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Hyde No. 9 Single Malt Finished in Iberian Tawny Port Cask Whiskey Review

Hyde No. 9 Iberian Tawny Port Cask Whiskey Review

Limited Edition Special Reserve Bottled at 46% abv and Non-Chill Filtered

Hyde No.9 came about following a cask sourcing expedition to the Douro Valley to handpick the best port casks available. Conor and the team traveled to the Douro valley before Covid19 struck to source these casks directly from a Port vineyard in the village of Pinhão in Northern Portugal. The fact that these vintage, juicy, Tawny port casks came fresh straight form the vineyard to Hyde Whiskeys bonded warehouse to put their single malt whiskey into for six months has had a HUGE effect on the final taste. 

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Teeling 28 Year Old Single Malt Limited Edition Whiskey Review

This Teeling Whiskey Release Limited Edition 28 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey Review

This Teeling Whiskey Release Limited Edition 28 Year Old Single Malt – Is Available Exclusively from The Celtic Whiskey Shop

Teeling Whiskey Company announced a special release of 4,000 bottles of a Teeling 28-year-old single malt, that is to be exclusively sold through the Celtic Whiskey Shop. This 28-Year-Old Single Malt is one of the oldest Irish single malts to be released, sitting in the upper echelons of age with the Teeling 30 and 33-year-old single malts.

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Teeling Brabazon #3 – 14 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey Review

The Brabazon series is back with a bang, the third batch of this fantastic series is a show stopper. Teelings Brabazon Number 3, is the first in the series to get an age statement. This Single Malt whiskey is aged for 14 years, initally in American Bourbon barrels, then Sherry and finally matured in 90 years old PX casks. This is a limited edition collection of uniquely Irish Single Malt showing off the full impact and flavour of fortified wine cask maturation.

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West Cork Glengarriff Series Bog Oak Charred Cask Whiskey Review

West Cork Glengarriff Series Bog Oak Charred Cask Whiskey Review

If you are looking for a Irish Whiskey that gives you a true sense of place, a taste of the Island and above all is unique. Look no further than The West Cork Glengarriff Bog Oak Charred Cask Whiskey. One of two expressions from the initial launch of the Glengarriff Series. This Irish Whiskey started out it’s life in ex-Sherry casks and after at least 2 years of maturation, the whiskey was moved to some unique casks created by West Cork Distillers.

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Currach Single Malt Irish Whiskey Review

Currach Single Malt Irish Whiskey – Atlantic Kombu Seaweed Cask

I was lucky enough to be one of the first people to taste this Irish Whiskey before it’s general release. Stephen Randall hand delivered 50 taster samples to some close friends and Irish Whiskey Bloggers for a Tweet Tasting on “DavesWhiskey” #SundayNightSup – This whiskey is unique, complex, interesting and overall delicious.

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Glendalough 13 Year Old Mizunara Single Malt Whiskey Review

Glendalough 13 Year Old Mizunara Single Malt Whiskey Review

Glendalough 13 Year Old Mizunara Single Malt Whiskey

The winner of World Best Irish Whiskey, was the first Irish Whiskey released with a Japanese minuzara finish. Extremely rare, and expensive, virgin Japanese mizunara, comes from Hokkaido, the rugged most northern island of Japan. The mizunara puncheon amplifies much of what is already there while layering on more vanilla smoothness, sandalwood notes and even a little coconut, or gorse flower if you’re from our neck of the woods. This is a whiskey that’s hard to make. It is unique in terms of what is being done with Irish whiskey and it is very limited. This is one to savour.

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