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• Presidents Tasting 2025: A Spectacular Irish Whiskey Evening with Echlinville Distillery

  • When
    27 Nov 2025
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (GMT)
  • Location
    Wynn's Hotel, 35-39 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 C9F8
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   Presidents Tasting 2025: A Spectacular Irish Whiskey Evening with Echlinville Distillery

  27th November 2025 (Thursday), Wynn's Hotel & Online (YouTube)

  Dear Members,

  It is with great pleasure that we announce an exceptional evening of Irish whiskey tasting, featuring the renowned Echlinville Distillery. Known for their craftsmanship and innovation, Echlinville will be showcasing a selection of their award-winning whiskies—fresh from a stellar performance at this year’s Irish Whiskey Awards.

  Dunville’s didn't just win; they secured the coveted title of "Irish Whiskey of the Year" for the second time, with the phenomenal Dunville's 21 Year Old Palo Cortado Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt taking the overall top honour. This flagship win was part of an incredible haul of 11 major awards for The Echlinville Distillery, cementing their position at the forefront of Ireland's spirits renaissance.

  
  

  This exclusive event will allow us to sample several of these champions, including the overall winner and other celebrated category victors.
  

  Curated by Stephen Magennis, the tasting promises a remarkable lineup, including a very special surprise that’s sure to delight. Echlinville has long held a cherished place in our members’ hearts, and we’re thrilled to have them round off our 2025 tasting calendar in such style.

  Tasting Line-up:

  • Three Crowns Sherry (Best Blended Whiskey No Age Statement)

  • Dunville’s 10 Year Old PX Single Malt (Winner Best Irish Single Malt 11 Years & Younger)

  • Dunville’s 20 Year Old Oloroso

  • Dunville’s 21 Year Old Palo Cortado (Overall winner: Irish whiskey of the year)

  • Dunville’s 23 Year Old PX

  • Dunville’s Very Rare 20 Year Old Armagnac

  Booking opens on Wednesday 12th of November at 7.00pm. There are spaces available for offline and online tastings. Please make sure to choose the right ticket type. 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 PayPal (within 15 minutes) to secure your booking.

  Sláinte mhaith,
  Ali Kavanagh
   

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• IWS Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025

  • When
    11 Dec 2025
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (GMT)
  • Location
    Wynn's Hotel, 35-39 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 C9F8
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  IWS Annual General Meeting 2024

  Thursday, 11th December, 7 PM, Wynn's Hotel

  Proposed Agenda

  1. President's 2025 Review

  2. Treasurer's 2025 Report

  3. Events Review and Update 

  4. Casks Advisory Group Review and Update

  5. Committee Election

  6. A.O.B.

  Proposed President & 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

  Ali Kavanagh

  Vice President
  Appointed by the incoming President and Committee from among the committee.

  Secretary
  Branko Miković

  Treasurer
  Ken Gleeson

  Events Team Liaison
  Matthew Jones

  Membership Manager
  Francis (Fran) Leavey

  Publicity & Social Media
  Niall Duffy

  IT & Online/Web Admin
  Marcin Ozga

  Committee Members

  Advisor, Ex-Officio & Cask Advisory Group: Jack O'Shea

  Advisor & Cask Advisory Group: Fionnán O'Connor

  Advisor & Ex-Officio: Brían Ó Donnchadha

  Advisor & Cask Advisory Group: Michael Foggarty 

  Events Team

  The Events Team treated us to a great calendar of events this year. Our thanks and gratitude to the Events Team: Aidan, Alex, Cian, Marcel, Niall, Tara & 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 Involved
  
  Nominations are invited for any position on the Core Committee. Please note that the deadline for submitting nominations is noon on Wednesday, 3rd 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 & Constitution

  This is a Members-only event and will be held on Thursday 11^th 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

  
  

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