Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Limited Release Small Batch Rye By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B In October 2018, Beam Suntory’s Kilbeggan Distilling Company celebrated the release of Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Small Batch Rye. Although Kilbeggan was restored in 2010, reviving a 260 year old legacy in whiskey-making (one of the stills there is the oldest working pot still in the world!), ...

By Richard Thomas If any part of world whiskey is booming bigger than bourbon, it must be Irish Whiskey. When I started The Whiskey Reviewer, there were still just four distilleries in Ireland (and that only if you count the North as part of Ireland; in whiskey terms, we always do): Bushmills, Cooley, Kilbeggan and Midleton. By the end of ...

Step aside, green beer. This St. Patrick’s Day, more Americans will be celebrating with a dram of fine Irish Whiskey, according to the Distilled Spirits Council. The Council reports that while the entire category is growing fast, the higher priced categories are “on fire.” Since 2002, high-end premium and super premium Irish Whiskeys grew a staggering 1,106 percent and 3,385 ...

Jameson Irish Whiskey, which is produced by Irish Distillers in Midleton Distillery, has announced that a second batch of Jameson Bow Street 18 Years Cask Strength will be available from August 2019. The only cask strength Jameson to be available globally, the expression finishes its maturation in Dublin’s only live Maturation House in the Jameson Distillery Bow Street, celebrating Jameson’s ...

Walsh Whiskey has released Writers’ Tears Copper Pot: Deau XO Cognac Cask Finish. It is the fourth expression released under the Writers’ Tears range. On this occasion Founder Bernard Walsh has finished his blend of aged single malt and aged single pot still whiskey for nine months in 12 French Oak Casks that have been seasoned for 10 to 15 ...