Is the Luxury Whisky Investment Market Softening?
Whisky has become more attractive as an investment asset in recent years, but a new report indicates the value of luxury whiskies has declined over… Read More
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Signed, Sealed, & Delivered: A Look at Contract Distilling
What do you call a distillery with no brands of its own? A contract (or custom) distiller creates whiskies for its clients, and many of… Read More
Amber Beverage Plans New €35 Million Walsh Whiskey Distillery
Amber Beverage Group is expanding on its 2021 acquisition of Ireland’s Walsh Whiskey with plans for a new €35 million distillery in County Carlow along… Read More
Writers’ Tears Debuts Ulysses-Themed Irish Whiskey
Walsh Whiskey Irish whiskey has released a limited edition Writers’ Tears Copper Pot to celebrate the 100th birthday of the publishing of James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses” – which was first published in February 1922. Writers’ Tears Copper Pot is a blend of both single pot still and single malt Irish whiskies, was bottled at 40% […]
Writers’ Tears Offers 2022 Cask Strength Irish Whiskey
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 […]
Writers Tears Seaweed IPA Cask
Another rather unique expression, definitely a cut above the standard Writers Tears expressions available. A touch overtly hoppy in places which I certainly enjoyed but really shines in the finish. 84/100
Writers Tears Japanese Cask
Not as favoured as the sweeter Icewine cask, this had a slighty more savoury and dare I say Umami feel about it following the Mizunara oak finish. More elegant in presentation and worthwhile spending longer with this one, this is a sip and savour dram,…
Writers Tears Inniskillen Icewine Cask
more floral, fruity and fragrant expression and some great herbal influences in here too. Stone fruits play the lead here with some tropical nature later. 85/100
Writers Tears Single Pot Still
A more complex expression thanks both to the use of only triple-distilled single pot still style whisky and the cask maturation combination. More developed flavours are presented from the PX and Marsala casks. 83/100
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 […]