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Jack Ryan Whiskey are Whiskey finishers as opposed to distillers. It's a noble tradition going back a long way to when Dublin was the Whiskey capital of the world, in the mid 1800's. Some vintners began to toy with sourcing good aged malt, and maturing and finishing it further in their own casks, procured from various importers including wine merchants. This is the tradition that Thomas Ryan of Toomevara Tipperary, son and grandson of distillery managers and barley farmers, b

Comte Camillo small batch Bar strength cocktails range will be launched in September 2026. Featuring 5 popular and elegant cocktails – the Negroni, Lemon Drop, Cosmopolitan, Old Fashioned and Expresso Martini. The range comes in iconic bottles of 10cl, 35cl and 70cl formats. Produced at artisan La Valdotaine Distillery in Saint Marcel in the Aosta Valley in Northern Italy, they are high proof pre mixed cocktails using premium spirits, bitters and spices. They are simple to se

Ireland's Biggest Whiskey Event Ireland’s premier whiskey tasting event, Whiskey Live Dublin took place on the 5th and 6th June 2026. MacCormaics showcased it premium range of Whiskies and liqueurs: Bunnahabhain Malts, Heavens Door, FEW Rye and Widow Jane 10 year old Bourbon. It was a great event and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2027.

After a fantastic summer, our thoughts turn towards autumn and winter! What better time it there to re look at your wine list and look to dust off some winter favourites. Celtic Whiskey Shop & Wines on the Green, Solera Wine Merchants and MacCormaics will present their portfolio. There will be over 100 wines to taste, and winemakers on hand to answer your questions. The trade tasting takes place from 10:30am to 5pm. Details of the Wine Cru Tasting are: When:

Bodega Renacer was founded by Patricio Reich in 2003. The Renacer vineyards are located in Perdriel, a unique area of Mendoza – Argentina, at the foot of the Andes Mountains and on the south margin of the Mendoza River. In this area Malbec and Cabernets find their best expression due to the outstanding characteristics of climate, altitude, soil and water. ​Bodega Renacer has over 30 hectares of their own vineyards. Some of them more than seventy years old, planted with Malb

Ennis Whiskey Club Tasting Great tasting of Japanese whiskies with the Ennis Whiskey Club in march this year. We tasted Toguchi Single Malt, Mars Cosmo Blended Malt, Okayama Single Malt, Akashi Single Malt, and Nikka From the Barrel. The tasting showed the diversity and richness of Japanese whiskies. The category is seeing an emergence of smaller craft producers drawing on years of distilling experience.

Wine Cru hosted by Solera Wine Merchants, MacCormaics, and Celtic Whiskey took place on Monday September 23rd at Fallon & Byrne. Over 140 wines were tasted by 80 trade visitors. We want to thank everyone who came along, and we look forward to meeting you again next February.

Ireland's Biggest Whiskey Event Ireland’s premier whiskey tasting event, Whiskey Live Dublin took place on the 16th and 17th May 2024. MacCormaics showcased it premium range of Whiskies and liqueurs: Bunnahabhain Malts, Heavens Door, and Akashi and Togouchi Japanese whiskies, FEW Rye and Widow Jane 10 year old Bourbon. Also Amarula cream liqueur. It was a great event and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2025!

Six French star buys to try Château Béchereau has been named one of six French "star buy" wines for the weekend by The Irish Times, praised by expert John Wilson for its elegant texture and notes of leafy red cherry fruits and spice. The recommendation highlights this wine as an ideal match for roast duck or baked mushrooms. For more details, visit The Irish Times.

Ocho 8 takes 1st place according To The Ultimate Spirits Challenge Every year since 2010, the Ultimate Spirits Challenge has convened in the suburbs of New York to judge the best of the best across all categories of liquor. Tequila Ocho secured the Chairman’s Trophy for its unaged Plata. The bottling notched an impressive 96 points out of a possible 100—higher than all other tequilas regardless of category. Judges were taken aback by the liquid’s refined elements of slate, ci

Tequila Tasting Following on from our successful tasting in June, we are delighted to announced that Jesse Estes the Brand Ambassador for Ocho 8 will conduct a tasting of the Ocho 8 portfolio on Thursday 29th June at 2pm. Jesse will taste Ocho 8 Blanco, Ocho 8 Reposado and Ocho 8 Anejo, over the zoom platform. He will talk about the concept of Terroir for Tequila and the hand crafted approach to making premium Tequila using traditional method. We have a limited number of p

Bunnahabhain Islay Malt Whisky Picks Up More Awards Bunnahabhain that un-Islay of Islay whiskies picked up three awards in the recent IWSC. Its flagship whisky Bunnahabhain 12 years won gold in the category Distillers Single Malts 12 years and Younger. The expressions: Toiteacha Dha and Cruach Mhona also picked up Gold in the category Single Malts No Age Statement.