On the 21st of January I wrote my first ever blog post Here and wrote about how I had decided to start collecting Irish Whiskey and how my first purchase was a Celtic Whiskey Store, Powers Single Cask No. 284. Fast forward to the 8th of November, I find myself driving West, destination Galway, more precisely Garavan's Bar for the launch … Continue reading Garavan’s Bar Powers Single Cask launch night
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Powers John’s Lane
Some of you may be starting to notice a common theme running through my blogs. That of the Powers brand. All of my Collecting blogs to date have been Powers related and I've also taken part in, and blogged about, Powers Tweet Tasting in the past. So it will not come as any surprise that … Continue reading Powers John’s Lane
Know your Brand Ambassador: Michael Carr
Welcome to Part Ten, which is the final part of my series of blogs called 'Know your Brand Ambassador'. This time we're having a chat with Mr Michael Carr, National Powers Brand Ambassador of Irish Distillers Pernod-Ricard Name? Michael John Desmond Carr Who do you work for? Powers Whiskey which is part of Irish Distillers Pernod-Ricard What is your favourite book? Flowers for … Continue reading Know your Brand Ambassador: Michael Carr
*** Competition time ***
***Updated 21.09.18. This competition is now over. We're delighted to be running our first competition here on Dave's Irish Whiskey and what a fabulous package we have for you which was very kindly put together by Powers Brand Ambassador, Michael Carr. Up for grabs is one package containing a bottle of their very fine Powers … Continue reading *** Competition time ***
Know your Brand Ambassador: Joe Magowan
Welcome to Part 1 of my new series of blogs called 'Know your Brand Ambassador'. I'm delighted to kick off this series with an insight into the mind of Mr Joe Magowan of Dillon Bass. As outlined here this series is all about having a bit of fun and discovering a different side to some of Irish Whiskeys top Brand Ambassadors. … Continue reading Know your Brand Ambassador: Joe Magowan
Know your Brand Ambassador
So.… Over the next few weeks, starting next Sunday, I'm going to have some fun on the site through a series I've put together called 'Know your Brand Ambassador' We all know the work that Brand Ambassadors do all over the country and the world but how well do you know them really? I'm going to ask … Continue reading Know your Brand Ambassador
Powers Tweet Tasting
Tasting events are great and I’ve blogged about them before Here. They really give you a great opportunity to try so many expressions that you may not ordinarily get the chance to try for various reasons, like cost or rarity. So, when I was contacted by Joe Magowan, Brand Ambassador for Powers Northern Ireland, and … Continue reading Powers Tweet Tasting
My quest for Powers 69915 & 69934.
Back on January 21st in my first post Here I outlined how I had decided to purchase my first bottle of Irish Whiskey for the purposes of collecting, and how after browsing through the fine collection at the Celtic Whiskey Store on Dawson Street, Dublin 2, I decided to purchase a bottle of 16 Year … Continue reading My quest for Powers 69915 & 69934.
Tasting events are great!
I’d heard that tasting events are great! They afford you an opportunity to try so many different types of whiskey that you ordinarily wouldn’t be buying. Be that cause they’re rare, more expensive than your average dram, or maybe even one you’ve never really be drawn to but now it’s there on the table in … Continue reading Tasting events are great!
I drove 550km for a bottle!
Dublin - Belfast - Dublin - Gorey - Dublin 550km's for one bottle of Powers! Back when I started collecting Irish Whiskey, that makes it sound like it was 40 years ago.... I'll start again.... Back in September, after I purchased the first bottle of Irish Whiskey for my collection, a 15 Year Old Powers … Continue reading I drove 550km for a bottle!
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