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142 - Greenlights

A Dubliner's and a Cork man's take on Matthew McConaughey's philosophy of 'green lights' and positive forward movement, as captured in his excellent book Greenlights.

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141 - Rome

Log cabin in the middle of nowhere or the city of Rome?

Redbreast 18 or Redbreast PX?

Tours with Karl or Irish Whiskey Experiences?

Today, you decide.

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140 - Tommy Tickler

Why don’t we think about the clear spirit that goes into barrels? (most of the time)

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139 - Charlie Sheen's Saturday Morning Yoga Routine

Oh my days, today we had a jolly good time chatting through some recent developments in and around Irish drinks including some thoughts on Bar 1661’s new drinks menu and the growing landscape of 20+ year old Irish whiskeys available to buy.

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135 - ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

'Cause if you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
'Cause if you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

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134 - Irishness

In this episode, we discuss what it means to be Irish in 2024, blending tradition with modern life. We chat about the evolving Irish identity, from cultural heritage to the impact of globalization and social change, reflecting on what being Irish looks like today, along with a few drinks thoughts on the way.

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133 - Chatting to GPT

Today we secured an interview with global superstar Chat GPT to come talk us through their opinion on cocktails, whiskey, and what Donald Trump likes to drink in warmer weather. This podcast is lovingly dedicated to the memory of the Queen Ali O'Connor.

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131 - Craft Beer Olympics

We’re back to our Irish craft beer chats this week babógs, with a little political throwback to our earlier ‘Pyonyang Imperial Stout’ episode.

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Wine with Brian V ‘The Wine Shop’

Welcome to the fourth episode of our 'Wine With Brian' series, where we chat with Brian O’Connor about his various wine operations, his new involvement with a pop-up wine shop in Cork, and his recent endeavors with Killahora Orchards.

If you haven’t heard the earlier 'Wine With Brian' episodes, definitely go back and listen by simply searching 'Wine With Brian' in your podcast search bar. Enjoy!

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129 - Fionnán O’Connor

Fionnán O'Connor joins us today. Fionnán is the main man when it comes to the authentic history of Irish whiskey and an all-around sound man. We're talking to him about his beginnings in and around 'drinks,' along with what he has been up to recently with his thesis and 'Créatúr' book project.

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128 - Eazy Breezy

It’s all about Eazy Breezy drinks today folks, drinks that would tantalise your taste buds from the first second, or would they?

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127 - Beyond the Pale

We went to Beyond the Pale and had a jolly good time. We had the pleasure of chatting with Cassie Stokes at the Beyond the Plate section of the fest, which was run by big boss Ali Dunworth, all about the current and future culture of the Irish drinks scene.

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