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.
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%)
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!
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!
Bushmills Rum Cask Reserve Steamship Collection (70cl, 40%)
All aboard for the fourth expression from the Bushmills Steamship Collection, Rum Cask Reserve! The series was released originally for the Travel Retail market, inspired by the 125th anniversary of the SS Bushmills maiden voyage. The Irish single malt has been matured in first-fill Caribbean rum casks, with the expression inspired by SS Bushmills’ homeward bound journey that included a stop in St. Vincent in the Caribbean, where the ship was stocked with rum to bring back to The Old Bushmills Distillery.
Kinahan’s 10 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
A 10 year old single malt Irish whiskey from the Kinahan’s range. The Kinahan’s name goes back to 1779, though it disappeared for a while and was recently relaunched (on the same street in Dublin it launched all those years ago – Trinity Street).
Yellow Spot 12 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
This is the second addition to the ‘Spot’ range of Irish whiskeys, which contains the famous Green Spot Pot Still Whiskey. The Yellow Spot is a single pot still Irish whiskey which has been matured in three types of cask: American bourbon cask, Spanish Sherry butts and Spanish Malaga casks for a sweeter flavour.
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
Bushmills Port Cask Reserve Steamship Collection (70cl, 40%)
Irish single malt whiskey from Bushmills, drawn from Port casks and bottles as part of their Steamship Collection (originally released for the Travel Retail Market). The name is inspired by the SS Bushmills, and was launched to coincide with the 125th anniversary of said steamship’s maiden voyage.
Bushmills 16 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
An award-winning 16 year old Irish single malt from Bushmills based in Northern Ireland. Aged in three different cask types: bourbon, Port and sherry maturation imparts notes of fruit, nuts and spices – a great example of the influence of different cask maturation. The brand has managed to retain its small batch philosophy for over 400 years, which is wonderful.