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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Bushmills American Oak Cask Finish (70cl, 40%)
Combining single malt finished in double charred-American oak barrels with elegant triple distilled grain whiskey, this is a marvellously mellow blended Irish whiskey from Bushmills. With plenty of warming, toasty oak, silky vanilla, and biscuity sweetness, it’s ideal for laid-back sipping and mixing.
Bushmills Caribbean Rum Finish Cask Finish (70cl, 40%)
A tasty tropical twist on Bushmills Irish whiskey – this edition includes single malt finished in Caribbean rum casks! Said rum-finished malt is blended with triple distilled Irish grain whiskey bringing some fabulous fruit and spice to the finish.
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 Single Pot Still Five Oak Cask Release 70cl, 46%
Jameson Single Pot Still – Five Oak Cask Release is very much one of those whiskeys that does what it says on the tin. It’s a pot still Irish whiskey, made from a grain recipe (or mash bill for our American friends) of malted and unmalted barley, which is triple distilled and then matured in five different barrel types. This includes bourbon and sherry casks, as well as three types of virgin oak, made from Irish, European, and American oak.
Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old Special Reserve 70cl, 40%
Tullamore Dew 10 Year Old Single Malt 2010 release 70cl, 40%
This is a 2010 release of Tullamore Dew 10 year old single malt Irish whisky.
TULLAMORE DEW 10 Y.O Single Malt
TULLAMORE DEW 10 Y.O Single Malt. Tullamore dew 10 contain 70cl and 40% abv.
This whisky is blend malts aged in old bourbon, port, madeira and sherry casks.This makes the 10 Year Old Single Malt not only the sole whiskey in Ireland to bring together whiskey from four different types of used barrels, but the only single malt of its kind anywhere insofar as I am aware.
In the glass, the TULLAMORE 10 Year Old Single Malt has the look of a deep golden honey, a far cry from the typical paleness of young and middle-aged Irish whiskeys. The nose has a certain lush sweetness and fruitiness to it, where a sort of sweet and sour red fruits note blends with hints of vanilla and caramel, presumably all from the port and madiera casks on the one hand and the bourbon barrels on the other. There is also a dollop of toasty oak in there, along with a dash of drying tobacco. Overall, the look and scent of the whiskey are very fetching, and the aroma in particular comes across as having a lot of complexity for a 10 Year Old.
On the palate, the Tullamore Dew 10 Year Old Single Malt brings over all the notes of the nose in bold, but not overpowering fashion. There is a bit of pepperiness there, but that is the only surprise. Everything about this whiskey is quite mild, but there is no chasing for the wine, bourbon, and malt flavors. Everything is right there and easily found, both balanced and a somewhat sophisticated. In keeping with Tullamore Dew, the whiskey is more sweet than anything else. The finish winds down from that new spicy note, into a long and mild warmth.
Category Single Malt
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Stated Age 10 years old
Cask Type Oloroso Sherry, Bourbon, Port & Madeira
Strength 40.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Tullamore Dew 10 Year Old Reserve 70cl, 40%
Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt 70cl, 40%
Bushmills 10 years is the most famous Irish Single Malt. It has been triple-distilled as a typical Old Bushmills whiskey and mainly matured in Bourbon oak barrels with a small percentage of malt aged in European oak Sherry Butts.
Bushmills 10 years is world-renowned for its subtlety. It is a full-bodied but also mellow and soft whiskey, matching perfectly the real Irish spirit. The distinct and clear character of the distillery’s malt is refined by a maturation in Bourbon barrels, that brings a refreshing and lively taste to the whiskey, with typical notes of vanilla and honey, lifted by spicy aromas originating from the Sherry Butts.
Teeling Sommelier Selection Douro Old Vines Casks 7Ocl, 46%
Teeling’s classic Small Batch blend of malt and grain contains whiskey aged in rum casks, but for the Sommelier Selection that’s replaced with wine casks from around the world, hence the name. For this edition, red wine barrels from the Portuguese Douro Valley were used, specifically, wine pressed from the harvest of vines that were over 25 years old. Expect some lovely dark fruit and spicy notes in a whiskey bottled at 46% ABV, non-chill filtered.
Irish Reserve 26 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
A 26 Year Old Irish single malt whiskey specially produced for Aldi.
