Tag Archives: Irish Whiskey
Paddy 10 year old, 40%, 1960s
Yet another ancient whiskey from MvZ. I tried this one a little while ago but with the massive backlog of tasting notes (at least a hundred…) I’m just randomly picking what to review at this point. Paddy is a brand … Continue reading
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Tagged Cork Distilleries Company, Irish Whiskey, Midleton, Paddy
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Irish Single Malt, 1991-2015, 54.9% – Daily Dram
While it looks like I’m publishing the same whiskey twice, this is actually a different cask, with a different ABV. Also, this is not a sherry cask like the previous post. It is, however, the same bottler, the same age … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed
Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Daily Drams, Irish Whiskey, The Nectar of the Daily Drams
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Irish Single Malt, 1991-2015, 54.6% – Daily Dram
Around 2015 there was a massive hype around older Irish single malts, twenty-ish years old for most of them, that has since more or less subsided. All of them were of unknown provenance, although with them being distilled around 1990 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Daily Drams, Irish Whiskey, Sherry Cask, The Nectar of the Daily Drams
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged 1990, Bourbon Cask, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange, Undisclosed Distillery
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