Category: Irish

Bushmills Debuts 23-Year-Old Madeira Finish

Bushmills has released a 23-year-old Irish whiskey matured in Madeira wine casks, with one catch – it is intended to be exclusively for travel retail venues. Bushmills 23 Year Old Madeira Cask was matured in Madeira oak casks for 23 years, bottled at 53.8% alcohol by volume [107.6 proof] and is said to offer notes […]

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Bushmills has released a 23-year-old Irish whiskey matured in Madeira wine casks, with one catch – it is intended to be exclusively for travel retail venues.

Bushmills 23 Year Old Madeira Cask was matured in Madeira oak casks for 23 years, bottled at 53.8% alcohol by volume [107.6 proof] and is said to offer notes of black coffee, peach and walnuts.

Bushmills 23 Year Old Madeira Cask is being made available initially at London’s Heathrow airport before expanding to other travel retail venues for $505 per bottle.

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Redbreast Wakes Up From Dream With 38-Year-Old

Redbreast has awakened from their last Dream with the release of a 38-year-old Irish whiskey – the seventh and final bottling in their Dream Cask Collection. The Redbreast Dream Cask Zenith Edition was distilled in 1985 [a good year], matured for 27 years in American oak ex-bourbon casks, then moved to first-fill Oloroso sherry casks […]

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Redbreast has awakened from their last Dream with the release of a 38-year-old Irish whiskey – the seventh and final bottling in their Dream Cask Collection.

The Redbreast Dream Cask Zenith Edition was distilled in 1985 [a good year], matured for 27 years in American oak ex-bourbon casks, then moved to first-fill Oloroso sherry casks for the remainder of the maturation process, before being bottled at 45.3% alcohol by volume [90.6 proof] and is said to boast notes of blackcurrant, chocolate and vanilla.

Redbreast Dream Cask Zenith Edition is being made available for $1085 per bottle.

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Midleton Takes The Fifth

Midleton Very Rare takes the fifth – the fifth Irish whiskey in the Silent Distillery Collection, that is – Chapter Five of the Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection is a 49-year-old Irish whiskey that was originally distilled in 1973, two years before the Old Midleton Distillery ceased operations. The single pot still Irish whiskey […]

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Midleton Very Rare takes the fifth – the fifth Irish whiskey in the Silent Distillery Collection, that is – Chapter Five of the Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection is a 49-year-old Irish whiskey that was originally distilled in 1973, two years before the Old Midleton Distillery ceased operations.

The single pot still Irish whiskey was matured in ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 52.4% alcohol by volume (104.8 proof) and is said to offer notes of almonds, citrus fruit, dark chocolate, ginger and herbal tea.

Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Five is being made available for a whopping $55,000 per bottle in Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Singapore, the UK and USA.

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Bushmills Goes To Malaga

Bushmills has released Bushmills 14 Year Old – a 14-year-old single malt Irish whiskey finished in Malaga wine casks. Bushmills 14 Year Old was matured in both first and second-fill bourbon barrels for 14 years, finished for up to 12 months in Malaga casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said […]

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Bushmills has released Bushmills 14 Year Old – a 14-year-old single malt Irish whiskey finished in Malaga wine casks.

Bushmills 14 Year Old was matured in both first and second-fill bourbon barrels for 14 years, finished for up to 12 months in Malaga casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, honey and milk chocolate.

Bushmills 14 Year Old is being made available for $70 per bottle.

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Jameson Brings Out The Green Bus For St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow – March 17, 2024 – but Jameson Irish Whiskey is beginning the celebration today with a big green bus that will tour throughout east London with BAFTA-award-winning Irish comedienne,, actress and brand ambassador Aisling Bea promoting the occasion. On Saturday, March 16, 2024, Bea will greet passengers onboard the double-decker […]

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St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow – March 17, 2024 – but Jameson Irish Whiskey is beginning the celebration today with a big green bus that will tour throughout east London with BAFTA-award-winning Irish comedienne,, actress and brand ambassador Aisling Bea promoting the occasion.

On Saturday, March 16, 2024, Bea will greet passengers onboard the double-decker bus, which is decorated in Jameson imagery and fitted with a bar where guests can enjoy Jameson, ginger and lime cocktails.

Potential passengers can get a seat on the bus by signing up to a competition on Jameson’s Instagram account or just observe the tour as it begins at The Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington, before making its way to the Swift Shoreditch for some Irish Coffee and then finishing up at Boxpark Shoreditch for a Paddy’s Day party.

After the conclusion of the tour, the bus will be parked outside London’s King’s Cross Station from 12pm to 6pm on St Patrick’s Day, where innocent passersby will be able to enjoy a free Jameson, ginger and lime cocktail, as well as the chance to win bar tabs and Jameson merchandise.

