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Green Spot Chateau Montelena Whiskey Review

Green Spot Finished In Zinfandel Wine Casks

2017 saw the release of an Irish whiskey with a little Californian twist. The second edition in the ‘Wine Geese’ series, Green Spot Chateau Montelena combines the efforts of the Midleton Distillery, Mitchell & Sons, and the Napa based Chateau Montelena winery. The series itself seeks to establish collaborations between international wineries of Irish heritage and Green Spot whiskey. The first edition, Green Spot Chateau Léoville Barton, saw Green Spot finished in wine casks from the Chateau Léoville Barton, a Bordeaux based winery of Irish origin. Check out our blog on Green Spot Chateau Léoville Barton here!

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Yellow Spot 12 Year Old Whiskey Review

A Look at Yellow Spot Whiskey

Yellow Spot, along with its younger brother Green Spot, have the enviable title of the last original bonded whiskies of Ireland. What is bonded whiskey I hear you ask? Great question. If you find yourself walking around Dublin, Cork or any one of our great cities you may see “Bonder” or “Whiskey Bonder” written over the doors to some older pubs. These are relics of simpler times for whiskey producers when the bonded market reigned supreme. Distillers would produce whiskey but leave the task of aging and bottling to the whiskey bonders. Essentially, anyone who wanted to produce their own style of whiskey could.

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Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition Whiskey Review

Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition Whiskey Review

Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition Whiskey Review

Arguably one of the most exciting collaborations in the alcohol industry today, the Caskmates series is back with its latest release. This time, the crafty folks of Midleton have laid their whiskey down in Chieftain IPA casks, and if you listen very carefully, you can just about hear all those beer and whiskey hipsters screaming with excitement.

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Irish Whiskey A beginners guide to the Water of Life

Pot Still Irish Wiskey-The Whiskey Trail

Irish Whiskey A beginners guide to the Water of Life

Origins

In the 11th century, the Irish monks were living the good life. While their Scottish colleagues were shivering in the highlands, being martyred by the Romans (who had left Ireland alone) and battling the English, Irish monks were partying it up in France and Spain, eating grapes, sniffing perfume, and drinking brandy which was known as Aqua Vitae, Latin for water of life.

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