About Barry

Barry Chandler is a self professed whiskey evangelist and enthusiast for all things Irish whiskey related.

A native of Cork, Barry is the world’s most awarded Irish whiskey communicator, earning the titles of Global Icon of Whisky by Whiskey Magazine in 2024 and Whisky Communicator of the Year in Ireland on three occasions.

He has built a global community of Irish whiskey fans and a host of Irish whiskey businesses designed to bring whiskey fans closer to the people, places and pours of their beloved spirit and provide whiskey brands with an engaged community to tell their story.

Barry has released 14 Irish whiskeys since 2021 through exclusive collaborations with distilleries and brands, one of which was awarded the title of Best Irish Single Malt whiskey in its category in 2024.

He is the founder of Stories & Sips Irish whiskey club, co-founder of Irish Whiskey Experiences, a luxury Irish whiskey travel company and the owner of Three Drams, Ireland’s monthly whiskey subscription service as well as the New York based corporate events business, The Whiskey Atelier.

Barry began his interest in Irish Whiskey in 2016 by hosting a whiskey tasting while fundraising for a local hospital in Ohio and since 2016 has raised more than $250,000 for cancer research and end of life care for the homeless.