Tag Archives: Irish Whiskey

Midleton Very Rare Line Embraces French Oak In New Annual Expression

Irish Distillers, maker of some of the world’s most loved whiskeys, is delighted to introduce Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais. This first-of-its-kind whiskey represents the pinnacle of excellence and rarity in the world of Irish whiskey as it showcases the harmonious fusion of Irish and French luxury and craftsmanship. Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais is the result of ...

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Redbreast Does A Younger, 10 Year Old As Distillery-Only

Redbreast Irish Whiskey has introduced Redbreast 10-Year-Old Distillery Edition. The new Redbreast expression will be exclusively available Irish Distillers’ brand homes; the newly reopened Midleton Distillery Experience in Cork and Jameson Distillery Bow Street in Dublin. Designed and crafted by Master Blender Billy Leighton with his deputy, Blender Dave McCabe, Redbreast 10 is a reimagining of Gilbey’s historic 10 year ...

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Waterford Rathclogh 1.1 Irish Single Malt Whiskey Review

By Richard Thomas Rating: B I remember thinking in 2014 that Mark Reynier scored a helluva deal. That was when Diageo, in one of the moves rendered utterly inexplicable by their byzantine corporate veil, sold the Guinness brewery they had spent €40 million upgrading over the course of a decade to him for just a little over €7 million. The ...

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Redbreast Turns To Port Casks For New Whiskey

Irish Distillers has introduced Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition, a limited-edition single pot still Irish whiskey finished in tawny port casks from Portugal’s breath-taking Douro Valley. Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition marks the third release of the brand’s acclaimed Iberian Series. The series is inspired by Redbreast’s long standing connection to some of the Iberian Peninsula’s most celebrated cooperages and ...

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Ireland’s Boann Distillery Marks Summer Solstice With Whiskey

Boann Distillery celebrated the summer solstice last night (June 21) by launching its newest creation, the ‘Summer Solstice’ release, marking the second single cask bottling from Boann in just six months. The Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey was unveiled to a select group of whiskey enthusiasts at a Summer Solstice Tasting event in the distillery as part of the Boyne ...

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