Tag Archives: Ireland

The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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Dingle, PX & Bourbon casks, 60.6% – OB for Whisky & Rum aan Zee 2021

Posted on 1 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Next weekend the 15th Whisky & Rum aan Zee (..by the sea) is held in the port town of IJmuiden. For that festival this Dingle PX cask was bottled. Slijterij Zeewijck in the same town started the festival over 15 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dingle | Tagged 2012, Bourbon Cask, Dingle, Free Sample, Ireland, Sherry Cask, Whisky & Rum aan Zee, WhiskyCenter, Zeewijck | Leave a comment

Redbreast 12, 40% – OB from Bow Street Distillery

Posted on 2 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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 | Leave a comment

Waterford Hook Head 1.1, 3yo, 50%

Posted on 14 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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 | Leave a comment

Dingle Single Malt, 46.3%

Posted on 14 May 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday a new Irish Single Malt whiskey was released by Dingle. It’s their first core whiskey, and therefore they released it with the hashtag #heretostay. There have been Dingle Single Malts before (Dingle Malt?) but those were batched released instead … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Dingle | Tagged Dingle, Free Sample, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Whisky Center | 1 Comment

Writer’s Tears, Mizunara Cask Finish, 55%

Posted on 19 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

To continue with the Saint Patrick’s Day celebration I decided to try my part of the bottle-share of this Writer’s Tears release. I don’t have too much experience with the brand, but I do remember having a previous cask strength … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Walsh Whiskey, Writer's Tears | Tagged Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Mizunara cask, Walsh Whiskey, Writer's Tears | Leave a comment

Redbreast 21 (2019 release), 46%

Posted on 18 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As far as excuses to have a drink go, it being Saint Patrick’s Day is a very good one. Of course, that meant I had to have some Irish whiskey. Luckily, I have some lying around. Interestingly, I remembered the … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Midleton, Redbreast | Tagged Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Midleton, Redbreast, Single Pot Still | 2 Comments

Waterford Bannow Island and Ballykilcavan

Posted on 11 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Waterford has been sometime coming. The entire production of the distillery, and the three years wait until the whisky was released was broadcasted through various social media channels, magazines and other media on a level that is unheard of. Normally … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Waterford | Tagged 2016, Ballykilcavan, Bannow Island, Ireland, Irish Single Malt Whiskey, Irish Whiskey, Mark Reynier, Single Farm, Waterford | 1 Comment

Green Spot, Château Léoville Barton, 46%

Posted on 20 January 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I just had this sample last week and I think I’ve been sitting on it for little over two years when I got it from MvtZ at 2017’s Whiskybase Gathering. When I had it, I didn’t bother to look it … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Green Spot, Midleton | Tagged Bordeaux cask, Green Spot, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Midleton, Single Pot Still, Wine cask | Leave a comment

Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 1991-2016, 49.5% – The Perfect Dram (TWA)

Posted on 30 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Let’s try again. Normally, as ‘loyal readers’ might know, I find Irish single malt with an age like this hit-and-miss at best. Generally they’ve got a massive dollop of chemical sweetness not unlike the plastic bag supermarket wine gums come … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed | Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, The Perfect Dram, The Whisky Agency | Leave a comment