15th October 2026, Mitchell and Son Wine Merchants, Dublin 2
Dear Members,
The Irish Whiskey Society is delighted to invite you to an extraordinary and historic evening as we partner with Ireland's oldest independent, family-owned wine and spirit merchant: Mitchell & Son.
For over 220 years, the Mitchell family has been a pillar of Dublin’s spirit trade. Established in 1805 by William Henry Mitchell as a confectionery and tearoom at 10 Grafton Street, they earned a Royal Warrant as confectioners to Queen Victoria in 1850. By 1887, the family expanded into wine importing and whiskey bonding from their premises at 21 Kildare Street and cellars beneath Fitzwilliam Lane. Sending empty fortified wine casks across the city to the Bow Street Jameson Distillery, they filled them with pure pot still spirit and returned them to mature under the cobbled streets of Dublin. Marked with iconic daubs of coloured paint—Blue (7yo), Green (10yo), Yellow (12yo), and Red (15yo)—the legendary Spot Whiskeys were born.
As a Society dedicated to the celebration of Irish whiskey history, this event represents a true milestone. Mitchell & Son single-handedly kept the flame of Single Pot Still whiskey alive through the difficult decades of the 20th century when the style was almost completely lost across the island. This tasting is a celebration of that shared passion, resilience, and enduring legacy.
We are highly privileged to be joined on the night by Mitchell & Son Director Robet Mitchell, who will guide our Society through a masterclass of their legendary range.
While we gather in the atmospheric, historic brick-arched vaults of Mitchell & Son's Harcourt Street cellar, the focus of our evening remains on our Society's shared exploration of these magnificent whiskeys and the living heritage that unites us.
To celebrate this partnership, Mitchell & Son has curated an exceptional, custom-tailored tasting flight for the Society:
Sample 1: Green Spot Single Pot Still
Sample 2: Green Spot 10-Year-Old - 100 Year Anniversary Edition
Sample 3: Green Spot Quails Gate
Sample 4: Blue Spot 7-Year-Old Cask Strength
Sample 5: Yellow Spot 12-Year-Old
Sample 6: Yellow Spot 18-Year-Old Single Cask
Booking opens on Friday 9th of October at 7.00pm. Join the waiting list to be notified as we might be able to get more spots for the event. It is necessary to register and complete payment via Stripe (within 15 minutes) to secure your booking.
Event Booking Terms & Conditions: https://www.irishwhiskeysociety.com/IWS-In-Person-Events
29th October 2026, Wynn's Hotel, Dublin 1
The Irish Whiskey Society is delighted to be joined by Lough Ree Distillery for our February end-of-month tasting. Darragh Reynolds will be guiding us through the next stage in Lough Ree's masterfully crafted “The Bridge” Single Cask series.
For this tasting, we will be taking a look at the future of the Bridge, with a number of new, or as-yet-unreleased samples, as well as a look back at a couple of the best hits from the past.
On the night, members will taste:
Booking opens on Tuesday 13th of October at 7.00pm. Join the waiting list to be notified as we might be able to get more spots for the event. It is necessary to register and complete payment via Stripe (within 15 minutes) to secure your booking.
As usual, this event is being held to commemorate our dear friends and supporter Mary Ferriter who sadly passed away five years ago this month and also to remember Oliver Hughes whose magnificent idea it was to start making whiskey here in the first place. We all knew Mary and how considerate, kind and generous she was. She was a terrific supporter of the Irish Whiskey Society and its chapter in the town and was delighted to have such an organisation here on her doorstep in Dingle. In the event that she could not attend a tasting, she always purchased 2 tickets for the lads with whom she worked. She also sent her husband P.J. along in her stead. Oliver was the instigator and the driver behind the town's distillery and his son Elliot now leads the distillery on its journey. The distillery has recently obtained Planning Permission to renovate & extend so hopefully we may hear about some of their plans going forward.
Some of their family may also be in attendance.
In addition, we will have a very special guest at this event. Award-winning Irish poet Ger Devine will also join us and read some of his poetry as well as presenting one of his poems to Dick Mack's pub. Ger is President of the 1875 DFB Whiskey Club and prior to joining Dublin Fire Brigade, he spent many years working on the building sites of Dublin, Boston & San Francisco. He still plies his building skills by volunteering to work in third-world countries such as Africa. An animal and nature lover, Gerard recently moved up into the inspiring Wicklow mountains where he lives in harmony with nature with wife Stephanie and their rescue dog Saoirse.
While his favourite poet is the wonderful WB Yeats, much of Ger's poetry is inspired by Irish ballads and singers like Shane McGowan and Christy Moore.
We are also proud to have Dingle's resident distiller Paddy Foley to present an excellent repertoire of the Dingle spirit on the evening and there are bound to be some amazing whiskeys to be imbibed so get booking as everyone will want to pay tribute to their memories.
This event is free to all fully paid up members and is an evening NOT to be missed.
No admittance to persons under 18 years of age.
Whiskeys Tasted:
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