Tasting · Saturday 15 August 2026
Journey to Ireland with Clonakilty
Five Award-Winning Whiskies • Welcome Minke Gin & Tonic • Hosted by the Clonakilty Brand Ambassador
Booking and payment are handled on cask23.co.uk. The tasting is held inside the Cask 23 shop on Granby Street.
Join Cask23 for an exclusive evening celebrating one of Ireland's most exciting independent distilleries.
Situated on the rugged Wild Atlantic coast of County Cork, Clonakilty Distillery has earned an outstanding reputation for producing characterful Irish whiskey inspired by its coastal environment, locally grown barley, and innovative cask maturation.
Your evening begins from 6:00pm with a complimentary Minke Irish Gin & Tonic, giving everyone the opportunity to relax, meet fellow whisky enthusiasts, and settle in before the guided tasting begins at 7:00pm.
The tasting will be led by Clonakilty's Brand Ambassador, who will guide guests through the history of the distillery, its unique Atlantic maturation warehouses, production methods, and the influence each cask has on the finished whiskey.
Whether you're new to Irish whiskey or an experienced enthusiast, this promises to be an informative and relaxed evening filled with exceptional drams, stories from the distillery, and the opportunity to discover why Clonakilty has become one of Ireland's rising stars.
Limited spaces available. Advance booking is highly recommended.
What is included
- Welcome Minke Irish Gin & Tonic from 6:00pm
- Guided tasting from 7:00pm, led by Clonakilty's Brand Ambassador
- Clonakilty Double Oak
- Galley Head Bourbon Oak
- Clonakilty Port Cask
- Clonakilty Single Pot Still
- Galley Head Rhum Cask
The evening
- Date
- Saturday 15 August 2026
- Doors
- 18:00
- Where
- Cask 23, 64–66 Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 1DH
- Host
- Clonakilty Brand Ambassador
How booking works
From interest to seat
Step 1
Book on cask23.co.uk
Places are booked and paid for on the Cask 23 website. Limited spaces available, so advance booking is highly recommended.
Step 2
Arrive from 6:00pm
A complimentary Minke Irish Gin & Tonic on arrival, with time to settle in before the pour. The evening is held on the shop floor at Cask 23, 64–66 Granby Street — the shop and the event venue are the same premises.
Step 3
Guided tasting at 7:00pm
Five Clonakilty and Galley Head expressions, guided by the distillery's Brand Ambassador. Any bottles available in the shop may be bought before or after the tasting, entirely as you wish.
Visiting
Cask 23, Leicester
Opening hours
- Monday to Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday to Saturday
- 10:00 – 23:00, after 18:00 by advance booking
- Sunday
- Private bookings by prior arrangement
Access and getting here
- Small steps at the Granby Street entrance; entry is by doorbell and staff assisted.
- Ground-floor accessible WC.
- Assistance dogs are welcome throughout the store except inside the humidor.
- Five minutes on foot from Leicester Railway Station, a short walk from the Clock Tower and opposite the Grand Hotel.
- Dover Street car park is around two minutes on foot and the Highcross multi-storey around ten, with side-street pay-and-display nearby. There is no on-street parking directly outside.