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Blue Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review

Blue Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review

Mitchell & Son’s Highly anticipated Blue Spot Irish Whiskey has been reimagined at cask strength

The story of the legendary Spot Irish whiskey range began in the early 1900s when celebrated wine and spirits merchants, Mitchell & Son, began maturing whiskey from the local Jameson Distillery in Bow Street in their underground cellars in Dublin City Centre. Blue Spot takes its name from the blue daubs or ‘spots’ of paint that the Mitchells used to mark the barrels to signify that the whiskey in those casks were to be matured for a minimum of seven years.

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Midleton Very Rare 1998 Single Cask Pot Still James J. Fox Whiskey Review

Midleton Very Rare 1998 Single Cask Pot Still James J. Fox Whiskey Review

James J. Fox Launch Midleton Very Rare 1998 Single Cask Pot Still Irish Whiskey

James J. Fox, who have traded at the iconic 119 Grafton Street location since 1881, spanning five generations of family ownership, have launched an exclusive single cask Midleton Very Rare Pot Still Irish Whiskey, available at their store and through their site.

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Dingle Single Malt Batch No. 1 Irish Whiskey Review

In Memory of Oliver Hughes & Good Times in The Dingle Whiskey Bar

This whiskey is the dream of Oliver Hughes; Liam LaHart and Peter Mosley, sadly Oliver died two months before it legally became whiskey. The Dingle distillery is the first distillery of the twenty-first century and the first boutique distillery of this century. The true passion for this project can be seen in their distillery, whiskey bar (which is in Dublin) but most importantly it can be seen in the sunshine elixir.

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The Legendary Dark Silkie Blended Irish Whiskey Review

The Legendary Dark Silkie Blended Irish Whiskey Review

A Donegal Whiskey That Uniquely Captures the Drama, Flavour and Magic of the Sea

Following in the footsteps of the multi-award-winning Silkie Irish Whiskey, The Dark Silkie is the latest addition to the Sliabh Liag Distillers list of locally produced spirits. Dark Silkie contains a core of triple distilled peated single malt whiskey which has been matured in ex-sherry casks. It has been expertly blended with a double distilled single malt which was matured in bourbon barrels. Then balanced with soft grain whiskey which was finished in virgin oak casks.

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Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt Whiskey Review

Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt Whiskey Review

An Unconventional Irish Whiskey
Rising From The Ashes

Blackpitts Peated Single Malt Whiskey is inspired by the old ancient Blackpitts area just behind the Teeling Whiskey Distillery. Blackpitts was the traditional home to some of the largest barley malting houses in Dublin, Ireland. By using smoke from peat to dry the barley during the malting process, the resulting peated malt produces a distinctive smoky taste profile which is the signature of a Peated Single Malt.

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Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review

Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review

Dating Back to 1872 Yellowstone Bourbon Whiskey is one of Kentucky’s Oldest Brands

Yellowstone Kentucky straight bourbon borrows its name from America’s very first national park. In 1872, Yellowstone bourbon was crafted to honor the park’s historic wonder, beauty and pioneering spirit.

It all began when a man named Jacob Beam sold his first barrels of corn whiskey. This family was there at the start of the Kentucky bourbon business boom. Seven generations later, brothers Steve and Paul Beam started their own chapter of the family history book as the proud Kentucky bourbon distillers behind Limestone Branch Distillery.

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The Legendary Silkie Blended Irish Whiskey Review

The Legendary Silkie Blended Irish Whiskey Review

The Wild Atlantic Way is thriving & The Sliabh Liag Distillery in Donegal has brought craft whiskey back after an absence of 175 years.

Here on The Whiskey Trail we always say “Every Whiskey Tells a Story” this is an understatement when talking about Sliabh Liag and Silkie Whiskey. Just as Donegal is often thought of as a place apart, the Sliabh Liag brands are intentionally challenging and seeking to be very different. The philosophy is simple: liquids and recipes which rely on strong local provenance and are worth talking about; striking designs that challenge conventional codes; to root each brand in a traditional local legend or folk tale.

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