Irish Whiskey reviews

After Bruichladdich was sold Mark Reynier moved to Ireland and founded the new Waterford Distillery there. His search for terroir goes one. The first releases sold out immediately, but new bottlings are…

Waterford is the new Irish distillery from Mark Reynier, which we all remember from his years at Bruichladdich. His search for terroir – or Tèireoir as he very cleverly put on the label – continues…

As far as I know this is the first time that Teeling finished its whiskey in an Abafado cask. Abafado is a fortified wine from Portugal, best compared to Pineau De Charentes. Hence, I’m expecting a very…

Teeling recently launched a new NAS-whiskey in their so-called Sommerlier Selection. It matured on bourbon casks before getting another 18 months in Margaux wine casks. This is a wine that can be found…

The guests of the German hotel Essener Hof are presented with an Irish whiskey from time to time thanks to the close collaboration with bottler Rolf Kaspar. This is a 13 years old from 2006, bottled at…

The German bottler Rolf Kaspar often works together with the Hotel Essener Hof, resulting in many a release exclusively for the hotel. A few months ago I was lucky enough to try a 17 years old whiskey…

Berry Brothers & Rudd, the famous British bottler, recently launched their so-called Classic Range, in which you’ll find both whisky and rum. The make no secret of the fact that their Irish Whiskey was…

I've recently gotten into IPAs (Indian, not Irish), so this bottling had a certain appeal to me, even though I was hardly taken with the Stout Edition.On the nose I'm liking this already: creamy caramel…

Apologies if this review is longer than usual.I'm a history teacher by trade. Since I majored in history, I tend to be "that guy" any time I read historical fiction or watch a period drama on tv or on…

I remember that the first release of the Brabazon – named after the 17th Century politician Chambré Brabazon who ruled the Liberties, the area where the Teeling distillery can be found – was rather…