The Lakes Distillery: The Whiskymaker’s Reserve

Posted on 15th Jan 2023 by Dave C

Opportunities just don’t happen; you create them, which is almost certainly the case for the Lakes distillery. Where better to… Read more The Lakes Distillery: The Whiskymaker’s Reserve

Baoilleach Distillery’s ‘The Cratur’

Posted on 3rd Jan 2023 by Dave C

The saying goes that we should start with a bang. As the ‘Year of Poitín’ came to a close last… Read more Baoilleach Distillery’s ‘The Cratur’

Heaven’s Door Double Barrel

Posted on 30th Dec 2022 by Ciaran R

In 2016, the Swedish Academy awarded Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature, in a move that one commentator at… Read more Heaven’s Door Double Barrel

Dalwhinnie Winter’s Gold

Posted on 27th Dec 202226th Dec 2022 by Mike H

December is always a good month for drinking whisky. It offers excellent excuses for enjoying a dram: one to warm… Read more Dalwhinnie Winter’s Gold

Killowen and Blackwater’s A Dó Poitín

Posted on 19th Dec 2022 by Dave C

Is there anything poitín can’t do right now? We’ve covered it extensively on the Water of Life in the past,… Read more Killowen and Blackwater’s A Dó Poitín

Sailors Home- Journey

Posted on 12th Dec 2022 by Dave C

Emblazoned on the Sailor’s Home website is quite a famous quote from Eleanor Roosevelt, “the purpose of life, after all,… Read more Sailors Home- Journey

Killowen Belgrove Oat Whiskey with a Rum & Raisin Finish

Posted on 23rd Nov 2022 by Dave C

Disclosure: As stated, the bottle that informed this article was provided to the Water of Life team by Killowen free… Read more Killowen Belgrove Oat Whiskey with a Rum & Raisin Finish

Small Pot, Big Flavours; the Baoilleach raison d’être

Posted on 18th Nov 2022 by Dave C

I’ve previously discussed the advantageous ‘Friends of Irish Whiskey’ Facebook group and the release of special single casks throughout the… Read more Small Pot, Big Flavours; the Baoilleach raison d’être

Glenfiddich 15-Year-Old – “Our Solera Fifteen”

Posted on 12th Nov 202211th Nov 2022 by Mike H

With my last article having covered one of the UK’s smallest whisky distilleries, I realise there’s a certain irony in… Read more Glenfiddich 15-Year-Old – “Our Solera Fifteen”