An Irish Whiskey Dream...Fulfilled

Daithi O'Connell thought he wanted to own his own distillery, and
almost pulled the trigger on building one. He thought better of
it at the last minute, and decided to go the independent bottler
route instead. He launched W.D. O'Connell Whisky Merchants in
late 2019, shortly before the pandemic, and that turned out to be
an even more well-timed move. He'll explain why on this week's
WhiskyCast In-Depth, and I'll share tasting notes for a couple of
his whiskies in the What I'm Tasting This Week Department. In the
news, spirits companies are pulling out of Russia following the
invasion of Ukraine, while U.S. whisky exports are starting to
show gains following the troubled year of 2020. We'll also look
at an important anniversary for whisky lovers in our Behind the
Label segment, too.