I've waited a long time to taste this Toshan, because I was unable to find anything good written about this one. But I'm a Toshan man, so I cannot put it off forever, right? Now, wine finishes are always…

Connemara is Cooley's special whisky as this one is double distilled (while most Irish whiskies are triple distilled). Moreover, it's peated. Connemara doesn't use chill filtration or coloring. I've…

At the end of the 19th Century, A.A. Watt Distillery from Derry brought introduced Inishowed Irish Whiskey. The name is derived from the beautiful peninsula in the west of Ireland, where you'll also find…

Under the Tyrconnell label (named after a horse that won a famous race against all odds), Cooley brings us several expressions. Aside from their single malt, they also have three wood finished (madeira…

Millar's today is a blend of malt and grain whiskies from Cooley. Originally, this blend was created by Adam Millar & Co in Dublin, Ireland. The history goes back to 1843 and the blend was marketed…

I was first introduced to this Irish single grain in 2002 during an Irish whiskey tasting, long before I really got into whisk(e)y. It was, at the time, the highlight of the line up, winning with flying…

Greenore has quite a reputation nowadays. Aside from their 'classics' (the 8 Year Old and 15 Year Old - the last one having won several awards already), they recently launched the 18 Year Old in this…

I’m going to try to write up a note for every whisky I tried at the recent festival in Belgium (if I can decipher my scribbles…) but wanted to start with this bottle that completely blew me away. I…

After dealing with the flu for a week (in which no tastings could take place, obviously), I've finally gotten round to trying two Glenrothes. My first encounter with this Speysider was an independent…

Glenrothes has a whole range of vintages on the market. That means the bottles didn't get an age statement, but the year of distillation, on the label. This vintage 1987 was matured for about 40% on…