Tag Archives: Irish Whiskey
Bushmills 21, 2001-2022, Ex-Bourbon Casks, Times 2! – Lichtburg / Rolf Kaspar
I believe it was early 2023 that I put my greasy mitts on these two bottles through the Whiskybase Newsletter. Last week, I decided it was high time that I emptied them. Both whiskies are Irish Single Malts, distilled at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, Bourbon Cask, Bushmills, Irish Single Malt Whiskey, Irish Whiskey, Lichtburg, review, Rolf Kaspar, Single Malt, Whiskey, Whisky
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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
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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
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Tagged 1998, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Rum Cask, Teeling, Tom van Engelen
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Teeling 19, White Wine Finish, 56% – OB for Michiel Wigman
Contrary to almost all bottlings by Michiel Wigman, this is an official bottling done for him, instead of an indie bottling done by the man himself. To stay in line with the whisky icons of the ‘They Inspired III’ series, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dutch Whisky Connection, Hans Dillesse, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jon Beach, Michiel Wigman, Teeling, They Inspired
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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
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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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Malt Fascination 