Irish whiskeys are often thought to be smooth, fruity, and triple distilled and many of them are, but this isn’t the full story. The Irish are widely credited as being the first to distil whiskey, though this is strictly contested by the Scots. The Bushmills distillery, for example, is the world’s oldest licensed distillery, founded in 1608. The Irish are unique in their pure pot still whiskey.
Irish single pot still whiskey is a mix of barley, malted and otherwise, distilled in a pot still. The unmalted barley proffers a spicy freshness that one associates with Irish whiskey. Some of the Irish blends are global successes with Bushmills Original and Jameson both being notable examples. There’s also a healthy selection of single malt expressions, including the majority of the Bushmills range, Tyrconnell and Connemara.
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Teeling 18 Year Old The Renaissance Series 4 (70cl, 46%)
This right here is the fourth release in Teeling’s Renaissance Series, which celebrates the return of distilling in Dublin and Irish whiskey’s renaissance. It’s an 18 year old single malt whiskey, which has enjoyed a rather interesting finishing period – it spent 18 months resting in Pineau des Charentes casks! If you’re not familiar with it, Pineau des Charentes is a French fortified wine made with grape juice or must, blended with Cognac. It’s brilliantly vibrant and fruity, and those elements have made their way into this ace single malt!
Teeling 18 Year Old The Renaissance Series 2 (70cl, 46%)
Feast your eyes on the Renaissance Series 2 from Teeling! Launched to celebrate the ongoing renaissance of Irish whiskey, the first expression in the range was finished in ex-Madeira casks – this time, the fantastic 18 year old Irish single malt has been finished in ex-Australian Shiraz casks after maturing in ex-bourbon barrels. This has imparted a generous scoop of ripe fruit notes, along with a dusting of vibrant spices. A release of 9,000 bottles.
Bottle 09/ 2020
Jameson Gold Reserve (70cl, 40%)
A delicious blend made with a good amount of pure potstill Irish whiskey. Jameson Gold Reserve is sublime stuff, and it was awarded a massive 94 points in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.
The Irishman Cask Strength 2020 Release (70cl, 55.2%)
This spirit has been matured in bourbon casks.
Bottled: 2020
Cask Type: Bourbon
55.2% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 1021 / 3500
Bushmills 21 Year Old Limited Release Travel Exclusive (70cl, 46%)
Category Single Malt
Distillery Bushmills
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling series Three Wood
Bottled 2023
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask Type 18y Bourbon, Oloroso + finish 3y Marsala
Strength 46.0 % Vol. Size 700 ml
Jameson Irish Whiskey (4.5L, 40%)
Triple distilled, twice as smooth, one of a kind.
Jameson Irish Whiskey is a blended Irish whiskey. What’s that we hear you say. Well first we take the best of pot still and fine grain whiskeys. Then we triple distil them – not because we have to because we want to as it gives it its signature smoothness. Finally, we age them in oak casks for a minimum of 4 years.
Teeling 12 Year Old The Revival Volume V (70cl, 46%)
Teeling’s Revival series comes to its conclusion with Volume V, which is a 12 year old single malt Irish whiskey initially in ex-Bourbon barrels. Following that maturation, the whiskey was moved over to Cognac and brandy barrels for a finishing period, then bottled at 46% ABV. A release of 15,000 bottles.
Jameson Irish Whiskey (4.5L, 40%)
Triple distilled, twice as smooth, one of a kind.
Jameson Irish Whiskey is a blended Irish whiskey. What’s that we hear you say. Well first we take the best of pot still and fine grain whiskeys. Then we triple distil them – not because we have to because we want to as it gives it its signature smoothness. Finally, we age them in oak casks for a minimum of 4 years.
Jameson 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
18 year old whiskey from the world-famous Jameson, built around a blend of two pot-still whiskeys alongside a portion of single grain whiskey. It’s initially aged in ex-bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks, then moved over to first-fill ex-bourbon barrels for a finishing period before bottling.
Red Spot 15 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
Red Spot is reborn! Mitchell & Son’s Spot Whiskey range dates back many moons, but over time a few expressions have disappeared from shelves, including Red Spot – but those days are over. The relaunched Red Spot is a 15 year old single pot still Irish whiskey, comprised of three different whiskeys aged separately then blended. One is matured in Oloroso sherry casks, one is aged in bourbon casks, and the final one is initially aged in bourbon casks before being finished in Marsala wine casks.
Category Single Pot Still
Distillery Midleton
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Mitchell & Son
Stated Age 15 years old
Cask type Bourbon Casks, Sherry Butts, Marsala
Wine Strength 46.0 % Vol.
Athrú Keshcorran 14 Year Old (70cl, 48%)
Named after a series of limestones caves in County Sligo, Keshcorran 14 Year Old from the Athrú range is a brill Irish single malt whiskey initially aged in American oak casks. Following that, it was allowed a finishing period in Hungarian Tokaji wine casks, introducing some bright, elegant, sweet fruit notes to the expression.
Athrú Knocknarea 14 Year Old (70cl, 48%)
Release of fantastic Irish single malt whiskey here from the Athrú range, this time titled Knocknarea, after the large hill on the west coast of Ireland in County Sligo. This particular expression was initially aged in American oak casks, before enjoying a finishing period in Oloroso sherry casks. Wonderfully well-presented, and the flavour lives up to that presentation!