Episode 226 - You Put the Bogbean in the Poitin

The Modern Bar Cart Podcast · Mar 24, 2022 · 1h 18m

In this fascinating conversation with Pádraic Ó Griallais, founder and director of Micil Distillery, some of the topics we discuss include:

The history of distilled spirits in Ireland, with special attention to how pretty much every law or distilling practice somehow ties back to evading unjust taxes.

What it was like for Pádraic growing up in a family where distilling was practiced and taught using the oral tradition, and how his grandfather's role as a seanchaí (SHAN-a-khee), or storyteller, had a massive impact on the way he tells stories using flavor.

We also dig into the history and…