{"product_id":"armagnac-tasting-shane-pearlman-duke-of-york-30-07-2026","title":"An Armagnac Tasting with Shane Pearlman","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn Armagnac Tasting with Shane Pearlman\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA truly unique session in the historic Duke of York, with two intertwined conversations: a top-shelf introduction to \u003cstrong\u003eArmagnac\u003c\/strong\u003e — France’s oldest brandy — for whiskey drinkers, and the release of the first bottling from a project that took flight at Belfast Whiskey Week in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYour host is \u003cstrong\u003eShane Pearlman\u003c\/strong\u003e — passionate spirits geek and intermittent independent bottler — and this is his obsession talking. In his own words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“In 2018 I became obsessed with Armagnac, the oldest known distillate in the world. Why? Because price-to-joy, nothing comes even close. Because it is downright delicious. Because the production isn’t corporate-factory output. Each cask comes from a family working their farm, distilling once per year — spirits from people whose table you will sit at and share a meal with, then dip into the cellars and taste casks dating back to their great-grandparents. There are few places left on earth with such history and authenticity.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShane is bringing \u003cstrong\u003efive bottles from casks he has personally purchased\u003c\/strong\u003e — full-metal brandy for a whiskey drinker’s palate, ranging from \u003cstrong\u003e21 to 60 years\u003c\/strong\u003e in the cask. How many people have sipped a 1967 spirit, still in cask? The sample has just been pulled, and it will rock your world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Dunville’s launch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt a Belfast Whiskey Week dinner in 2021, Shane and Jarlath from Echlinville dreamed up a proposition no one else could pull off: marry a good Irish whiskey with a top-calibre Armagnac cask — the kind of cask producers simply don’t sell, because they’re used for generations. The result has been resting ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll taste the \u003cstrong\u003eGrand Mole 1985 cask #17\u003c\/strong\u003e (a whopping 61% ABV) and the elegant \u003cstrong\u003eDunville’s 21 single cask\u003c\/strong\u003e that has been maturing in its arms for years — trying the whiskey after its finish alongside the very spirit that shaped it. Attendees get friends-and-family pricing on the Dunville’s bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect excellent brandy, a special whiskey launch, and a proper conversation on the history, production and ageing that make Armagnac so good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen \u0026amp; where\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThursday 30 July 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e, from \u003cstrong\u003e8:00pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDuke of York, Commercial Court, Belfast\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFive single-cask Armagnacs (21–60 years) · Grand Mole 1985 cask #17 · Dunville’s 21 single cask launch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTicket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e£25\u003c\/strong\u003e · 40 places max\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is an 18+ event. ID may be required on arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belfast Whiskey Week","offers":[{"title":"General Admission","offer_id":57131433951612,"sku":"BWW26-ARMAGNAC-30072026","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.belfastwhiskeyweek.com\/products\/armagnac-tasting-shane-pearlman-duke-of-york-30-07-2026","provider":"Belfast Whiskey Week","version":"1.0","type":"link"}