In episode 6 of series 2 Al Higgins speaks to Brendan McBride from the Crolly/Croithlí distillery in Donegal. We first sampled the new releases from Crolly at Whiskey Live in June this year and were impressed by their new approach of ageing their whiskeys in different species of oak. Yes, it's been done in various guises as seperate releases from other distillers, but Crolly have aged three identical whiskeys simultaneously in three different oak species and released them at the same time. This gives the consumer a great chance to see what each species brings to the whiskey and offers something new for us all to experience! A sample of their new make spirit fresh off their unusual Cognac stills also caught our attention. Listen on to hear about a release date for that. Crolly's situation in a fairly remote corner of Donegal means we havent yet had a chance to visit the distillery, nor I suspect have most of our listeners. So, hopefully this episode will serve as a taster and give you an impression of what is happening at this unique distillery.