About
Driven by a passion for whiskey, Eric has an exceptionally broad skill set, with an engineering background and hands-on whiskey industry experience in blend development, production, logistics, sales & customer facing brand representation. Eric's priority is to collaborate with emerging brands and to drive their growth through the development of exciting new products.
Whiskey Industry Highlights
- World Whisky Awarded Blender
- Judging panelist of World Whisky Awards & Irish Whiskey Awards
- Product development for 5 STAR luxury brands
- Sensory Evaluation of Stock
- Whiskey Regulatory expertise
- Procurer of whiskey stock
- Logistics & Operations expertise
- Brand Representation
Services
The Irish whiskey industry is growing rapidly. Eric is uniquely positioned as an independent to be of service to distilleries and independent bottlers alike to bring new, exciting products to market. Eric also loves to share whiskey with groups seeking an Irish whiskey experience, both corporate and private parties.
Whiskey Blending
Eric is a world whiskey awarded blender. With your cask samples, Eric can put forward the optimum, balanced blend for your market.
Sensory Evaluation
Eric provides sensory evaluation of new make spirit or mature stock with strategic input for future product development.
Product Development
From whiskey procurement to bottled product, Eric can assist in getting your product to market efficiently.
Production Advice
Eric has a number of years experience in bottling product. He can assist in line procurement and setup or advice on out-sourcing.
Corporate Experiences
Eric hosts Irish whiskey tasting events regularly. He is a fountain of knowledge on Irish whiskey brands and can deliver an exceptional whiskey experience for attendees of your conference or event.
Brand Representation
We have lots of festivals these days with knowledgeable consumers in attendance. Eric can get onboard with your brand story and deliver a professional experience for consumers attending these events.
Whiskey Cask Programs in Ireland [last update: Sept 2024]
Founding and running a whiskey distillery is a very expensive business. Many new brands offer cask ownership programs to help generate revenue to support operating costs. I'm starting to add links to some below. Note: I DO NOT provide investment advice on buying casks, but have provided quality checks on casks being purchased. An interesting article by Peter Mulryan from Blackwater Distillery on the reality of buying casks can be found here.
Maps
The landscape of the Irish whiskey has changed and grown significantly over the last decade. This can be clearly seen below with a 2012 snapshot and where we are today.
Contact
Please send me a message to book an appointment to discuss your project.
Location:
Ireland
Email:
eric at my domain
Call:
plus353-eight-seven-699-3O52