Happy summertime to you all! We’re just back from Manchester after a lovely boys' trip, and we’ve got some tea to spill.

Hey there! Today on the podcast, there's tales of Liffey Rowers receiving some intense motivation, the idea of work-life balance comes up again, and there's a bucketload of bits and pieces from the drinks industry, from the current best-selling spirit brands in the world by sales to Colin Farrell helping firmly place Irish whiskey on the cinematic world stage.

Are you keeping cool? It's due to get as high as 28 degrees tomorrow, so get out there and treat yourself to an electric fan. Today we're discussing the difficulty of "making it" in Ireland's food and drinks scene compared to abroad, along with some high-horse, privileged preaching on the virtues of only using high quality block ice at home when making drinks. Bless.

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Are you moving ya body? Today we're diving into our latest adventures at Whiskey Live Dublin 2026, taking stock of the current Japanese whiskey landscape, and giving you a little sneak peek at what we've got planned for Beyond the Pale this weekend.

Everything lately feels like it's on fast forward, a lovely, bright, juicy sort of fast forward. Today, we're reviewing what it's really like for a Cork man in his 30s to experience Ibiza, catching up on the goings-on at Forbidden Fruit in Dublin, and, as always, sharing a few topical drinks thoughts.

You’ll never believe it, Mike has had a whirlwind day of last-minute packing. We chat through keeping a watchful eye on developing ‘notions’, the wonderful New York bar ‘Double Chicken Please’ (we’ve never been) and the spectacular attention to detail some bars and restaurants employ that often goes completely unnoticed.

Today we’re chatting through meeting new people, fellas running questionable cask sales programmes while taking pretend runs and drinking low-calorie beer alternatives, how some large scale venues struggle to consistently serve ‘good’ drinks, and the new Bavaria Ultra, and no, we’re not losing our minds… we think.

Are you well? Today Matt booked the wrong flights immediately after jumping off a flight, there’s been some new experiences with Moscatel wine, and as more time passes we’re realising we may eventually morph into our fathers

Bank Holiday scaries, the potent terror of nicotine gummies, the benefit of having local restaurants absolutely stacked with top-quality produce, and brotherly stag duties.