Another day, another long-aged Aldi single malt. An Irish whiskey this time, and once again I’ve elbowed my way past the natural Malt correspondent to chip in with my tuppence worth first.
26years, in Irish whiskey terms, is ages. A quick scroll through any of the obvious channels will yield hundreds of scotch whiskies of that age or older, but properly mature Irish is much thinner on the ground.
It’s brilliant to see Aldi move beyond Scotland when putting together their rare whisk(e)y offering for this year. Makes one hope that their gaze might turn upon the USA – or even Canada – in 2018.
Category Single Malt Distillery
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.
Teeling Whiskey 3 Bottle Wooden Stand
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A 3 Bottle Display stand for Teeling Irish Whiskey
made from wood and featuring a waved metal inner.
Ideal for showing off the best of the Teeling Whiskey Range
Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt Old Label 70cl, 40%
Bushmills 10 years is the most famous Irish Single Malt. It has been triple-distilled as a typical Old Bushmills whiskey and mainly matured in Bourbon oak barrels with a small percentage of malt aged in European oak Sherry Butts.
Bushmills 10 years is world-renowned for its subtlety. It is a full-bodied but also mellow and soft whiskey, matching perfectly the real Irish spirit. The distinct and clear character of the distillery’s malt is refined by a maturation in Bourbon barrels, that brings a refreshing and lively taste to the whiskey, with typical notes of vanilla and honey, lifted by spicy aromas originating from the Sherry Butts.
Teeling Single Grain 1L, 46%
This award-winning whiskey has won best in class annually at the World Whiskies Awards since its release, and is one of only a handful of Single Grain bottlings in the world.
It is fully matured in Californian red wine barrels resulting in an intensely fruity and beautifully amber liquid, with lush berry notes.
Hand selected casks, bottled at 46% with no chill filtration to ensure all the unique flavour is captured.
West Cork Single Malt Rum Cask Finished (70cl, 43%)
West Cork Single Malt Calvados Cask Finished Irish Whiskey is part of a new five bottle family of single malts from West Cork Distillers. This is patiently matured in first fill Bourbon casks and finished in Calvados Garnier casks. Bottled at 43%, non-chill filtered and no added colour.
Rum, Virgin Oak, Sherry and Port make up the four other cask finishes from this series.
West Cork Single Malt Calvados Cask Finished (70cl, 43%)
West Cork Single Malt Calvados Cask Finished Irish Whiskey is part of a new five bottle family of single malts from West Cork Distillers. This is patiently matured in first fill Bourbon casks and finished in Calvados Garnier casks. Bottled at 43%, non-chill filtered and no added colour.
Rum, Virgin Oak, Sherry and Port make up the four other cask finishes from this series.
Drumshanbo Galanta Release 2022 (70cl, 45%)
Galánta from The Shed Distillery is the first single malt Irish whiskey distilled in Ireland’s Connacht in over 107 years. This triple distilled single malt was drawn from Kentucky bourbon casks, which have imparted a wealth of orchard fruit, brown sugar, and toasted spice notes. Always exciting to see the renaissance of Irish whiskey continue to go from strength to strength!
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!
Athrú 14 Year Old Annacoona (70cl, 48%)
Tullamore Dew Oxford Die-Cast one of 15000 8cm
Tullamore Dew Oxford Die-Cast one of 15000 8cm
Shanky’s Whip Black Irish Whiskey Liqueur 5cl, 33%
A creamy, sweet liqueur made with a combination of Black Irish whiskey, Irish spirit, caramel and vanilla. The result is aromas of toffee, butter, cream, vanilla and sweet spices that are echoed throughout the palate.
Shanky’s Whip Black Irish Whiskey Liqueur 70cl, 33%
A creamy, sweet liqueur made with a combination of Black Irish whiskey, Irish spirit, caramel and vanilla. The result is aromas of toffee, butter, cream, vanilla and sweet spices that are echoed throughout the palate.
Teeling 13 Year Old Single Grain (70cl, 50%)
A limited edition 13 Year Old Single Grain made in the Unconventional Teeling way! This whiskey was made using a recipe of 95% corn and 5% malted barley. Aged in ex-bourbon casks before maturing a total of 4 years in ex Bordeaux red wine casks. Expect plenty of summer fruit flavours, raspberry jam, vanilla cream, and spicy, dry tannins in this sensational whiskey!