Irish Whiskey reviews

Last time I tried a Hyde whiskey was way back in 2016. That was 10-year-old President's Cask No 1. Now the president's second cask is in my glass, finished on rum barrels. It is still not clear to me…

The Busker is the range of the Royal Oak Distillery, in which you can find a single grain, single malt, single pot still and a blend. Today we taste the single malt, which was bottled at a relatively…

The Royal Oak Distillery was formerly known as Walsh Whiskey Distillery, named after the owner of, among other things, the popular The Irishman. After moving to Royal Oak, the distillery was renamed to…

Micil (pronounced 'mikhil') Distillery in Galway, Ireland, is named after Micil Mac Chearra who already distilled poitin in Connemara in 1848. Poitin is a form of Irish new make. His great-great-great…

It’s still March 17 here in Canada as I write this, and I decided to catch ip on a couple of Irish whiskey samples that I have had for far too long. It’s also Purim today, and the tradition is you’re…

It’s still St. Patty’s day here in Ontario as I write this, and I decided to get to work on a couple of Irish whiskey samples that are long overdue in honour of the day, for those who celebrate it. It’s…

Having recently reviewed Blue Spot, I felt it would be a good idea to look at another Irish Whiskey in the same family. A few years (2019) @OdysseusUnbound was kind enough to prepare samples of Green…

I’ve never seen anything like it. Well, almost never. In 2015 at Spirit of Toronto I was swept along by a human wave that had heard that they were pouring from a single bottle of Yamazaki 18. I was…

I've come to expect good things from Walsh Distillery in Carlow Ireland. The standard offerings coming from them under the name Writer's Tears are all good in their respective categories. This is the…

Nose: wonderful. Orange and vanilla intertwined with fresh oak and nutty malt. Sweet and pleasant, like a top-notch Speyside malt. Love at first sniff.Taste: medium-bodied and creamy on the tongue.…