Dublin Distillates Dinner – Belfast Whiskey Week 2024

There's a particular kind of magic that happens when uisce beatha and great food meet at the same table — and on the evening of 25th July 2024, Session 67: Dublin Distillates delivered exactly that at the Angel & 2 Bibles. Four drams from four of Dublin's finest distilleries were paired with four courses crafted by Jonny Stevenson of Urban Scullery, in what became one of Belfast Whiskey Week 2024's most intimate and memorable evenings.

About This Event

A bespoke Dinner consisting of 4 Drams from 4 Dublin Distilleries with Food representing the best of Irish Cuisine. Jonny Stevenson (genius) from Urban Scullery will take us on a culinary journey through four dishes - complementing the whiskies. If you have never been to one of Jonny's Supper Clubs then this is your chance (usually they are only on once a month - well in July, there are three this week!!)

Looking Back

The seanchas of Irish whiskey — its living, breathing story — runs through Dublin as surely as the Liffey itself, and Session 67 was a love letter to that tradition. Guests took their seats to find a carefully curated lineup of Dublin distillates waiting for them: four distinct expressions, each representing a chapter in the remarkable modern renaissance of Irish urban distilling. It was the kind of evening that reminds you whiskey is never truly just about what's in the glass.

Jonny Stevenson, the force of nature behind Urban Scullery's celebrated supper clubs, brought his full repertoire to bear on the occasion. Each of his four dishes was conceived not merely to accompany the whiskey but to converse with it — complementing sweetness, pushing back against oak, drawing out fruit and spice in ways that solo tasting simply cannot. For many guests, this was their first Urban Scullery experience; those familiar with Jonny's monthly suppers knew they were in exceptionally good hands. The fact that BWW2024 managed to secure three of these evenings across the week spoke to the festival's ambition and to the warmth of that partnership.

What gave the evening its particular duchas — its sense of belonging and rootedness — was the way it honoured Dublin's distilling heritage without losing sight of where we were. Sitting in Belfast, raising a glass of the capital's finest, there was no rivalry, only a shared pride in what Irish whiskey has become. The Angel & 2 Bibles, with its whiskey-library character and convivial atmosphere, was the ideal setting: serious enough to honour the liquid, relaxed enough to let conversation flow freely between courses.

If Session 67 whetted your appetite for whiskey and food in equal measure, Belfast Whiskey Week has offered no shortage of ways to go deeper. Sessions exploring the craft and heritage of Ulster distilling — such as the Bushmills History MasterClass and the Bushmills Causeway Collection MasterClass — show how the festival weaves together the island's full distilling narrative. And for those curious about what else Dublin and beyond have offered across the years, our Whiskey Map is a fine place to begin exploring.

At £45 a head for four drams and four courses of Irish cuisine at this level, Session 67 represented one of the week's most generous propositions. It sold out for good reason. Slàinte mhath to everyone who was there — and if you missed it, keep your eyes open. Evenings this good have a habit of returning.

More from Belfast Whiskey Week

• Session 83: Bushmills History (MasterClass)
• Session 1: Bushmills New Cask Finish Range (Introduction)
• Session 2: Bushmills Core Malts (Introduction)
• Session 22: Sexton Deconstruction (Showcase)
• Session 23: Bushmills Cask strength (Mini-MasterClass)
• Session 50: Bushmills Causeway Collection (MasterClass)

Explore the full programme on the Belfast Whiskey Week Whiskey Map.