In this Meet The Maker Masterclass, we’ll dive into a conversation with Paul Caris, founder of Dair Nua Cooperage, Ireland's first independent cooperage about the remarkable journey behind Ireland’s first 100% Irish-made casks, from native forests to finished barrel. Dair Nua is doing something no one else in Ireland has done before in the modern whiskey era: sourcing local Irish wood, building casks by hand, and collaborating with distilleries to explore how Irish-grown oak, chestnut, acacia, and other native species influence the final character of the whiskey we love.

We’ll explore:

• The story behind the founding of Dair Nua Cooperage

• What it takes to create a barrel entirely from Irish-grown wood

• The challenges and triumphs of working with non-traditional wood types

• How oak, acacia, chestnut and other woods contribute unique flavors, textures, and aromas during maturation

• The sustainability and storytelling power of Irish-grown casks in a global whiskey industry

Paul brings decades of cooperage experience and a deep-rooted passion for wood, whiskey, and innovation and this conversation will offer fresh insight into a side of the whiskey world rarely seen up close.

Join us live, bring your questions, and get ready to nerd out about grain, wood grain, and everything in between.

Let’s raise a glass to a truly Irish whiskey future, from tree to cask to glass.

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