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Pot in the pink – the renaissance of Irish pot-still whiskey
From just two distilleries in the 1980s to nearly 40 today, Irish pot-still whiskey is back in a big and exciting way. Above, Brendan Carty of Killowen distillery in County...

Dave Broom
Tuesday 27 May 2025
• 1 min read

Wine news in 5
EU wine industry aid, Ireland’s health labels, German exports grow, China’s white-wine boom
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 29 March 2025
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
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The challenge of Sunday evenings
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RIP Myrtle Allen of Ballymaloe
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Ireland's answer to Normandy
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For wine lovers in Dublin
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