Luxembourg-based Amber Beverage Group (ABG) has acquired Irish whiskey producer Walsh Whiskey for an undisclosed amount, effective immediately. Walsh Whiskey was established in 1999 by husband-and-wife team Bernard and Rosemary Walsh and is primarily known for The Irishman and Writers’ Tears whiskies. This will be the first Irish whiskey in the portfolio of the Amber […]
Luxembourg-based Amber Beverage Group (ABG) has acquired Irish whiskey producer Walsh Whiskey for an undisclosed amount, effective immediately.
Walsh Whiskey was established in 1999 by husband-and-wife team Bernard and Rosemary Walsh and is primarily known for The Irishman and Writers’ Tears whiskies.
This will be the first Irish whiskey in the portfolio of the Amber Beverage Group.
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 […]
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 [80 proof].
Clonakilty Galley Head is being made available for $45 per 700ml bottle from the official website [clonakiltydistillery.ie].
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 […]
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 alligator skin – bottled at 58.6% alcohol by volume [117.2 proof] and is said to produce notes of panna cotta, toffee, vanilla and white pepper.
Roe & Co Cask Strength 2021 Edition is being made available for $85 per 700ml bottle.
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 […]
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 [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, peach and spice.
Only 3,500 bottles of Writers’ Tears Ice Wine Cask Finish are being made available now in Canada and Ireland and, beginning in November 2021, in the USA for $85 per bottle.
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 […]
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 before being finished in ex-red Pineau des Charentes fortified wine casks from France, bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and said to contain notes of almond, apricot, cherry and pineapple.
Only 9,000 bottles of Teeling Renaissance 18 Year Old are being made available in Ireland from the Teeling Whiskey Distillery in Dublin, for $160 per 700ml bottle. [However, the single malt Irish whiskey will also eventually be made available in Asia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia and the UK.
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 […]
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 is recommended [by Black Irish] to be served neat, in a shot of espresso or mixed with cola, ginger ale or soda water and is being made available for $45 per 700ml bottle on Amazon.
Black Irish is not to be confused with another brand using the same name – that “Black Irish” is a cream liqueur owned by singer Mariah Carey – and the two Black Irishes are currently embroiled in a trademark battle.
I picked up this Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years a while ago for an event that never happened and so on the eve of my 40th birthday I cracked it open along with a birth-year Brora and a 40-year-old Armagnac. This Teeling was in good company that night. The other things on […]
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I picked up this Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years a while ago for an event that never happened and so on the eve of my 40th birthday I cracked it open along with a birth-year Brora and a 40-year-old Armagnac. This Teeling was in good company that night.
The other things on the table that evening were impressive, but what impressed me more was how well this stood out amongst them. I’ve been a long time Teeling fan, but this was something else and showed not just their whiskey-making skill, but their barrel finishing skills as well.
I don’t want to spoil the whole review up here, so let’s get to drinkin’ and properly examine this whiskey.
Whiskey Details
Region: Ireland
Distiller: Teeling
Mash Bill: 100% Malted Barley
Cask: ex-Bourbon, ex-Muscat
Age: 15 Years
ABV: 46%
Non-Chill Filtered | Natural Color
Volume: 4
Price: $380
EYE
Golden Honey
NOSE
Malt, golden raisins, honey, toasted bread, graham, apricot, fruit juice, oak and a bit of leather.
SUPER juicy, complex, fruit (lighter golden and orchard fruits) mixed fruit juice cocktail.
PALATE
Malt, biscuity, golden raisins, caramel frosting, toasted bread, graham, complex orchard fruit (pears, apples, peaches), fruit juice, oak and a bit of spice.
More complex than aroma, this Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years is juicy juicy juicy. Wow.
FINISH
Med-long -> White grape juice, honey graham, orchard fruit and lightly spiced oak fade.
BALANCE, BODY and FEEL
Great balance, med-full body, and a silken-oily feel.
Juicy, nuanced and filled to the brim with whiskey excellence, this is something I would love to have around on a regular basis. The ex-Muscat barrels add a wonderful fruitiness to the whisky and compliments the base spirit beautifully. But it’s not all fruits and sweetness, that would have ruined the whiskey.
What really makes this whiskey a dram I keep coming back to is the malty, earthy and slightly leathery notes that give it structure and presence. The Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years is a darn good whiskey; it’s easy to see why they chose this as the 4th chapter in the Revival series.
Summary
This is a well-balanced and extremely flavorful whiskey I’d recommend to any Irish fans.
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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 »
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 whiskey. He joined us from the distillery for our #HappyHourLive webcast the other night, along with J. Rieger & Co. co-founder Ryan Maybee. The Kansas City distillery is releasing its first Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey this week, and it’s the first whiskey legally distilled in Kansas City since the end of Prohibition.
