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Redbreast Wakes Up From Dream With 38-Year-Old

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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 […]

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Midleton Takes The Fifth

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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Bushmills Douses Blues With Hill Street Edition

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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 […]

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Jameson Signs EFL Footballer Jameson

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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 […]

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Bacardi Takes Control Of 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 […]

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Walsh Whiskey Unveils The Irishman – Legacy

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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 […]

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Midleton Makes Foray Into Very Rare Range With Foret de Troncais

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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 […]

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Babet Closes Midleton Distillery Visitor Experience

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Powerful Storm Babet hit Ireland and forced Pernod-Ricard-owned Irish Distillers to temporarily shut their Midleton Distillery Experience visitor site after it was damaged by flooding from the nearby Owenacurra River Midleton town, located in County Cork, Ireland. Storm Babet moved on and is currently rampaging through the UK, bringing severe flooding to most of the […]

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