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Seven years of tastings, tours, dinners and experiences — the complete Belfast Whiskey Week archive.

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2021 · 29 JUL 2021

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Hinch Distillery Showcase – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of the 29th of July 2021, Session 49 of Belfast Whiskey Week gave whiskey lovers near and far the chance to sit down with ...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Japanese vs Taiwanese Whisky MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the 28th of July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week turned its gaze far beyond the sheugh and the sea, east across continents to two of the wh...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Drams & Chocolate with Killowen | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Some pairings feel inevitable in hindsight. Whiskey and chocolate — uisce beatha meeting cacao — share a common language of roast, sweetn...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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SMWS MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 Review

There are tastings, and then there are events — moments when the uisce beatha in the glass feels less like a drink and more like a dispat...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Halewood Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 28th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week's Session 38 threw open the doors to something genuinely rare in the whiskey world...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Powerscourt Introduction Tasting | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

When Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 opened its doors — or rather, its sample packs — to the world, one of the quieter revelations of that rema...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Sliabh Liag Distillers Introduction – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There is something quietly powerful about pouring a dram that carries the smell of the Atlantic on it — and that was precisely the spirit...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Spot Whiskeys Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There are few names in Irish whiskey that carry the weight of genuine merchant heritage quite like the Spot family — and on the afternoon...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Method and Madness Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Some drams arrive politely. The ones poured under the Method and Madness banner tend to arrive with a raised eyebrow and a question you h...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Redbreast History MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Some drams carry their history in the glass, and on the afternoon of 28th July 2021, Session 56 of Belfast Whiskey Week made that truth t...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Powers Single Casks MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 28th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week's Session 46 brought whiskey lovers around the world face-to-face with one of Iris...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Powers Whiskey Showcase – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 28th July 2021, Session 30 of Belfast Whiskey Week brought one of Irish whiskey's most storied names to the virtual tab...

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2021 · 28 JUL 2021

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Midleton Very Rare Showcase – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There are events at Belfast Whiskey Week that feel like an occasion before a drop has even been poured, and Session 29 — the Midleton Ver...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Mallows Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 Review

There's something quietly radical about a whiskey tasting that travels to you rather than the other way around. Session 93 of Belfast Whi...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Lowlands Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 Review

On the evening of 27th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week turned its gaze southward across the water to Scotland's Lowlands region for Sessi...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Islay MasterClass – Session 68 | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 27th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week turned its gaze westward across the water to Islay — that wind-scoured, peat-black...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Launceston Distillery Tasting | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

In July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week cast its net well beyond these islands and into the southern hemisphere, welcoming Tasmania's Launcest...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Clyde May's Whiskey Intro Tasting | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 27th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week opened a transatlantic door with Session 14: an introductory tasting dedicated to ...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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The Quiet Man Tasting | Introduction Session | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There's a particular pleasure in the understated — in the thing that doesn't announce itself too loudly but rewards those who lean in and...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Redbreast MasterClass BWW 2021 | Belfast Whiskey Week

There are sessions you attend, and then there are sessions you remember. Friend at Hand — Session 58 of Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 — fell ...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Mezcal Showcase at Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 | Session 85

Belfast Whiskey Week has always understood that the story of uisce beatha — the water of life — is a story shared across cultures and con...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Redbreast Dream Casks MasterClass – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Some sessions at Belfast Whiskey Week leave a mark that lingers long after the last dram. Session 57 — the Redbreast Dream Casks MasterCl...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Redbreast Showcase – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 Review

If there is one dram that carries the quiet authority of a master storyteller, it is Redbreast. On the evening of 27th July 2021, Session...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Midleton Single Casks MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There are masterclasses, and then there are moments that remind you why you fell in love with uisce beatha in the first place. Session 54...

