Last night, I had the pleasure of attending an event hosted by Boann Distillery, where I had the opportunity to spend an evening with their distiller, Gary Ring. Gary proved to be an excellent speaker, captivating the audience with his knowledge and passion not only about Boann but Irish whiskey in general. The purpose of…
Category: Single Pot Still
Writers Tears Tequila Cask Finish Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Happy Day of the Dead! I recently stumbled upon this brand and instantly fell in love. When I came across this beautiful bottle, well, I couldn’t resist buying it. Fingers crossed that I enjoy this one as much Copper Pot Whiskey. To find out if I enjoyed it, keep reading. As previously mentioned, a couple…
Writers’ Tears Copper Pot Irish Whiskey
Writers’ Tears is an Irish Whiskey produced by Walsh Whiskey established by Bernard and Rosemary Walsh in 1999. Writers’ Tears is meant to commemorate the golden era, 19th and early 20th century Ireland, for both Irish Whiskey and great Irish novelists, poets and playwrights. This includes Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker and W.B. Yeats, to name…
Old Potrero Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey
We stumbled across this whiskey recently at a tasting event and boy, were we surprised. To start, this whiskey is 100% Pot Stilled Rye. It’s cask strength and the one we tried was aged for 8 years. If you’re familiar with American whiskey, 8 years is pretty darn good when most others are aged about…
Keeper’s Heart Irish + America
What exactly makes renowned Irish Master Distiller Brian Nation leave Ireland for Minnesota? I’ll give you a hint, it wasn’t the weather. Monday I had the chance to spend an evening with Nation and co-founder of Keeper’s Heart Michael O’Shaughnessy. Keeper’s Heart has launched their Irish + American whiskey and they have done so with…
Father’s Day 2021 Whiskey Gift Guide
And just like that we are little over two weeks away till Father’s Day and I am sure you are wondering where the heck has time gone. If you don’t have a gift yet and have a whiskey loving dad, I am here to help. I am approaching this year’s gift guide, frugally. So, all…
Waterford Single Farm Origin Dunmore Edition 1.1
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! On this amazing day I’ll be celebrating with what may be my latest obsession. Waterford Whisky! Not only am I drinking an Irish Whisky, but I can tell you the exact year, farm and field this Whisky’s Irish Barley came from. If I’ve not already given it away in my title,…
Blue Spot Irish Whiskey
For the first time in 56 years there are four colors in the Spot whiskey family with the release of Blue Spot 7 year cask strength. Other Spots include: Green Spot (10 year); Yellow Spot (12 year) and Red Spot (15 year). If you are wondering about where the name comes from, it derives from…
Redbreast Small Batch Cask Strength Batch No. B1/19
I’m a huge Redbreast fan! So, when I saw this bottling made exclusively for the U.S. I knew I had to get it. Not only because it’s Redbreast but, because it’s cask strength. Cask strength whiskies are always a go for me and this one has an ABV of 58.7%. This single pot still whiskey…
Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey
Proper No. Twelve is an Irish whiskey created by recently retired MMA fighter Conor McGregor. The name of the whiskey pays tribute to where McGregor comes from in Ireland, Dublin 12. I was able to sample this triple distilled blended whiskey during a St. Patrick’s Day tasting at Yankee Spirits in Attleboro, MA., so here…
Red Spot | Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
This past Wednesday we attended an Irish whiskey tasting at Yankee Spirits in Attleboro, MA. We were thrilled to taste all the whiskies being featured but deep down we attended because we were told there would be samplings of Red Spot. Green Spot being one of our favorite Irish whiskies we had to attend but…
Tullamore D.E.W. 15-year Trilogy
Tullamore D.E.W. is a blended Irish whiskey that doesn’t need introduction. They have become a master at blending triple distilled Irish pot still, malt and grain whiskies. Although I’ve had a chance to taste and write about their Original, Old Bonded Warehouse, Heritage Blend and Phoenix, the 15-year blend was the first bottle from the…
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