12th November 2026, Wynn's Hotel, Dublin 1
Dear Members,
The Irish Whiskey Society is delighted to welcome Shortcross (Rademon Estate Distillery) for our upcoming tasting.
As County Down’s first award-winning craft distillery in over a century, founders Fiona and David Boyd-Armstrong have been quietly leading a modern distillation revolution. From reviving heritage grains and reviving historic mash bills to experimenting with rare sherry woods and coastal peat, Shortcross represents the cutting edge of Northern Irish distilling.
From mashing with pure water drawn directly from the estate’s historic well to running inventive heritage grain bills and aging in rare European oak, this tasting traces their journey from clever marriages to brute-force cask strength.
Join us as we explore six exceptional pours that trace their journey from signature grain and malt marriages to high-proof, single-cask expressions—concluding with a pour that belongs uniquely to us.
We will progress through the night by style and proof, moving from signature balance to rich sherry cask strengths:
Shortcross Distiller’s Duo
Shortcross Rye & Malt
Shortcross Peated Single Malt
Shortcross 5yo Single Pot Still Cask Strength – Amontillado Finish
Shortcross 7yo Single Malt Cask Strength – Oloroso Cask
A very special and exciting expression (unreleased yet)!
Booking opens on Thursday 5th of November 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
IWS Annual General Meeting 2026
Wednesday, 9th December, 7 PM, Wynn's Hotel
Proposed Agenda
President's 2026 Review
Treasurer's 2026 Report
Events Review and Update
Casks Advisory Group Review and Update
Committee Election
A.O.B.
Proposed President and Vice-President
Nominees for the position of President shall have previously served on the Committee or shall have been a member in good standing for at least one calendar year at the time of the election. (Ref Article 26).
A new Vice-President will be appointed by the incoming President and Committee. The Vice-President's role is to stand in when the President cannot attend a meeting or to accede should the President step down before the end of the term (Ref Article 28). The outgoing President attended all meetings and has served the full course of one term.
Proposed Committee
President: Marcin Ozga
Vice PresidentAppointed by the incoming President and Committee from among the committee.
Secretary: Branko Miković
Treasurer: Ken Gleeson
Events Team Liaison: Cian Ferriter
Membership Manager: Francis (Fran) Leavey
Publicity & Social Media: Niall Duffy
IT & Online/Web Admin: Alex Suicu
Committee Members
Advisor, Ex-Officio & Cask Advisory Group: Jack O'Shea
Advisor & Cask Advisory Group: Fionnán O'Connor
Advisor & Ex-Officio: Ali Kavanagh
Cask-sub Committee
As every year we would like to thank our cask committee for great collaboration and cask selection: Jack, Fionnán & Liam.
Events Team
The Events Team treated us to a great calendar of events this year. Our thanks and gratitude to the Events Team: Alex, Cian, Andrea, Niall, Tara, Patrick & Tommy.
We would also like to thank those members of the core committee who helped with events throughout the year and all the members who offered help at events.
All assistance at events was greatly appreciated and the Events Team is always looking for new members who bring new event ideas, new perspectives and new friends to the community.
Volunteers & Getting InvolvedNominations are invited for any position on the Core Committee. Please note that the deadline for submitting nominations is noon on Tuesday, 1st December. If any member wishes to enquire about available roles or offer skills that could benefit the society, please send an email to the IWS Secretary branko.mikovic@irishwhiskeysociety.com
AGM - Attendance, Voting and Constitution
This is a Members-only event and will be held on Wednesday 9th December at 7pm in Wynn's Hotel (Abbey Room), Dublin 1 (refreshments will be provided). An event will be set up on the website beforehand to allow members to book their attendance in due course. Although the event is free, registration is required.
So that we can able to look into any issues you may wish to discuss in advance of the meeting, we would appreciate if you could send questions ahead of the AGM by email to IWS President president@irishwhiskeysociety.com
The Society's Constitution is available through the online membership system by logging into the website and visiting the Membership Area.
Thank you for your continued membership. We look forward to welcoming you at the AGM and hope to see you again soon.
Sláinte,
Ali & the IWS Team
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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