A mere three years ago, 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey [80 proof/40% alcohol content] existed as a hopeful stab to get women interested in drinking whiskey – particularly in Minnesota – but now, the brand has progressed through the state of Minnesota, across the Midwest and now will be promoted in all 50 United States of […]
You see it coming. You’ve been preparing since February 3, 1999 – some of you longer than that – and now St. Patrick’s Day is only a single day away. The vast majority will likely not be waiting until Sunday and will instead be celebrating on Saturday, St. Patrick’s Day Eve. For those living in […]
Cooley is an Irish whiskey distillery, founded in 1987 with the goal to ‘create more choice for consumers through innovation and the revival of old distilling techniques’ – definitely a goal worth a round of applause if you ask me. In their current range they offer both blended whiskey, single malts and, interestingly, a single […]
I know nothing of what history lays behind this Irish whiskey, in fact I only really know two things about it. The first is that it is the only pure pot still whiskey in production today, and the second that it produced under the infamous Jameson label. I tasted it for the first time about […]
I was recently fortunate enough to be contacted by the good people over at Bushmills, offering me a free bottle of their original expression. I figured that the least I could do in return would be to write a little review of what I consider to be Ireland’s version of Whyte & Mackay (a favourite […]
If I say Irish Coffee, which whiskey (yep, with an E, silly Irish…) comes to mind? Chances are it will be Jameson – the classic choice – though I would save that job for one of this guy’s younger brothers, as it would be a waste of both money and fine whiskey. While they’ve given […]