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Can't get home? Send Paddy.

A bottle of Flying Tumbler Irish Whiskey, delivered to the door of the people you miss, with a handwritten postcard in the box and a digital one flown in by the pigeon of your choice. Paddy swears he carried it the whole way. He didn't, but let him have this one.

The Bird to the US · three bottles to choose from in Ireland

Send a bottle home Plan the flight

01Pick where it's goingAnywhere in Ireland, or most of the US.

02Write your postcardWe pack your message in the box with the bottle.

03Paddy does the restA licensed local shop delivers it, ID checked at the door.

What's in the parcel

One bottle. Two postcards. Optional swag.

The bottle

Irish whiskey from a licensed shop near them. The Bird from $40 in the US; The Bird, The Roller or The Tippler in Ireland.

Merry Christmas, Mam! x

A handwritten postcard

Your message, on a Paddy postcard, packed in the box with the bottle.

A digital postcard

Your pigeon flies it in on a map the day the bottle ships, and says a few words when it lands.

Add Paddy's Christmas kit

His Christmas jumper, a matching knitted beanie, a hot whiskey mug or a tree bauble. 10% off when it goes with a bottle. From €15.

A taste of home

Some things don't fit in a suitcase.

The pint in the local. The view from the back field. The bottle Dad keeps for good occasions. We can't post all of it, but we can get the bottle and a few words to the door.

Two enamel mugs raised in a toast — Sláinte, from wherever you are

O'Shea's pub, Borris, Co. Carlow — The local

A bottle of The Bird on a cask head — The good bottle

Carlow fields under the Blackstairs Mountains — The view from the back field

Meet the flock

Pick your pigeon.

Four couriers, four accents, one job. Whoever you pick flies your postcard in, and says a few words when it lands.

Plan the flight

Where's Paddy flying?

Tell us where you are and where home is. Pick your pigeon and watch it fly your postcard across.

Paddy's on the runway.

Paddy's flight log

The flock's been busy.

Every flight planned on this page, and every bottle sent home. Town to town, no names.

–Flights planned

–Miles flown

Send a bottle home

Where's the bottle going?

Tell Paddy where home is and he'll show you what he can carry there. You can be anywhere in the world when you send it.

Somewhere else? Paddy only delivers to the US and Ireland this Christmas. He's working on the rest.

Three Christmas serves

Tell them what to do with it.

Pop one of these in your postcard and they'll think of you every time they make it.

With The Bird

Salty Old Bird

2½ oz The Bird, ½ oz salted caramel syrup, 3 dashes orange bitters. Stir over ice, strain onto one big cube.

Garnish: a square of salted Irish butter fudge.

With The Tippler

Solstice Coffee

1½ oz The Tippler, ¾ oz spiced demerara syrup, 4 oz hot fresh coffee. Float 2 oz lightly whipped cream on top.

Garnish: grated nutmeg and cinnamon.

With The Tippler

Monte Carlow

2 oz The Tippler, 1 oz sweet vermouth, ¾ oz Amaro Montenegro, ¼ oz Aperol, 2 dashes orange bitters. Stir and strain.

Garnish: a cherry or an orange twist.

Paddy's Christmas kit

Put a bit more under the tree.

Add Paddy merch to the parcel. It's printed to order and shipped by Flying Tumbler, separately from the bottle, so it's a second, quick payment at checkout.

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The postcard

Say what you'd say at the door.

Every bottle goes out with a Paddy postcard in the box. They also get a digital one: pick Paddy, Robin, Mags or Sal, and your pigeon flies your message to them the day the bottle ships. Have a go here first.

See a digital postcard land →

Par Avion
Pigeon
Post

The people I missHome

Delivered by Paddy · Flying Tumbler

Why it never crosses the ocean

The bottle stays local. The love goes long-haul.

You can't post whiskey across the Atlantic, and Paddy's wingspan isn't what it used to be. So your bottle comes from a licensed shop in the country it's going to. It arrives in days, it's legal, and it isn't stuck in customs.

You pay on our checkout, the retailer delivers, and your postcard does the travelling.

Looking across Carlow farmland to the Blackstairs Mountains — Home, as seen from the Blackstairs, Co. Carlow

Home, as seen from the Blackstairs, Co. Carlow

Get it there for Christmas

Don't leave it to Paddy's timing.

Order by these dates for delivery before Christmas.

To the USTue 15 DecGround delivery to most states.

To IrelandFri 18 DecCourier delivery nationwide.

Questions

The small print, in big letters

Who actually sells me the whiskey?

A licensed retailer in the country it's going to. They're the seller, they charge your card through a secure Stripe checkout, and they deliver it. Flying Tumbler finds them for you and packs your postcard with the bottle.

Can I pay with a card from another country?

Yes. You can send from anywhere. Only the delivery address has to be in the US or Ireland.

Which US states can you deliver to?

Over 40 states. Pop in the ZIP code at checkout and we'll tell you straight away if it's covered.

Who needs to be home?

An adult who can show ID. In the US it's 21+ with a signature on delivery, and in Ireland it's 18+.

Will they see the price?

No. Gift orders go out with no prices on the packing slip.

Did Paddy really carry it?

We'd rather not get into it. He's very sensitive about it.