THE SPIRIT SERIES
LOSS. GRIT. RENAISSANCE.

Ireland’s
Spirit

The People Who Revived Irish Whiskey

Behind the comeback are people who refused to give up. Discover the pioneers who turned a Lost Century into a Global Renaissance.

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A story of conviction. A guide to discovery.

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the story behind the spirit.
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risk, conviction and renewal.
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A story of loss, grit and renaissance

The People Behind the Comeback

You know the names on the bottles.
Discover the decisions that put them there.

For the history reader, the curious enthusiast and the professional who wants more than a tasting list. Three ways into Ireland’s Spirit.

People · Decisions · Revival

The People Who Refused to Stop

A comeback begins with a decision. Meet the people who challenged the old order and gave Irish whiskey a different future.

Ireland’s Spirit explores John Teeling’s role in the revival, the endurance of Midleton and Bushmills, and the new wave of craft producers including Dingle, Teeling and Glendalough. The focus is human: what people risked, what they changed, and why their decisions mattered.

Read for the people behind the label—not just the label.

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  1. LOSS

    A proud tradition faces a smaller future.

  2. GRIT

    Survivors and challengers keep possibilities alive.

  3. RENAISSANCE

    New voices bring fresh ideas to the craft.

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What drives this book’s revival story?

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Keep track of a pioneer, a source and a question worth following. Add your own observations on the second page—or stay with the history. No alcohol needed.

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Robert R Mohr, author of Ireland’s SpiritAUTHOR · EDUCATOR · EXECUTIVE
Meet the author

Robert R Mohr

The Renaissance Executive of Spirits.

Robert brings two kinds of curiosity to whiskey: an educator’s attention to craft and an executive’s interest in the people who build enduring things.

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Where Craft Meets Conviction

Robert’s public biography describes him as Managing Director and Dean of the School of Wine & Spirits, with WSET Level 3 and WSG Certified Spirits Specialist qualifications. His CPA, CGMA and CITP credentials bring a business perspective to stories of entrepreneurial risk and resilience.

Ireland’s Spirit is the Irish whiskey volume in a series that also explores American bourbon and Scotch whisky. The aim is an informed, human connection to the tradition—not simply a list of bottles.

Credentials are reported in the author’s public biography; no institutional endorsement is implied.

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The Spirit Series

Three Traditions. Shared Curiosity.

Bourbon, Irish whiskey and Scotch whisky—three distinct traditions, each with its own history, craft and people.

BOURBON

America’s Spirit

History, people and the rise from Prohibition.

IRISH WHISKEY

Ireland’s Spirit

The pioneers behind a global renaissance.

SCOTCH WHISKY

Scotland’s Spirit

Master craftsmen and single malt visionaries.

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Loss. Grit. Renaissance.

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