Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s best loved Irish whiskeys, today announces the appointment of Deirdre O’Carroll as Blender at Midleton Distillery, Co. Cork. In her new role, Deirdre will work with Master Blender Billy Leighton in Midleton Distillery, and will be responsible for the development of new and existing blends, marrying together specific and intricate flavors and ...
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Just In Time For St. Patrick’s Day, Midleton Very Rare 2021 Heads For Shelves
Irish Distillers, maker of some of the world’s most enjoyed whiskeys, has opened a new chapter in Irish whiskey as they reveal Midleton Very Rare 2021 – the 38th edition in the renowned and highly collectable range and the first in the series to be masterfully created by Irish Distillers’ new Master Distiller, Kevin O’Gorman. The Midleton Very Rare legacy began over four ...
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By Douglas Fraser Grade: B- Boann Distillery offers a wide range of Irish whiskeys, and is part of modern revival of the Irish whiskey industry. The distillery often experiments with an arrange of cask finishes which creates many different expressions that Boann offers. From single malts and single grains to blends and those different cask finishes mentioned above, Boann does ...
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By Douglas Fraser Rating: C+ Ireland is currently reinvigorating its whiskey industry and Boann Distillery is part of Ireland’s 21st Century distilling boom. Boann Distillery, which is paired with a brewery, has released a classic “brewstilling” limited edition. Their sister brewery, Boyne, took old Sherry hogsheads and filled them with their imperial stout. That done, these Sherry-turned-stout hogsheads were then ...
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By Richard Thomas Richard Thomas, Owner-Editor I handed out a personal record of six A grades in 2020, but not a single A+, which makes both Best New Whiskey and Best To Pass My Lips hard calls to make. Frankly, my choices are easily interchangeable. Both were wonderful and both were released during 2020. Just a hair behind the two ...
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