by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Apr 27, 2022 | Single malt, Tastings |
Waterford Biodynamic Luna 1.1 Waterford Distillery have worked with biodynamic Irish farmers – Trevor Harris, John McDonnell and Alan Mooney to produce the world’s first certified biodynamic whiskey. Luna 1.1 is matured in a combination of 35% first-fill US oak;...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Apr 27, 2022 | Single malt, Tastings |
Teeling Renaissance 4 A release limited to 9,000 bottles, this latest in the award-winning series is an 18-Year-Old Single Malt, aged initially in ex-bourbon barrels for over 16 years before being finished in ex-red Pineau des Charentes fortified wine casks. Bottled...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Apr 26, 2022 | Single malt, Tastings |
Method and Madness Rye and Malt The first aged experimental distillate was created at the company’s innovation hub in Midleton, the Micro Distillery. Double distilled in 2015 from a mash of 60% rye and 40% malted barley, then matured in ex-bourbon American oak...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Apr 26, 2022 | Single malt, Tastings |
Dunville’s James Fox Palo Cortado Cask A collaboration with James J. Fox to release the latest in the Dunville’s single casks bottling series. This 20 year old Single Malt has been finished in a single Palo Cortado sherry cask for 3 years and 9 months. Bottled at cask...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Apr 26, 2022 | Single malt, Tastings |
Dingle Batch 6 Single Malt Port Cask The final release in their Single Malt Batch Series. This Single Malt using their own distillate has been fully matured in Tawny Port casks with 15,000 bottles bottled at 46.5% ABV (a more limited release was bottled at Cask...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Apr 26, 2022 | Single malt, Tastings |
Currach Atlantic Wakame Seaweed Single Malt The Currach series from Origin Spirits are the first whiskeys to be finished in seaweed charred casks. After the success of its initial Atlantic Kombu release, this release follows the same process but uses Atlantic Wakame...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Apr 26, 2022 | Single malt, Tastings |
Connacht Single Malt Batch 1 First Release The Connacht Distillery’s first release of their own stock and the first whiskey to be distilled in Co. Mayo in over 150 years. Double distilled before being aged in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in ex-Oloroso sherry...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Apr 26, 2022 | Single malt, Tastings |
Bushmills Causeway 2 Marsala Cask 1995 A release in the Bushmills 2021 Causeway Collection, this whiskey has matured for over 10 years in Oloroso sherry butts and Bourbon barrels, before being aged in rare Marsala casks sourced from the island of Sicily, for 15 years....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 17, 2021 | Single malt, Tastings |
Two Stacks Smoke and Mirrors Two Stacks Smoke and Mirrors is a peated stout cask Single Malt of 10% double malt and 30% triple peated malt, both matured in ex-bourbon casks, 60% triple distilled malt aged in ex-bourbon and ex-imperial stout casks. Uniquely this batch...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 17, 2021 | Single malt, Tastings |
Hyde No.10 Single Cask Banyuls Finish Hyde NO.10 Single Cask is a single cask Single Malt Irish whiskey finished in a 225L Banyuls Grand Cru (a French dessert wine using red grapes from Côte Vermeille in the Pyrénées-Orientales region) cask. Only 60 bottles were...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Dec 4, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Lambay Cask Strength Part of the single cask programme which is limited to 20 casks worldwide. This is atriple distilled malt whiskey, bourbon cask matured and finished in cognac casks close to Lambay island’s shoreline housed in the Sea Cask Room. All casks expect...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Dec 4, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Matt D’arcy’s 17yo Rum Cask A limited release of 343 individually numbered bottles from a single cask. This 17year old single malt is finished in a rum cask and bottled at 46% ABV. RRP €265. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose The rum influence take poll position here along with...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Dec 4, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Currach Founders Cask A single malt Irish whiskey which is the first to be finished in Atlantic kombu seaweed charred casks. The Founders Single Cask of 240 hand-filled and hand numbered bottles are drawn from the very first cask and bottled at cask strength of 60%...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Dec 4, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Dunville’s 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Finish Cask 1203 One of two new 18 year old single malts finished in rare Palo Cortado sherry casks.This one is limited to just 313 individually numbered bottles. Cask 1203 is bottled at55% ABV. RRP €249. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Dec 4, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Teeling Brabazon 3 This limited edition (10,000 bottles) is a single malt aged for 14 years in a combination of ex-bourbon casks followed by a finishing period of three years in Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks from a family-owned winery in the Jerez region of Spain....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Dec 4, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Liberator A Wayward Spirits vatting of ex-bourbon cask single malts from two distilleries aged between 4 and 5 years. The younger whiskey was then finished in an ex-tawny port cask for 9 months, then blended, proofed and bottled in the bonded storehouse on the estate....