Kilkenny was the pinnacle of everything I had tried throughout Ireland. It had the creaminess of a stout, the malt depth of a red ale, and the satisfying finish of a perfectly poured Guinness.

Tokyo’s original Irish musician Kozo Toyota and a Dublin barman, Hugh Hourican of the Boar’s Head, are at the centre of a new brand campaign for Diageo’s Smithwick’s ale entitled ‘Originals Find ...