Category Archives: – Irish Whiskey
County Antrim 17, 2004-2021, Bourbon Barrels, 46% – The Ultimate
It’s been a while since I tried anything by The Ultimate. It’s a series from Dutch whisky importer, shop and bottler Van Wees in Amersfoort, and they are well known for their affordable bottlings (generally). This one is no exception, … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Bushmills, County Antrim
Tagged Bushmills, County Antrim, Irish Whiskey, Northern Ireland, Ultimate, Van Wees
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Waterford The Cuvée 1.1, 4 years old, 50%
With Waterford being all over the place a few years ago, it seems like things have quieted down a little bit. Initially, I was really thrilled by the concept of the single estate whiskies. I still am, but when batch … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Waterford
Tagged Bourbon Cask, Cuvee, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Virgin oak cask, Waterford, Wine cask
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Bushmills 10, 40% – Imported by F.lli Ramazzotti
A curveball. This bottling of Bushmills 10 is one from the 1990s, if my information is correct. That also means that the distillate is from the 1980s at the latest. Therefore it should be quite a ways different than current … Continue reading
Teeling 23, 1998-2022, Rum Cask 100040, 49.3% – Hand-Filled at the Distillery
Hot on the heels of Michiel Wigman’s Teeling single cask there is another one. My friend Tom van Engelen visited Dublin recently, and brought back this single cask from the distillery. A rum cask, of no less than 23 years … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Teeling
Tagged 1998, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Rum Cask, Teeling, Tom van Engelen
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Cooley 20, 2002-2022, Barrel 2215, 57.1% – Whiskybase
For every 10,000 bottles added to Whiskybase, they try to release a single cask whisky. Most of them are very interesting and rather decently priced. This one, bottled for the 200,000th addition, was a bit on the expensive side of … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Cooley
Tagged 2002, Cooley, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Whiskybase
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Teeling 15, 2006-2022, Amburana Hardwood Cask 6210, 57.8% – OB for The Duchess
When this came out the thing I first did was look up what the rulings and regulations for Irish Whiskey are. Amburana is, as you might have guessed, not oak. It’s a Brazilian kind of hardwood not often used for … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Teeling
Tagged 2006, Amburana cask, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Dublin, Irish Whiskey, Teeling, The Duchess
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World Whisky Tasting: Ireland 2021, by De Whiskykoning
Contrary to regular years, in which I visited the shop in Den Bosch regularly for tastings, I now visit the shop semi-regularly to pick up tastings. As in, samples, for later tasting. I generally get a sample pack of each … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Busker, Hinch, Kilbeggan, Teeling, Undisclosed, Writer's Tears
Tagged 2003, 2005, Bourbon Cask, Brabazon, Hinch, Irish Whiskey, Kilbeggan, Marsala cask, Pot Still Whiskey, Rob Stevens, Sherry Cask, Single Pot Still, Teeling, The Busker, The Irishman, Whiskykoning, Whiskyslijterij De Koning, Writer's Tears
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Redbreast 12, 40% – OB from Bow Street Distillery
In 1971 Bow Street distillery stopped producing. Redbreast didn’t disappear forever, of course. It just stopped being produces for a while. In the mid-90s the brand was relaunched with production of the whiskey happening at Midleton Distillery in County Cork. … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Redbreast
Tagged Bow Street Distillery, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Redbreast
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Athrú Whiskey, three of them
What Whiskey? Athrú, pronounced Ah-roo. From Ireland. I never heard from them, and after looking things up it still is quite mysterious. It’s an Irish whiskey brand, currently bottling whiskey they bought from other distilleries, but also creating their own … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Athrú, Lough Gill
Tagged Athrú, Billy Walker, Bourbon casks, Free Samples, Irish Whiskey, Lough Gill, Sherry casks, Tokaji casks, Whisky Center, Wine casks
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Waterford Hook Head 1.1, 3yo, 50%
I’ve not done the tally, but it feels like Waterford has released whisky from about 300 different farms in Ireland in the last year or so. I understand they’re going for terroir, and you need to be able to compare … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Waterford
Tagged 2017, Bourbon Cask, Hook Head, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Mark Reynier, Virgin oak cask, Waterford, Wine cask
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Malt Fascination 