Irish Whiskey Review Podcast: Belfast Whiskey Week 2022 Launch from Angel & Two Bibles

The episode is one of Irish Whiskey Review's many BWW-related recordings. Marty McAuley has been part of Belfast Whiskey Week's fabric for years — running his own dedicated walking tours every festival edition, and providing some of the most consistent independent commentary on Irish whiskey through both the Irish Whiskey Review YouTube channel and the podcast he co-hosts with Justin Macartney.

The launch event paired Chocolate Manor's milk and dark chocolates with Copeland whiskey — a pairing the festival has returned to several times across different editions — and featured Method and Madness's Mulberry Cask Irish Whiskey alongside the chocolates and the venue's signature drams.

Angel & Two Bibles, the bar above the Deer's Head, has been one of Belfast Whiskey Week's most loyal venues. Multiple years of launches, club nights and tastings have taken place in the upstairs space, and the venue has become one of the festival's spiritual homes — alongside the Duke of York, Friend at Hand and the Deer's Head itself.

What's distinctive about Marty McAuley and Justin's Irish Whiskey Review coverage is the depth. They've been recording about Irish and global whiskey for years, and their commentary isn't tied to a single brand or festival — which makes their engagement with Belfast Whiskey Week meaningful rather than transactional. When they record from a BWW event, it's because the festival earned the attention.

The Irish Whiskey Review podcast is available across Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other major podcast platforms, with episodes spanning Irish, Scotch and bourbon whiskey across multiple years of coverage. The Belfast Whiskey Week 2022 launch episode is part of a wider archive that includes festival-related recordings from multiple years.

For listeners who want to hear what the festival's launches actually sound like — the brands present, the people speaking, the energy of the room — this episode is one of the most useful pieces of audio in the festival's media history.

Listen to the full episode: Irish Whiskey Review — Belfast Whiskey Week Launch 2022