My Pub Chat with Stephen Magennis from Echlinville Distillery

About this episode

Laurie O'Dwyer chats with Stephen Magennis about his experiences in the whiskey industry and the evolution of Irish whiskey.

Join me for My Pub Chat with Stephen Magennis from Echlinville Distillery. I met up with Steve in The Duke of York pub in Belfast city centre, truly one of the best decorated pubs on the island. Just amazing place to sit. We took up residence in the wee snug, down the back, an chatted about Stephen's time working in the whiskey industry for nearly 20yrs. Steve has a really good perspective of where we were before the resurgance of Irish Whiskey and where we are now. He is not afraid to speak the hard truths too and it made this chat all the more interesting. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: www.boanndistillery.ie www.killowendistillery.com Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you. https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast I really hope you enjoy listening in to our chat. Laurie

People in this episode

Host: Laurie O'Dwyer

Guest: Stephen Magennis

Topics covered

• Irish Whiskey
• distillery
• pub culture
• whiskey industry
• interview

Keywords

• whiskey
• distillery
• Belfast
• pub
• Irish whiskey
• Echlinville
• interview

Sponsors

Boann Distillery, Killowen Distillery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Echlinville Distillery

Places: The Duke of York, Belfast

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