Irish Whiskey reviews

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…

The first Brabazon, which appeared in March 2017, what a bit of a strange whiskey, because it had matured on all kinds of sherry casks that combined sweetness with burnt rubber. But however atypical, I…

I have tried the Teeling single malt before. Obviously this is purchased stock, for Teeling does not yet have its own whiskey on the market. This is either Cooley or Bushmills. Anyway, as I really enj…

I know that you know, but I gladly repeat myself here. I have a soft spot for new make. So when I got the chance to try this Spirit of Dublin (thanks, Marcel), I took it with both hands. After all, this…

Redbreast, the Irish pot still whiskey, is good. Most people agree on that. For their Lustau Edition they collaborated with sherry producer Lustau who had the cooperage of Antonio Páez Lobato build…

I already tried the Bushmills Black Bush in 2009 and 2013. It is a well-known and populair blend that does not disappoint. Au contraire! It consists of 20% grain and 80% malt and matured for at least 7…

In 2016 Jameson launched a new range under the banner The Whiskey Maker's Series. It consists of three bottles: The Distiller's Safe, The Cooper's Croze and The Blender's Dog. The second is named after…

In 2016 Jameson launched a new range under the banner The Whiskey Maker's Series. It consists of three bottles: The Distiller's Safe, The Cooper's Croze and The Blender's Dog. The first is the lightest…

I tried the Jameson Crested Ten before: this is the successor, simply named Crested. It is composed in the same fashion, meaning longer matured Jameson (older than ten years, one of the reasons why the…

By chance I got the possibility to try to Jameson bottles with the same whiskey, but a decade apart. One from the 1980s and one from the 1970s, so both bottled over 30 years ago. The 1980s was much to…