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Clonakilty Reveals Galley Head Irish Whiskey

Newly founded Irish whiskey maker Clonakilty Distillery has added a new single malt – Galley Head – named after a nearby lighthouse to the coastal distillery. Clonakilty Galley Head was finished in a pair of wine casks – one of which previously held a Bordeaux red – before being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume […]

Roe & Co Reveals Alligator Char Irish Whiskey

Dublin-based Roe & Co has released a 13-year-old single grain Irish whiskey finished in alligator char new oak barrels as the third addition to their Cask Strength Series. Roe & Co Cask Strength 2021 Edition was finished in new oak barrels that were alligator charred – an intense cask-heat-treating method which makes the wood resembles […]

Writers’ Tears Unveils Ice Wine-Finished Cask

Ireland-based Walsh Whiskey has released Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish, created in a collaboration with Canadian winery Inniskillin, based in Ontario. Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish is the result of Writers’ Tears Copper Pot poured into Inniskillin ice wine casks and finished for 12 months before being bottled at 46% alcohol by volume […]

Teeling Adds 18-Year-Old Single Malt To Renaissance Series

Dublin-based Teeling Distillery has released the fourth single malt in their Renaissance series – an 18-year-old finished in ex-Pineau des Charentes wine casks. The Renaissance series was designed to celebrate the ‘true global renaissance’ of Teeling, Dublin and Irish whiskey. Teeling Renaissance 18 Year Old was matured in ex-bourbon barrels for more than 16 years […]

Black Irish Goes To The Netherlands

Black Irish whiskey-and-stout is being released in the Netherlands. Black Irish is a triple-distilled Irish whiskey which has been matured in deep-charred American ex-bourbon casks, then combined with a stout and barrel-aged stout blend, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes of barley, chocolate and coffee. Black Irish […]

Happy Hour Live with Brian Nation & Ryan Maybee (Episode 890: August 18, 2021)

Brian Nation is best known for his work as Master Distiller at Ireland’s Midleton Distillery, and he shocked Irish whiskey lovers when he stepped down nearly a year ago to join the startup O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Covid kept him from making the move with his family until a couple of weeks ago, so he did much of his work remotely from Ireland with occasional trips to Minnesota. Now, the distillery is complete along with Brian’s first batch of Keeper’s Heart Irish + American Whiskey, a blend of Irish Single Pot Still and grain whiskies with American Rye Read More »

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