How do you discover brands? As consumers, we’re now exposed to so many channels. The number of screens we use… Read more Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Two Stacks Polaris 1.1
The (relatively) new kids on the block are all about quality, heritage with the added aim of contemporising Irish whiskey.… Read more Two Stacks Polaris 1.1
Micil Whiskies
Mike brought up the contentious issue of sourcing whiskey last month. Micil have followed the sourcing playbook by the letter;… Read more Micil Whiskies
Bushmills Causeway Collection – 2011 Sauternes Cask (Ireland exclusive)
In my first review for WOL, I wrote about a single cask 6.5-year old Bushmills whiskey matured in bourbon, so… Read more Bushmills Causeway Collection – 2011 Sauternes Cask (Ireland exclusive)
Kingsbarns: Dream to Dram
We talk a lot about the renaissance of Irish whiskey, with the industry having grown from a mere four distilleries… Read more Kingsbarns: Dream to Dram
Lough Ree Distillery – The Bridge – Barley Harbour
As a known whiskey lover in my family and circle of friends, I often get asked for whiskey recommendations for… Read more Lough Ree Distillery – The Bridge – Barley Harbour
The Whiskey Technical File- Constraining or Innovating?
Hooray, I hear chorusing from the small-batch distillers and independent bottlers. The Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) has announced the Technical… Read more The Whiskey Technical File- Constraining or Innovating?
Talisker Port Ruighe
We’ve previously praised Ardbeg for not taking whisky too seriously, and it appears that they are in good company. It seems that Diageo’s Talisker features a whisky based around a pun among its range. It seems that when the team at Talisker decided to make a whisky in tribute to Portree, they couldn’t resist the obvious joke, finishing the dram in port casks.
Bushmills Black Bush
Is there a name more synonymous with Irish whiskey? Bushmills has been around for literally decades. Its story is one… Read more Bushmills Black Bush
Glenfarclas 105
The Water of Life has a bias towards small and independent distilleries. Given how hard it is to build and… Read more Glenfarclas 105
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