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Dec 4, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Spade and Bushel Amarone A single malt which has firstly been matured in bourbon casks for four years before being finished for a year in Amarone wine casks from the Veneto region of Italy. Limited to 1,400 individually numbered bottles and bottled at 45% ABV. RRP...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 29, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Blacks 12yo Single Malt This sourced whiskey from Blacks of Kinsale is a 12 year old single malt. This first release is limited to 618 bottles and is bottled non-chill filtered at 46% ABV. RRP is about €89 if you can still find it. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose Very fresh....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 29, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Gelston’s Single Malt A four to five year old single malt matured in ex-bourbon casks. Bottled at 40% ABV and RRP of €34. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose One of the most unusual noses of any Irish whiskey I’ve had. The easiest way to describe it is Christmas cake mixture...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 29, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Dunvilles PX 12 Year Old Cask Strength A close relation to the award-winning Dunvilles PX 12 this limited release cask strength single malt is finished in Pedro Ximenez casks. Bottled at 57% ABV with an RRP of €125. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose So much going on with this....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 29, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Liberties Murder Lane A 13 year old triple-distilled single malt which has been matured in ex-Bourbon barrels and then finished in Hungarian Tokaj wine casks. Bottled at 46% and selling at an RRP of €160. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose: Vanilla immediately to the fore....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 29, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Hyde no.7 1893 Bodega Sherry Single Malt Limited to 5,000 bottles, this triple distilled single malt has been aged for six years exclusively in ex-Oloroso Hogshead casks from Cadiz in South West Spain. Non-chill filtered and bottled at 46% ABV and priced around €59....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Tyrconnell 16yo Oloroso and Moscatel Single Malt A limited release from the Kilbeggan Distilling Company, this single malt has been aged for 16 years in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels and then further matured in wine casks from the Andalucia region of Southern...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
HYDE No.6 1938 An 18 year old triple distilled Single Malt with 8 year old Single Grain which were both originally aged in flame charred American Bourbon barrels and then married together for a further 9 months of finishing in Spanish, Vintage, toasted, Oloroso sherry...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Powers Garavans Single Cask A Powers single cask release for the multi-award winning Garavans Bar in Galway. The cask yielded just 252 bottles of 15 year old Single Pot Still. Bottled at 46% ABV and retailing for €250. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose: Ooo that nose. That...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Irishman Single Malt Coffee Stout Finish A collaboration between Walsh Whiskey and Dick Mack’s Pub in Dingle. The limited run from the single cask yielded just 240 bottles. The barrel originally held Irish whiskey before being filled with a coffee stout from Dick...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Fercullen 14yo Single Malt Part of the first three releases under the Fercullen brand. This 14 year Single Malt has been matured exclusively in ex-Bourbon barrels by Master Distiller at Powerscourt Distillery, Noel Sweeney. Bottled at 46% ABV and RRP of €90. Omar...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Liberties Copper Alley 10yo Single Malt Second in the Dublin Liberties series this 10 year old Single Malt was initially aged in ex-American bourbon oak before being finished for around 6 months in 30 year old Oloroso sherry casks. Just 31 sherry casks were chosen for...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Dunvilles 12yo Single Malt PX Cask Older sibling to the award winning 10 year old, this 12 year old single malt from Echlinville Distillery is finished in Pedro Ximinez sherry casks. Bottled at 46% and non-chill filtered. RRP €89.00. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose: Very...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
RedBreast 21 Year Old Single Pot Still This multi award-winning single pot still Irish whiskey from the Midleton distillery is aged for 21 years in a combination of ex-Bourbon and 1st fill Oloroso sherry casks. Bottled at 46% ABV and non-chill filtered. €185. Omar...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Knappogue Castle 21yo Single Malt This limited-edition single malt Irish whiskey is a marriage of 21 and 23 year old single malts and is limited to just 1,200 bottles. It is bottled at 46% ABV and non-chill filtered. Available through travel retail at €180 duty paid....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Tullamore Dew 18 Year Old Single Malt This award-winning single malt has been aged in ex-bourbon casks and then finished in a combination of Oloroso, Port and Madeira casks for at least 6 months. Bottled at 46% ABV and non-chill filtered. Originally sold exclusively...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Bushmills Distillery exclusive Acacia Wood 2008 This distillery-only 10 year old single malt was first matured in in charred bourbon barrels and toasted sherry casks before being finished for over a year in Acacia wood barrels sourced from France. Bottled at 47% ABV,...