Irish Whiskey reviews

Product info: a blend of double-distilled malt and grain whiskies from an unknown distillery (my guess is Cooley). Bottled without chill-filtration, according to the Internet. Nose: lots of typical Irish…

Usually the LCBO has the annual edition of Midleton Very Rare in time for St. Patrick's Day, but this year they were late (How dumb is that? Imagine the increased sales, folks!) Not only does the 2017…

The final review of the budget trifecta from my club's blind tasting in March.I chose this for a myriad of reasons, I knew I wanted to throw a blend into the mix and an Irish blended whisky was the curve…

According to their website, Redbreast Lustau "is initially matured in traditional bourbon and sherry casks for a period of 9-12 years. It is then finished for 1 additional year in first fill hand sele…

This 22 year old peated malt from Connemara appeared in 2014. It matured 100% on first fill bourbon casks. Just under 4000 bottles were released at 46%. It is only the 12th Connemara that I try, but…

While the West Cork Distillery was already founded in 2003 and already has quite a few releases in its name, I had not yet heard from them. This was a sample that came in the mail. This Black Cask is a…

Power’s is an Irish Single Pot Still. This means that the mashbill consists of both malted and unmalted barley. This release is in honor of the John’s Lane Distillery that was operational in Thomas…

It had been four years already since I had last tried the Yellow Spot. This Irish whiskey matured on bourbon casks, sherry butts and even Malaga casks for at least 12 years. Malaga is a sweet Spanish…

This new distillery, founded in 2011, can be found in Wicklow. That’s some 25 kilometers sourth of Dublin. I will try their 13 Year Old, selected for the fact that this is an unlucky number. I guess they…

Five friends from Wicklow and Dublin founded the Glendalough Distillery in 2011. They already produce 4 gins and three Poitin (unaged spirit), but have also released three single malts so far: Glendal…