Irish whiskey brand Flying Tumbler is flying “across the pond” and will now be available in the USA, starting with Massachusetts. Founded in 2020 and named after a pigeon breed, Flying Tumbler has three Irish whiskies: their inaugural effort, The Bird, followed by The Tippler and The Roller – all of which will be made […]
Glendalough Double Barrel Whiskey is a single grain whiskey aged in ex-Bourbon and then finished in Oloroso Sherry barrels. I don’t know why they chose to go with Double Barrel instead of sherry finished, seems like an odd marketing choice to me for two reasons. One, in the current American market “double barrel” mostly refers […]
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Irish whiskey distillery Walsh Whiskey has released the 2022 edition – the 12th edition overall – of their cask strength Writers’ Tears Irish whiskey. Writers’ Tears Cask Strength 2022 is a blend of aged single pot still and single malt whiskies, both distilled three times, aged in American oak bourbon barrels, bottled at 54.6% alcohol […]
The real emerald in the Irish Whiskey crown are single pot still whiskeys like this Glendalough Pot Still Irish Whiskey. Sure Irish whiskey is known for its light blends and their single malts have been growing in favor, but this is the true Irish Whiskey. Made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley, this […]
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Extra aged and finished in ex-Moscatel casks, the Egan’s Legacy Reserve Volume IV 18 Years Single Malt Irish Whiskey is not the kind of Irish Whiskey you see every day. Partially because of the age, but mostly because of the casks. In the pantheon of whisky finishing casks, Moscatel isn’t exactly what you’d call common. […]
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Jameson has released Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still – as part of their new Jameson Anthology collection which begins with Jameson Remastered Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still. Jameson Remastered Jameson 15 Years Old Single Pot Still was matured between 15 and 17 years in American bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry butts, […]
First Egan’s released a single malt, then a grain and now a 10 yo blend of their sourced whiskeys finished in ex-Cognac cakss: Egan’s Conviction 10 Years Irish Whiskey. Sourced from the same undisclosed whiskey distiller(s) as the original Egan’s, the Irish whiskeys were been fully aged in ex-Bourbon casks for 10 years before being […]
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Helsinki-based Anora Group has released their inaugural Irish whiskey blend – Carlow Counting Days – in Sweden. The reference is to the whiskey being sourced from County Carlow in Ireland. Carlow Counting Days was matured for 1,097 days in ex-bourbon barrels, then A splash of whiskey from Carlow aged for 1,462 days has also been […]
Dublin-based Teeling has released their first limited edition single pot still Irish whiskey from their Wonders of Wood (WOW) series, which features ‘unique’ types of wood in the maturation process. Teeling Wonders of Wood single pot still whiskey, emerges from a recipe of 50% malted barley and 50% unmalted barley, was matured exclusively in virgin […]
Belfast-based Kirker Greer Spirits has released Shamrock Irish whiskey – a blend of six whiskies from the four provinces of Ireland – in preparation for next week’s arrival of St. Patrick’s Day (March 17). Kirker Shamrock is comprised of whiskies from these distilleries: Great Northern Distillery from Leinster; West Cork Distillers from Munster; The Shed […]