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Bushmills Douses Blues With Hill Street Edition

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, Irish whiskeymaker Bushmills has released a 36-year-old whiskey – Bushmills Hill Street Edition – but only for those who can be in Belfast this weekend. Bushmills Hill Street edition is a 36-year-old Irish whiskey, re-casked in a sherry hogshead in 2001, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume […]

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With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, Irish whiskeymaker Bushmills has released a 36-year-old whiskey – Bushmills Hill Street Edition – but only for those who can be in Belfast this weekend.

Bushmills Hill Street edition is a 36-year-old Irish whiskey, re-casked in a sherry hogshead in 2001, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume [96 proof] and is said to offer notes of almond, cinnamon, clove, dark chocolate and honey.

Only a mere 208 bottles of Bushmills Hill Street Edition are being offered for your potential St. Patrick’s Day enjoyment and only if you happen to find yourself in Belfast, where it will be made available exclusively for a whopping $6,330 per bottle.

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Jameson Signs EFL Footballer Jameson

Jameson Irish whiskey has signed up with another Jameson – Kyle Jameson, a defender for Newport County – as part of their sponsorship deal with the English Football League (EFL). Jameson plays in League Two of the EFL – the same league as the popular Wrexham – with Newport County is currently in 13th place […]

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Jameson Irish whiskey has signed up with another Jameson – Kyle Jameson, a defender for Newport County – as part of their sponsorship deal with the English Football League (EFL).

Jameson plays in League Two of the EFL – the same league as the popular Wrexham – with Newport County is currently in 13th place in the 24-team league.

Jameson – the Irish whiskey, not the footballer – has a four-year deal as the official sponsor of the English Football League (EFL), running through to the 2026/27 season.

Jameson – the footballer, not the whiskey – is on his sixth team in his young career. The 25-year-old began at Premier League side, West Bromwich Albion in 2018-19 but has spent much of recent time playing with a variety of clubs at the National League and League Two levels.

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Bacardi Takes Control Of Teeling

A mere six years after investing in the Dublin-based Irish whiskey-making Teeling Distillery, Bermuda-based Bacardi has taken majority control of the distiller. The percentage of Bacardi’s ownership stake was undisclosed but founders Jack and Stephen Teeling will continue to own a percentage of the business and run day-to-day operations. Bacardi initially invested in The Teeling […]

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A mere six years after investing in the Dublin-based Irish whiskey-making Teeling Distillery, Bermuda-based Bacardi has taken majority control of the distiller.

The percentage of Bacardi’s ownership stake was undisclosed but founders Jack and Stephen Teeling will continue to own a percentage of the business and run day-to-day operations.

Bacardi initially invested in The Teeling Whiskey Company in June 2017 and – beginning in January 2024 – Teeling will be distributed by Bacardi in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK with Sweden to be added in February and Belgium currently scheduled to be added in March.

Teeling remains the only Irish whiskey in Bacardi’s portfolio which includes its signature rum products as well as popular spirits in other categories such as vodka [Grey Goose], gin [Bombay Sapphire], tequila [Patrón] and blended Scotch whisky [Dewar’s] Scotch whisky.

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Walsh Whiskey Unveils The Irishman – Legacy

Walsh Whiskey has released The Irishman Legacy – a limited edition single malt Irish whiskey celebrating 700 years of Irish whiskey distilling history. The Irishman Legacy was initially matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, finished for 15 months in Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to […]

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Walsh Whiskey has released The Irishman Legacy – a limited edition single malt Irish whiskey celebrating 700 years of Irish whiskey distilling history.

The Irishman Legacy was initially matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, finished for 15 months in Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine casks, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of bay leaf, chocolate, leather, oak and peach.

The Irishman Legacy is being made available initially in Ireland [but with a later expected worldwide release] for $80 per bottle.

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Midleton Makes Foray Into Very Rare Range With Foret de Troncais

Irish Distillers-owned Midleton Distillery has released Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais – Irish whiskey finished in rare French Tronçais oak casks originating from the French forest of the same name – as an addition to their Very Rare range of whiskies. The forest was established in the 1600s to sustainably supply oak for building […]

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Irish Distillers-owned Midleton Distillery has released Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais – Irish whiskey finished in rare French Tronçais oak casks originating from the French forest of the same name – as an addition to their Very Rare range of whiskies. The forest was established in the 1600s to sustainably supply oak for building ships.

Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais was matured in ex bourbon-holding American oak barrels, then finished for three years in the rare French Tronçais oak casks, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume and is said to offer notes of apple, caramel, honeycomb and pear.

Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais is being made available online and in select markets [China, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK and USA] for $5,000 per bottle.

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