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Irishman Founders Reserve Caribbean Cask Finish This limited release blend of single malt and single pot still (about 70:30) whiskeys has been triple distilled and after maturing in American oak bourbon barrels has been finished for 6 months in Chairman’s Reserve rum...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Irish Whiskey Society 10yo Single Malt Carcavelos Finish A special bottling in collaboration with Teeling Distillery to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Irish Whiskey Society. A single malt finished in Carcavelos cask. Bottled at cask strength of 57.6% ABV and...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Lambay Single Malt This triple distilled single malt is wholly finished in oak cognac casks from the French cognac house of Camus. Partly matured on Lambay Island where the casks been exposed to the sea air and maritime winds. Bottled at 40% ABV and non-chill...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 28, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Pearse Lyons 5yo Single Malt The first release from Pearse Lyons Distillery to be fully produced in their own copper pot stills. Limited to just 4,000 bottles each individually numbered. Non-coloured and RRP €76.95. Omar Fitzell Notes Nose: Very light. Loads of malt...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 26, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Teeling Revival No.5 The fifth and final release in the Revival series. Unlike previous releases which were limited to 10,000 bottles, this has a release of 15,000. Consists of 12 Year Old Single Malt Irish whiskey initially matured in Bourbon barrels and then given...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 26, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Retronaut The first release out of Blackwater Distillery. A sourced 17 year old double distilled single malt. 100% ex-bourbon aged and bottled at 46% ABV. The first bottling was released to celebrate work commencing on the building of their new whisky distillery in...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 26, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Teeling The Revival IV This fourth in the Revival series from Teeling was awarded the prestigiousBest Irish Whiskey Overall in this years Irish Whiskey Awards. This Single MaltIrish whiskey has been matured for 14 years initially in Bourbon barrels and then finished...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 26, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
West Cork Distillery Bog Oak This new release from the new Glengarriff Series is a Single Malt which is matured in Sherry casks before being finished for about 6 months in casks charred using bog oak fuel source obtained from the Glengarriff Forest. Limited to 4,800...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 25, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Method & Madness Single Malt The new Method and Madness range from Irish Distillers showcases innovation in the Irish whiskey sector. This single malt is initially matured in ex-Bourbon barrels and is part finished in French Limousin oak casks. Bottled at 46% ABV...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 25, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Teeling Brabazon Vol 1 The first in a new series of limited edition single malts, entitled the Brabazon bottling. The name is derived from the Brabazon family who presided over the Liberties area of Dublin from the 16th to 19th century. Limited to 12,500 bottles....
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 25, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Bushmills Steamship Collection Port Cask Bushmills second release in the Steamship Collection inspired by theextraordinary voyages of the SS Bushmills steamship. This travel retailexclusive is a triple-distilled single malt and has been fully matured in ruby port...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 25, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Teeling Revival 3 The beautifully presented third release in the Revival range from Teeling, this is a 14 year old Single Malt initially matured in ex-Bourbon casks followed by a finishing in regional French aperitif ex-Pineau Des Charentes casks. Bottled at 46% ABV...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 25, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old This Castle Brands release was named as the Irish Whiskey of the Year at the 2016 Irish Whiskey Awards. This is a 14 year old Single Malt we assume to be from Bushmills stock. The ‘twin wood refers to the use of ex-Bourbon and Oloroso...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 25, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Irishman 12 Year old A 12 year old triple distilled Single Malt matured exclusively in ex-Bourbon casks. Limited to an annual release of just 6,000 bottles. Bottled at 43% ABV and with a RRP of €65. John Moriarty Notes Nose: Initially very earthy, umami almost, a...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 25, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Tyrconnell 16 year old With new design packaging this is a Cooley distillery double distilled Single Malt fully matured in ex-Bourbon casks bottled at 46% ABV with a RRP of €95. John Moriarty Notes Nose: Very fresh, perfumed fruits including peaches and soft fleshy...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 25, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
Teeling Revival two This “second Coming” is a 13 year old single malt initially matured for about 12 years in ex-bourbon casks. It was then finished for a further 12 months inan ex-Calvados, French apple brandy, cask. It has then been bottled at 46% ABV and without...
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | May 23, 2020 | Single malt, Tastings |
West Cork 12 year old port cask finish The company has been on the go since 2003 and in 2013 they moved their distillery into larger premises based in Skibbereen, West Cork. This whiskey has had a short finish in a port cask before being bottled at 43% ABV. John...