Jun 24, 2026 · 7 min · 11 segments
What does it take to turn a six-generation poitín tradition into one of Ireland's most celebrated craft distilleries? In Episode 2 of *That's the Spirit*, we head to Galway to explore the story of…
And right there on the edge of the city, where the Atlantic air still hangs heavy, you'll find Mickle Distillery.
Now, Mickle isn't a name dreamt up for a label.
It's a family story, one that stretches back six generations.
Back to a man named Mickle, who in 1848 was the stilling putching in the hills of Connemara.
Donned quietly, the way it always was.
A drop for the neighbours, a drop for the priest, a drop for the wake.
Tradition, community, and at times, survival.
Fast forward over 170 years, and that same family is still at it, only now it's legal, and arguably better than ever.
The distillery was founded by brothers Porrick and Jimmy O'Grealish, carrying on the craft their great-great-great-grandfather started.
And right there on the edge of the city, where the Atlantic air still hangs heavy, you'll find Mickle Distillery.
Now, Mickle isn't a name dreamt up for a label.
It's a family story, one that stretches back six generations.
Back to a man named Mickle, who in 1848 was the stilling putching in the hills of Connemara.
Donned quietly, the way it always was.
A drop for the neighbours, a drop for the priest, a drop for the wake.
Tradition, community, and at times, survival.
Fast forward over 170 years, and that same family is still at it, only now it's legal, and arguably better than ever.
The distillery was founded by brothers Porrick and Jimmy O'Grealish, carrying on the craft their great-great-great-grandfather started.
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