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The Macallan Double Cask 30 Year Old
THE MACALLAN UNVEILS DOUBLE CASK 30 YEARS OLD – AN EXCEPTIONAL SINGLE MALT WHISKY TO BE SAVOURED The Macallan has introduced Double Cask 30 Years Old into the coveted Double Cask range. The new aged single malt whisky in the distinctive Double Cask flavour profile exhibits a rich depth of flavour and a complex character […]
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Walsh Whiskey Writers Tears Single Pot Still Pedro Ximenez and Marsala Cask Finish
Walsh Whiskey announce release in October of a Writers Tears Single Pot Still in a Pedro Ximenez and Marsala Cask Finish. Walsh Whiskey in Carlow has announced the release of a Writers Tears Single Pot Still expression finished in Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks from Spain and Florio Marsala Hogsheads from Sicily, before being cut for […]
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Micil Distillery in Galway announce Síolta Mhicil Cask Purchase Scheme
GALWAY WHISKEY HISTORY IN THE MAKING A rare opportunity to own a Cask of Síolta Mhicil Irish Whiskey history from Micil Distillery in Galway. Micil Distillery based in Salthill in Galway have been in touch with news of their Síolta Mhicil Irish Whiskey Cask Purchase programme which has just been announced. The small team led […]
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Buffalo Trace Distillery Warns Fans Of Potential Online Scams
Buffalo Trace Distillery Warns Fans Of Potential Online Scams Online Sites Taking Money, No Bourbon in Return Buffalo Trace Distillery contacted us to warn fans of an increasing number of consumer frauds that are making their way across social media and the internet. Several disappointed fans have contacted the Distillery letting them know they ordered […]
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Lambay Whiskey Cask Strength Cask No 2545
Lambay Whiskey – Batch 4 Cask No 2545 –Lambay Single Malt- Single Cask Strength – Limited to just 409 BOTTLES. Time for a tale of time and tides. My good friends from Lambay Whiskey have been to touch to announce the release of Single Cask Strength -Single Malt- Cask No 2545 this Autumn to their […]
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THE MACALLAN EDITION NO.5; A CELEBRATION OF THE MACALLAN’S NATURAL COLOUR
INTRODUCING THE MACALLAN EDITION NO.5; A CELEBRATION OF THE MACALLAN’S NATURAL COLOUR The Macallan have been in touch with details of their latest The Macallan Edition No.5 Single Malt. It’s refreshing to see how many premium whisky and whiskey brands around the world are now pivoting firmly to using only natural colour for their whiskies […]
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Bushmills Irish Whiskey 2021 Causeway Collection
BUSHMILLS® IRISH WHISKEY UNVEILS 2021 CAUSEWAY COLLECTION Following the launch of The Causeway Collection to widespread acclaim last year, Bushmills is set to make waves again with its new series of exclusive and elusive Causeway Collection releases for 2021. The ground-breaking Causeway Collection is a selection of extremely rare and unique aged and cask finished […]
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Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart Whisky
Highland Park from the Orkney Islands in the Outer Hebrides have just emailed me to tell me about their new Highland Park 15 Year Old Viking Heart Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Unusually, it’s bottled in a ceramic bottle reminiscent of the ceramic or earthenware bottles used may years ago in the earlier days of Highland […]
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Diageo opens landmark global Johnnie Walker visitor experience in Edinburgh
Diageo opens landmark global Johnnie Walker visitor experience Flag raised to the future of Scotch whisky tourism to mark launch of pioneering attraction Diageo have launched Johnnie Walker Princes Street, the eight-floor new visitor experience for the world’s best-selling Scotch whisky, in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city. Four and a half years in […]
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Connacht Batch 1 Single Malt
Connacht Distillery releases Connacht Batch 1 Single Malt, the first whiskey to be distilled in Mayo in over 150 years. Built in 2015, The Connacht Distillery sits on the banks of the beautiful River Moy where the river widens into the Moy Estuary in Ballina, County Mayo. The distillery was previously home to the Duffy […]
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Dingle Single Malt and Jags
Dingle Single Malt and Jags. It has been quite a while since I last visited Dingle Distillery. For the last few years when visiting Kerry, I have had to take the Southern road at the fork in Castlemaine towards Iveragh and Portmagee rather than Dingle. But a lot has happened in Dingle since then. […]
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Ballykeefe Distillery First 7-Cask Whiskey Release. Single Pot Still – Cask Strength
Ballykeefe Distillery’s First Whiskey Release is a Limited Edition 7-Cask Release Single Pot Still at Cask Strength and at 46% ABV. Last Autumn / Fall, I was at home in Ireland and spotted a feature about Ballykeefe Distillery in Kilkenny on Irish National Television RTE. Ballykeefe Farm Distillery, a Kilkenny family farm with a fully […]
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International Irish Whiskey Day #IrishWhiskeyDay is on Wednesday 3rd March 2020
Irish Whiskey Day Get ready for International Irish Whiskey Day #IrishWhiskeyDay on Wednesday 3rd March International Irish Whiskey Day or Irish Whiskey Day is celebrated each year on 3/3 or 3rd March. The 3rd March date was chosen because of the significance of the number 3 in Irish Whiskey and in Ireland. There are three […]
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Bowmore 27 and Bowmore 31 Timeless Expressions Released.
Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky has just unveiled Bowmore 27-year-old. The new Bowmore 27 addition joins its older age range of whiskies as part of the Bowmore Timeless Series. Bowmore describe it as “a masterpiece beautifully crafted and shaped by time”. For over 240 years, Bowmore has captured the essence of Islay from the […]
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The Macallan Anecdotes of Ages Collection with Sir Peter Blake
The Macallan has revealed the new Anecdotes of Ages Collection – an extraordinary art and whisky collaboration with globally renowned British pop artist, Sir Peter Blake. The collaboration, which is The Macallan’s third with the iconic artist and is part of a relationship which has spanned more than three decades, celebrates The Macallan’s rich legacy […]
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Join International Irish Whiskey Day ™ #irishwhiskeyday 3rd March 21
International Irish Whiskey Day 3rd March 3/3 Just a quick “Heads Up” that there is now less than two weeks to go to International Irish Whiskey Day ™ on Wednesday 3rd March or 3/3. Last year’s global online celebration of Irish Whiskey had a social media reach of over 8 Million for just #irishwhiskeyday and […]
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Walsh Whiskey Awards 3rd Annual Bursary to IT Carlow Brewing & Distilling Student
Walsh Whiskey Awards 3rd Annual Bursary to IT Carlow Brewing and Distilling Student Stephen Foster Many Irish Whiskey Fans will recognise Carlow Town in Ireland’s South East as the home of of Walsh Whiskey who produce Writer’s Tears and The Irishman premium Irish Whiskeys. Carlow is also home to one of Ireland’s most progressive third […]
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Teeling Whiskey Unveils Blackpitts Irish Whiskey. First Dublin Distilled Peated Single Malt
Teeling Whiskey Unveils Blackpitts Irish Whiskey First Dublin Distilled Peated Single Malt Blackpitts is the second release from their new Dublin Distillery and continues its unconventional approach to expanding the Irish whiskey category Teeling Whiskey, Ireland’s leading progressive whiskey producer, is proud to announce the release of a new expression of Teeling Whiskey and their […]
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The Macallan No 6 Inspired by Salmon Fishing on the Legendary River Spey.
The Macallan has unveiled The Macallan No 6, a new limited edition single malt whisky celebrating the natural wonders of The Macallan Estate, and the vibrant life-force that sustains it – the River Spey. Marking the sixth and final release in The Macallan Edition Series, The Macallan No 6 tells the story of a unique […]
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Dingle Batch No. 5 Single Malt Irish Whiskey New Release
Dingle Batch No. 5 Single Malt Irish Whiskey Dingle Batch No. 5 is the latest Whiskey expression from Dingle Distillery in Kerry. Dingle Batch No. 5 is an Irish Single Malt Whiskey finished in Bourbon, Madeira and Pedro Ximenez casks. Dingle Batch No. 5 is the second batch released under the watch of master Distiller […]
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Sliabh Liag Distillery Distills First Legal Whiskey Spirit in Donegal for nearly180 Years.
Sliabh Liag Distillery Distills First Legal Whiskey Spirit in Donegal for 180 Years. I’ve had a great interest in the journey and success of James and Moira Doherty and all at Sliabh Liag Distillery since I first blogged about their Dúlamán Gin and Silkie Whiskey some years ago. Incidentally, that blog post about Sliabh Liag […]
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Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Centre Launches The Tully Cocktail Making Class
To Celebrate Its Re-Opening, The Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Centre Launches The Tully Cocktail Making Class. Tully Cocktail Making Class – An Evening of Cocktail Making and Craic In Tullamore After three months of closure, the Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Centre is delighted to open its doors once more. To celebrate its long awaited re-opening, the Visitor […]
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Malahide Castle Whiskey Tastings
Malahide Castle Whiskey Tastings. Tutored Whiskey Tasting in an old medieval castle! Guest Blog Post by John Callelly Island Whiskey Tours. The team at Malahide Castle are delighted to introduce a new Whiskey Tasting Experience this summer. Whiskey and castles – a match made in heaven! Enjoy a fully guided tour of the 12th century […]
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Cairo Whiskey Tasting
Cairo Whiskey Tasting. Irish Whiskey on The Nile. There is something about the light in Africa. Once you have been there, even once, it stays forever in your memory. As a scent, not experienced for thirty years can immediately return you to childhood times, the light of an African morning evokes powerful memories of previous […]