 96 points out of a possible 100—higher than all other tequilas regardless of category. Judges were taken aback by the liquid’s refined elements of slate, citrus and pepper.
A great accolade for Ocho 8, on its 12th birthday!
Read Brad Japhe’s article in the link below.
https://Forbes.com
MacCormaics is delighted to introduce Flaming Pig Irish Whiskey to the portfolio. Made in Skibbereen Co Cork, it is a blend of Irish Grain and Malt whiskies, some of which are 10 years old. The whiskies are blended together and then allowed to finish in oak charred barrels. The char is level 5, so basically burnt! However, it gives Flaming Pig bags of flavour and just a hint of smoke.
Flaming Pig will be available from the end of August in most Independent off licenses.
We have a limited number of sampling kits available for Irish customers. Please contact us using the contact form for yours!
Zuccardi Valle de Uco, once again, chosen as the best in the World and South America. The World’s Best Vineyards list is based on nominations from a Voting Academy made up of more than 500 leading wine experts, sommeliers and travel correspondents from across the globe.
The list of 2020 winners includes wineries from 18 countries on 5 continents.
World´s Best Vineyard and The Best Vineyard in South America: Zuccardi Valle de Uco (Argentina). The Best Vineyard in Europe: Domäne Wachau (Austria).
Sebastián Zuccardi affirmed “I believe this to be a great recognition to a family that believes in the place where it lives and grows. The winery is inspired by the Andes Mountains, which is what determines the identity of our wines; the winery seeks to be part of the landscape, without competing with the environment, so it will be current for a long time since it is based on the identity of the place. There is a great coherence between the winery and our way of making wines.”
We are delighted to host Jesse Estes the Brand Ambassador for Ocho 8 on Tuesday 23rd June at 5pm.
Jesse will taste Ocho 8 Blanco, Ocho 8 Reposado and Ocho 8 Anejo, over the zoom platform.
He will talk about the concept of Terroir for Tequila and the hand crafted approach to making premium Tequila using traditional method.
Unfortunately the session is now fully subscribed. if you would like to participate to another session or wines tasting please complete the form in resources and we will sign you up for the next one.
