By Richard Thomas Richard Thomas, Owner-Editor Best To Pass My Lips, Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon: Whereas the standard batches of Booker’s Bourbon and even some of the special releases of the brand are selected by committee, this Booker’s 30th Anniversary was a project of Fred Noe from start to finish. He brought in his son and apprentice Freddie as as ...
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The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Irish Whiskey is booming, which explains why we have The Sexton to a large degree. Brought to us by Proximo Spirits, it’s an Irish single malt drawn from sourced stock (coming from the “North Coast of Ireland”), aged for approximately four years in a mix of first- to fourth-fill Oloroso Sherry butts. It’s a creation ...
Read More »Dingle Single Malt Batch 4 Irish Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Found in a part of Western Ireland so scenic its a staple of Hollywood filmmaking, Dingle Distillery really evokes the spirit of what an American would call craft whiskey, only in an Irish way. Dingle itself is about as quaint a seaside town as can be found in Ireland, while the distillery is in an ...
Read More »Method And Madness Single Pot Still Acacia Finish Irish Whiskey Review
By Emma Briones Rating: A- There are so many whiskeys available globally that, sometimes, a good whiskey should stay close to home. Not for its limited availability or its high quality. Just because it is something special or it will be better enjoyed in a concrete environment. And one of those whiskeys is the new Method and Madness Single Pot ...
Read More »Method And Madness Cherry Wood-Finished Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review
By Emma Briones Rating: B There is always a first time for everything, even for a cherry-wood finished Irish whiskey. You might have never thought about whiskey aged in cherry wood, but at Midleton Distillery, they have. The team behind the Method and Madness range has unveiled two new and experimental limited edition Irish whiskeys. If you haven’t heard about ...
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