As whiskey has become more popular, and thus more lucrative, it has attracted more and more thievery. On October 16, thieves in the UK broke into a truck and stole $30,000 worth of Irish Whiskey. The robbers loaded the whiskey into the back and a van before driving away. Several weeks later, the perpetrators remain at large, this despite the ...
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The Best Whiskeys To Stash In Your Desk Drawer
By Richard Thomas The bottle of whiskey kept in a desk drawer and trotted out as occasion demands is not just something from episodes of Mad Men. It is cultural fixture, observed in offices everywhere as much as it is depicted in books, film and television. Besides, few are allowed the privilege of maintaining an actual office bar these days, ...
Read More »Tipperary Watershed Irish Single Malt Whiskey Review
By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Tipperary Boutique Selection Watershed Single Malt Irish Whiskey is, for now, a sourced and limited release whiskey. Each batch is taken from six first-fill Bourbon barrels and bottled at 94 proof (47% ABV), personally supervised by Stuart Nickerson, the Malt Master. The water used to cut the whiskey is taken from the Ballindoney Farm ...
Read More »Flaming Pig Black Cask Irish Whiskey Review
By Emma Briones Rating: C Flaming Pig is the brainchild of Irish entrepreneurs Joey Shore and Flor Prendergast. Under the name of Malone’s Whiskey Co., they’ve launched a whiskey, Flaming Pig Black Cask, and a whiskey liqueur, Flaming Pig Spiced Irish. Flaming Pig Black Cask is a small batch blend of single grain and single malt Irish whiskey aged from ...
Read More »Egan’s Single Grain Irish Whiskey Review
By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Although first and foremost a Bourbon drinker, I have found a really interesting Irish Whiskey to be a very satisfying trip down a different trail. It’s the whiskey I use to offer a softer, diverse perspective on life. Irish Whiskey has a very different flavor profile from Bourbon, which gives a much more “in ...
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