Stories & Sips Whiskey Club is a membership-based club founded and hosted by Barry Chandler where Irish whiskey fans can access educational materials, gain entry to monthly online tasting events, meet-the-makers events, in-person events and be eligible to purchase exclusive club bottlings, shares in cask programs and whiskey tasting with sampler kits.

There is no minimum subscription term and members are under no obligation to purchase bottlings, cask shares or tasting kits, but of course we think it's more fun if you do! Every

Members have the opportunity to purchase unique, exclusive bottlings of Irish whiskey multiple times a year. These won’t be available anywhere else and true to everything we’ll do, each club bottling will involve experiences for members at every step along the way.

Through associated distillery and brand events, we'll go behind the scenes of every bottling to get closer to the process, the people and the places associated with each unique release.

As a club member you will have the opportunity to participate in club cask programs multiple times a year. We'll purchase casks from interesting distilleries in Ireland and maybe even a few with deep Irish connections elsewhere that you as members can buy shares of.

Maybe you just want one or two bottles at the end of a cask’s maturation period or maybe you want a few more than that. Either way you’ll get to be part of experiences throughout the cask’s maturation whether that’s the ability to visit the distillery, take a tour and see the cask, take part in online events during its maturation or hear from the distiller who’ll share its progress.

Each group cask opportunity will bring different experiences and opportunities for members to come together for a bit of craic.

Each quarter you will have the option to purchase a tasting pack of three unique Irish whiskeys (3 x 50ml samples) that will be shipped straight to your door in time for an exclusive tasting event with the maker of the whiskeys. Your Tasting Pack may include whiskeys from different distilleries or they may be different expressions from the same company – we’ll work with distilleries to source exclusive samples as well as those already in the market so you have a chance to try new whiskeys before investing in a full bottle.

Each month as a member you’ll be invited to join a private “Meet the Makers” event online. This is a chance to turn on your video and open your microphone and ask questions of those who make the whiskey you enjoy. We’ll invite interesting people doing interesting things at distilleries and brands of all sizes and it’s a chance to hear up close about the finer details of the whiskey making process and perhaps even get advance word of an upcoming release or project. These will be small, initimate, personal events to help you get closer to the people of Irish whiskey. Don’t get too close though, you might frighten them.

Irish Whiskey Auctions is the leading platform globally for Irish whiskey, offering near-monthly auctions with the widest range of historical, rare and contemporary Irish whiskeys anywhere. With worldwide shipping available, Irish Whiskey Auctions can ensure your auction wins are delivered to you safely and securely wherever you are. Members of Stories & Sips Whiskey Club can avail of 25% off the cost of shipping in every auction with many members recouping their Club membership fee each month in savings on auction shipping.

IrishMalts has established itself as the leading online store for Irish whiskeys and spirits. With global shipping, the latest releases and exclusive releases of their own, IrishMalts has become an essential tool in the whiskey fan's kit! Members of Stories & Sips Whiskey Club can avail of 11% saving sin the retail price of everything sold via IrishMalts, allowing members to recoup their Club subscription cost with the purchase of a bottle or two.

Irish Whiskey Experiences is the leading provider in exclusive, behind the scenes Irish whiskey experiences and tours with experiences that range from an afternoon to 7 days in length. Creators of the world-famous Whiskey Bus tour and the world's first ever Irish Whiskey Cruise, Irish Whiskey Experiences enjoys incredible repeat-business with whisky fans keen to avail of the unique access to the people and places of Irish whiskey. Stories & Sips Club members can enjoy a discount on EVERY experience offered.

As a member you’ll get access to new behind-the-scenes distillery videos, articles, interviews and features each month that help advance your whiskey knowledge and even plan your trip to Ireland. This will all live in a members area on our website we’re calling The Stillhouse. Want more info on a certain topic or whiskey? As a member you’ll get to decide what we feature and compile. We’ll start off small and the goal is for us to grow and grow with entertaining, engaging content to deepen your knowledge and interest in Irish whiskey.

As a member you have exclusive access to seven gloriously nerdy episodes tracking the evolution of Irish whiskey from the 1300s to the present day with renowned Irish whiskey historian, Fionnán O'Connor.

Each of the episodes covers a specific period in the evolution of what became Irish whiskey. With almost 5 hours of insightful commentary, discussion and anecdotes to listen to over the full season as well as show notes and a full transcript of each episode if you prefer to read rather than listen, we hope you’ll have all the tools you need to dive deep into the gloriously colorful history of Ireland’s favorite spirit.