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2021 · 27 JUL 2021

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Jameson Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 Review

There are names in Irish whiskey that need no introduction, and Jameson is perhaps the finest example of that truth. At Belfast Whiskey W...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Copeland Distillery Introduction Tasting – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There's something quietly radical about a distillery that looks out across the water towards the Copeland Islands and decides, yes, this ...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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BWW 21 Bottles MasterClass Review – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Some milestones deserve more than a toast — they deserve a full reckoning. Session 90 of Belfast Whiskey Week 2021, the BWW 21 Bottles Ma...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Japanese vs Scottish Whisky MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Some tastings ask you to appreciate a single distillery's vision. Session 42 at Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 asked something altogether more...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Irish v Scottish NAS Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Some debates are as old as the sheugh that separates Ulster from Scotland, and few carry as much flavour as the question of Irish versus ...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Speyside MasterClass Session 69 | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

If there is a corner of Scotland's whisky map that carries the weight of legend most gracefully, it is Speyside — and on the evening of 2...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Cask Strength Irish Whiskey MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the afternoon of 26th July 2021, a very particular kind of quiet descended on whiskey lovers across the world as they settled in with ...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Belgrove Distillery Tasting – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

When Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 turned its gaze towards the southern hemisphere on 26th July, it did so with characteristic ambition — inv...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Gelston's Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 Review

On the afternoon of 26th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week's Session 37 turned its attention to one of the city's own — Gelston's, a name r...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Walsh Whiskey Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 26th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week's Session 35 brought Walsh Whiskey's finest to the fore in a warm, unhurried Showc...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Tullamore DEW Core Showcase – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There's something quietly confident about Tullamore DEW — a distillery that has never needed to shout to be heard. When Session 79 of Bel...

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2021 · 26 JUL 2021

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Killowen MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 26th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week turned its gaze south to the Mournes for one of the festival's most anticipated se...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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Tullamore DEW Warehouse MasterClass – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 25th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week's Session 95 opened the doors — virtually, but no less vividly — to the Tullamore ...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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L'Encantada Armagnac Showcase – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Belfast Whiskey Week has always worn its curiosity proudly, and Session 86 — a Showcase tasting with L'Encantada Armagnac — was as fine a...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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Teeling Showcase at Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 | Session 84

There's something fitting about a Dublin distillery crossing the sheugh to join Belfast Whiskey Week — and in July 2021, Teeling did exac...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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Irish v Scottish 12yr+ Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Few questions in the world of uisce beatha stir as much spirited debate as the one at the heart of Session 43 of Belfast Whiskey Week 202...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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World of Whiskey Showcase – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There are sessions that deepen your love of a single distillery, and then there are sessions that remind you just how wide and generous t...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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Drams & Ribs Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

Some evenings at Belfast Whiskey Week linger long in the memory, and Session 45 — Drams & Ribs — was precisely that kind of night. He...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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Hobart Whiskey Tasting – BWW 2021 Introduction | Belfast Whiskey Week

When Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 turned its gaze southward — far southward — to the island of Tasmania, it offered something genuinely rare...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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Baoilleach Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the morning of 25th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week turned its attention to one of Irish spirits' most intriguing independent voices —...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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Two Stacks Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

On the evening of 25 July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week's Session 59 brought a spotlight to one of Irish whiskey's more quietly ambitious ne...

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2021 · 25 JUL 2021

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Shortcross Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There are distilleries that make whiskey, and then there are distilleries that seem to carry the very character of their land in every bo...

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2021 · 24 JUL 2021

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Penderyn Single Casks MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

When Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 extended its welcome beyond the island of Ireland, one of its most unexpected and rewarding gestures was S...

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2021 · 24 JUL 2021

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Paul John Showcase – Belfast Whiskey Week 2021 Review

On the evening of 24th July 2021, Belfast Whiskey Week welcomed something genuinely far-flung to its already ambitious programme: Paul Jo...

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2021 · 24 JUL 2021

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Mourne Dew Showcase | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There are distilleries that feel rooted in their landscape, and Mourne Dew is very much one of them — its spirit carrying something of th...

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2021 · 24 JUL 2021

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Bruichladdich MasterClass | Belfast Whiskey Week 2021

There are distilleries you admire, and then there are distilleries that seem to gather a particular kind of devotee — loyal, curious, a l...

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