Irish whiskey distiller Midleton has released their 45-year-old Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Chapter One [the first whiskey in the series as well as the first official release from the site in 16 years and contains some of the 1974-era spirit used to make the single malt whiskey. Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Chapter One […]
Serving the budget-minded spirits drinkers, both Crabbie’s Highland single malt Scotch whisky and Peaky Blinder Irish whiskey are arriving on the USA shores in March 2020. Crabbie’s Yardhead is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky that is being made available for $25 per 750ml bottle while Peaky Blinder Irish Whiskey is being made available for […]
Kilbeggan has released a limited edition of their Single Pot Still Irish whiskey for the USA market. Kilbeggan Single Pot Still Irish whiskey was distilled and matured at the Kilbeggan Distillery [the site was restored in 2010], bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of barley, fruit and […]
Glendalough Distillery – an Irish whiskey producer located in the Wicklow Mountains just outside of Dublin – has released three new whiskies – a pot still whiskey aged in bourbon and finished in virgin Irish oak, a 17-year-old single malt aged in bourbon casks and rare Japanese mizunara oak and a 25-year-old single malt aged […]
Jameson has brought their Jameson Cold Brew to the USA last week to coincide with National Irish Coffee Day [which was last Saturday, January 25, 2020 – in case you missed it]. Jameson Cold Brew infuses triple-distilled Jameson Irish whiskey with cold brew coffee, made from 100% Arabica beans from Brazil and Colombia and is […]
JJ Corry has released The Chosen – a 27-year-old single cask, single malt Irish whiskey. JJ Corry The Chosen was aged for 27 years, bottled at 52% alcohol by volume [104 proof] and is said to contain notes of chestnut, mango and toffee. Only a mere 100 bottles of JJ Corry The Chosen are being […]
Midleton has released their Very Rare 2019 – an Irish Whiskey blend of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskies. Midleton Very Rare 2019 has spent somewhere between 13-34 years maturing in lightly charred ex-Bourbon American oak barrels before being bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to contain notes […]
French spirits giant – and the world’s second-largest distiller – Pernod Ricard has purchased New York-based Castle Brands for a reported $223 million. Castle Brands is the owner of both Jefferson’s Bourbon and Knappogue Castle Irish whiskey, amongst others. The purchase adds to Pernod Ricard’s recent bourbon/whiskey acquisitions, which include Texas-based Firestone & Robertson Distilling […]