From Wine to Whiskey: Tara Lindley’s Journey
Tara Lindley started out in the wine business before joining High West Distillery nine years ago. Now, she’s the director of sensory analysis and new… Read More
Midleton Distillery
Redbreast Reveals Cuatro Barriles Edition
Irish whiskey distiller Midleton and Redbreast has released single pot still blend Cuatro Barriles Edition – the latest addition to their Iberian Series. Redbreast Cuatro Barriles Edition is an Irish whiskey blended from four cask types – ex-bourbon, Oloroso sherry butts, Portuguese tawny Port hogsheads, and European virgin oak – bottled at 46% alcohol by […]
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Billy Leighton Steps Aside at Irish Distillers
After a 47-year career at Irish Distillers, longtime Master Blender Billy Leighton is stepping into a newly-created role of Master Blender Emeritus. He’ll be replaced… Read More
Midleton Distillery Shut Down by Flooding
Unprecedented flooding has forced the shutdown of Ireland’s largest distillery, the Irish Distillers facility at Midleton, County Cork. While the distillery itself is on a… Read More
A Craft Maltster’s Closing Leaves Distillers in the Lurch
The collapse of Washington’s Skagit Valley Malting last month left distillers and brewers alike searching for new suppliers of malted barley. The craft maltster had… Read More
Thanks a Thousand! (Episode 1000: April 16, 2023)
We’re celebrating a major milestone this week with the 1000th episode of WhiskyCast! To mark the occasion, Mark went back through the archives to pick some memorable moments and interviews from the past 18 years for this special episode. You’ll hear from legends like the late Parker Beam and Michael Jackson, along with Jimmy Russell, Jim McEwan, Maureen Robinson, Fawn Weaver, and Richard Paterson…just to name a few. This episode is a lot longer than usual, and there’s plenty more that we could have included. In the news, Scotch Whisky Association leaders are hoping to persuade Parliament to reject a Read More »
Redbreast Reveals Kentucky Oak Edition
Midleton Distillery has released Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition – a limited edition Irish whiskey finished in air-dried American white oak casks – as the initial foray in their new US-exclusive American Oak series. The Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition Irish Whiskey is made from both malted and unmalted barley, triple distilled in copper pot stills, matured […]
What’s It Worth? Midleton Very Rare: The Pinnacle of Irish Whiskey
Check the value of Midleton Very Rare vintages from 2014 to 2020, when Brian Nation was master distiller, against 2021 auction prices.
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Midleton Very Rare Sets the Benchmark for Collectible Irish Whiskey
The blended Irish Whiskey has a rich history of collectibility with a series of vintages and ongoing series’.
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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 »