172: Andrew Healy Brand Ambassador for Two Stacks / Killowen

To Finish up or Ode to Ireland. Today we have Brand Ambassador and Whiskey Educator Andrew Healy, and lets just say he know's his way around a dram. We talked everything from the resurgence of Irish whisky, to the flexing market shifts. This is the conversation that I love to go deep into. And I hope you do as well. Enjoy. https://twostackswhiskey.com/ https://www.instagram.com/twostackswhiskey/https://www.killowendistillery.com/https://www.instagram.com/killowendistilleryhttps://www.instagram.com/pangur_irish_poitin https://www.twostackswhiskeyus.com/shop/https://irishwhiskeylad.com/blog/two-stacks-killowen-availability-in-the-usa/ https://irishwhiskeylad.com/two-stacks-irish-cream-killowen-pangur-poitn-recipes https://ffws.com/spirits/Badmotivatorbarrels.com/shop/?aff=3https://www.instagram.com/zsmithwhiskeyandmixology?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Patreon.com/offtopicwhiskeyTWO STACKS IS PART OF A NEW AND ADVENTUROUS CHAPTER IN IRISH WHISKEY, AND WE WANT YOU TO HELP US TELL ITS TALE!IRELAND ONCE HAD A RICH HISTORY OF CASK BONDING. A KEY LIFEBLOOD TO THE INDUSTRY, WHERE MANY TOWNS AND CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAD FAMILY RAN BUSINESSES, BIG AND SMALL OPERATING AS BONDERS, GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. PURCHASING DIRECTLY FROM ESTABLISHED DISTILLERIES, THE CASKS WERE LEFT TO MATURE BEFORE ITS SUBSEQUENT BOTTLING UNDER THE RESPECTIVE OWNER’S OWN LABEL.WITH THE DEMISE OF THE IRISH WHISKEY INDUSTRY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, ONLY A HANDFUL OF THESE GREAT BRANDS HAVE SURVIVED TO THIS DAY, AND WITH IT, THE LIGHT THAT SHINES ON THIS TRADITION WAS NEARLY EXTINGUISHED FOR GOOD.HOW IT STARTEDFounded in 2020 by Shane McCarthy, Liam Brogan & Donal McLynn with fresh knowledge and experience in the globalised world of spirits.Two Stacks was inspired by the traditions of old and contemporary brands of new. Opening one of Ireland’s only independent bonding & blending facilities in 2022, with the ambition to combine these worlds together.Our unique approach to working with some of Irelands leading distilleries; selecting the finest spirit distilled across the Island allows us to create incredible expressions of whiskey never crafted nor tasted before. We continue to build our reputation on top of three key fundamentals and to help shape the future in Irish whiskeyTRANSPARENCY | CREATIVITY | INNOVATIONTwo Stacks is part of a new and adventurous chapter in Irish whiskey, and we want you to help us tell its tale!— SLÁINTEPROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE TEAM AT IRELAND CRAFT BEVERAGESHaving spent the last 10+ years playing the roles of importer and distributor for some of the most well known Irish drinks around the world we decided the time was right to launch our own brand of Irish whiskey with the goal of selling something that we’ve had a hand in producing.About KillowenThe most authentic of distilleries, Killowen Distillery is seated in the heart of the Mournes in County Down where horizons are framed by sweeping hills that slope gently into the sea. It is a place where old traditions and the finest natural resources have been blended to produce world class craft spirits.Founded by distiller Brendan Carty, Killowen’s team brings together a rogues gallery of whiskey experts and enthusiasts, all driven by one thing; bringing back the character and tradition of real Irish whiskey.Brendan is active and influential in the Irish distilling world, and is obsessed with the revival of forgotten styles of native distilling.