Release date: June 16th 2024
 
Schema (view full Schema here)
Scene: The Tower
Hour: 8am
Organ: -
Colour: White / gold
Symbol: Heir
Art: Theology
Technic: Narrative (young)
 
Episode Storyline and Characters
At 8am, Malachi "Buck" Mulligan, a boisterous medical student, calls aspiring writer Stephen Dedalus up to the roof of the Sandycove Martello tower, where they both live. There is tension between Dedalus and Mulligan stemming from a cruel remark Stephen overheard Mulligan make about his recently deceased mother and from the fact that Mulligan has invited an English student, Haines, to stay with them. The three men eat breakfast and walk to the shore, where Mulligan demands from Stephen the key to the tower and a loan. The three make plans to meet at a pub, The Ship, at 12:30pm. Departing, Stephen decides that he will not return to the tower that night, as Mulligan, the "usurper", has taken it over.
 
Episode 1, Telemachus // Crafted by The Kilbeggan Distillery, in the oldest working pot still in the world
Nestled along the banks of the meandering River Brosna, Kilbeggan Distillery stands as a testament to Ireland's rich whiskey heritage. With its storied past, unique character, and captivating spirits, this historic distillery invites visitors on a spirited journey through time.
 
Kilbeggan Distillery is the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in Ireland. Matthew MacManus obtained the license to produce whiskey in 1757. The Locke’s family took over in 1843 and ran the distillery until it ceased production in 1954 and closed in 1957. Most of the surviving machinery dates from this period. The distillery closed for several reasons. The business was never thoroughly modernised, there were high taxation and transportation costs, economic depression reduced demand for whiskey in Ireland in the 1920s and 30s while beer, being cheaper, grew in popularity. And the American market was closed between 1920 and 1933, due to prohibition.
 
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Certificate of Authenticity (making of video above)
Following extensive research and development in collaboration with Harvard University and the UMPRUM school of art and design in Prague, we have faithfully recreated the original breathtaking galley proofs of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
 
The galleys, with Joyce's hand written notes, were first printed by Maurice Darantière in Dijon, France. They were later gifted to the Houghton Library at Harvard University, who kindly shared access so we could carefully recreate by hand in a two-stage print process on large Ingres d'ARCHES, 100% cotton, 130gsm, 65x50cm paper sheets.
 
Only 150 copies of the first edition of Ulysses were printed on paper from ARCHES. The mill was founded in 1492, the year Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Remarkably they are still in business today, and this we celebrate!
 
Each patrons of Ulysses Whiskey x Art will receive a signed, stamped and embossed galley proof, featuring four pages of Ulysses on one large sheet, each hand-made and unique. This is also the certificate of authenticity of your unique bottle of Ulysses Whiskey.
 
Please note supply is strictly limited and delivery might not be possible before Christmas in all cases, but we can send you a card to print and place under the tree if all else fails.
 
*In printing and publishing, proofs are the preliminary versions of publications meant for review by authors, editors, and proofreaders, often with extra-wide margins. Galley proofs may be uncut and unbound. They are created for proofreading and copyediting purposes.