Tag Archives: Ireland
Waterford Bannow Island and Ballykilcavan
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
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Green Spot, Château Léoville Barton, 46%
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
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Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 1991-2016, 49.5% – The Perfect Dram (TWA)
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
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Knappogue Castle NAS, Early fifties, 92 proof
This is a bit of a weird one, and it was a rather expensive one. A few years ago Stefan van der Boog, known from Passie voor Whisky bought a bottle of very old Knappogue Castle from a collection. Based on … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Knappogue Castle
Tagged Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Knappogue Castle, NAS, Passie voor Whisky
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Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 1990-2017, 27yo, 51.3% – The Whisky Agency for The Whisky Exchange
I guess that’s the longest title I’ve ever used on my blog… Anyway, with the current popularity of Irish whiskeys from the late eighties to mid-nineties, it’s no surprise to see these popping up here and there. I also realize … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey
Tagged 1990, Bourbon Cask, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, Undisclosed Distillery
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Bad-ass Whisky Night #2 at De Whiskykoning
Last year I thought it was a good idea to organize a whisky tasting at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch. We already held an annual ‘winter whisky tasting’ there in November, with a line-up of six peated whiskies, focusing … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Amrut, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Glenglassaugh, Macallan, Redbreast
Tagged 1982, 1986, 1988, Amrut, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, De Whiskykoning, Gordon & MacPhail, Grain Whisky, Highlands, India, Indian whisky, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Macallan, Rare Old, Redbreast, Rye Whisky, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speymalt, Speyside
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Jameson 12yo, 43%
If you’re very familiar with Jameson in it’s current form you’ll have noticed this is at 43% instead of the regular 40% at which they are bottled nowadays. I didn’t notice it since I don’t have a clue about these … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Jameson
Tagged Dublin, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, JJ&S, John Jameson
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Connemara 1992-2006, K92/33 4109, 46%
A few years ago when I was having dinner at Scottish Restaurant Hielander we got an Irish single cask Connemara whiskey with our main course. If I remember correctly it was a grilled duckbreast, but I don’t know anything about … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Connemara, Cooley
Tagged 1992, Connemara, Cooley, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Single Cask
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Irish Single Malt, 1988-2015, 26yo, 50.7% – The Perfect Dram
The Perfect Dram is a quite presumptiously named brand from The Whisky Agency. The experience is that it’s not necessarily untrue since they use some of their best casks, and The Whisky Agency itself is already a cracking bottler. This … Continue reading
Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 2002-2015, 13yo, 51.8% – Creative Whisky Company
This Irish whiskey came out last year in spring and it was released on the back of a lot of ridiculously popular bottlings from other independent parties. Those whiskeys were more expensive and often twice as old as this one, … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed
Tagged 2002, Cask Strength, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Ireland, Irish Whiskey
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