Louise McGuane: Blends, Bottles & Bonds

The rise in demand for Irish whiskey around the world over the
past ten years has led to the building of new distilleries in
Ireland and the establishment of new whiskey brands, bonders and
bottlers.


This evolving mixture of established multi-century brands and new
risk-taking upstarts makes for a more diverse, more energetic and
more interesting Irish whiskey landscape than we’ve had in
Ireland in more than a century.


Fueled by passion and pride, these new entrants are putting their
money where their mouth is and risking money and time to build
something new, something exciting and something they can put
their own stamp on.


In 2016, Louise McGuane, founder of J.J. Corry Irish Whiskey
welcomed the first of many whiskey casks to her family farm in
Co. Clare in Ireland.


In this episode of Stories & Sips, I chat with Louise about
her unique business in the world of Irish whiskey, why whiskey
barrels are delivered to her farm and how she has carved out a
loyal fan base of Irish whiskey enthusiasts all around the world
for her honest approach and downright good whiskey.