How Irish Whiskey Bonding Got its Groove Back ft. Louise McGuane of J.J. Corry

Published: April 27, 2022, 3 a.m.

This is not a Scotch Episode -- we repeat -- this is not a Scotch episode. We are joined today by a very influential woman in Irish Whiskey. On this podcast, Chelsey and Pam chat with the amazing Louise McGuane. She\u2019s the first modern whiskey bonder in Ireland in well over 50 years, the founder of JJ Corry Irish Whiskey. She\u2019s been featured in the likes of Forbes magazine and Her bottlings have already won numerous awards, including a Gold Medal in the Irish Whiskey Awards and the SF World Spirits Awards.\xa0

Time Stamps:

6:30 - What is whisk(e)y bonding?

10:30 - whiskey bonding vs independent bottling

19:10 - how Lousie chooses barrels

25:00 - don\u2019t be scared\u2026all whiskies are blends

29:00 - Louise leads us through a tasting of the gale batch 2

33:00 - Who is J.J Corry?

43:10 - What's coming up for J.J. Corry?


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