Telemachus Ulysses Whiskey Episode 1

The inaugural release of the Ulysses Whiskey collection. A unique coming together of master distillers and a literary masterpiece, resulting in a collection of 18 Limited Editions, each a highly collectable and rare whiskey, released every year on Bloomsday, June 16th. Inspired by and named for each of the 18 Episodes of the novel, every one-of-a-kind annual release will be a work of art, brought to life by the super-premium spirits hand-selected from our exclusive partner distillers around the world.

Available for preorder now. Release date Bloomsday 16th June 2024.

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.