The Celtic Whiskey Shop is holding a "Gold Medal Tasting" of Cooley whiskeys on Thursday, February 12 at 18:30, in the Fitzwilliam Hotel. Noel Sweeney, Cooley's Master Blender, will host the evening. The whiskeys will be those that garnered gold medals at the International Wine & Spirit Competition last year:

• Kilbeggan 15 Year Old Blended Irish Whiskey

• Connemara Peated Single Malt

• Connemara 12 Year Old Peated Single Malt

• Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Sherry Finish Single Malt

• Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Madeira Finish Single Malt

• Tyrconnell 15 Year Old Single Cask Single Malt

• Greenore 8 Year Old Single Grain

• Lockes 8 Year Old Single Malt

• Lockes Blended Irish Whiskey

Tickets are €22.50 and must be purchased from the shop in advance (you can do this by phone - (01) 675 9744).