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Meet the Guy That Picks Hundreds of Single Barrels for One U.S. State

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It’s a 17 year-old single grain Irish whiskey, perhaps one of two dozen casks we’ve sampled so far that day. As far as atmosphere, it’s tough to beat Clonakilty, where we started the day sampling whiskey overlooking stone bluffs and one of Europe’s most picturesque lighthouses. “Here, try this.” And there are plenty more to come.