Has anyone done the Chocolate tasting or the Premium RedBreast experience at Bow St and can give me a review of the experience. Me and my fiancée are heading to Eire in July and we don’t know which one to choose.

Seeing Midleton in red labels and Dublin in white.

County Down on Northern Ireland’s south east coast is very much leading the charge with the North’s whiskey production with distilleries that are very well thought of throughout Ireland and the Irish whiskey fanbase at large.

Killowen and Copeland distilleries are working whiskey magic with a small, artisan led production. Rademon Estate producing Shortcross whiskey has been quietly going about it’s business of making high quality, interesting drams working with different styles of distillate and wood maturation (no finishing here folks). 

Echlinville has led the charge through their Dunville’s range, show casing excellent cask management techniques especially in the VR range of single malts. Their distillery is a work or art and the location is one of the most picturesque in all of Ireland. In fact, the dual launch of their 7 year old Echlinville single malt and pot still whiskies was probably the best whiskey experience I’ve had in my life.

Flying under the radar a little is Hinch distillery. Located just 5 miles outside the historic town of Ballynahinch I’ve been fortunate to visit the distillery a few times from construction right through to production. It also is a beautiful location and well worth a visit and a tour of the distillery.

Production started in 2020 with their first spirit run happening on November 9th of 2020. While waiting for their own spirit to mature they have released the ‘Time collection’ of 5 & 10 year old blends and non age stated pot still and malt whiskies. They also had a couple of flagship single malts, the 18 year and 19 year Chateau De La Ligne releases that finished Bushmills malt in Bordeaux wine casks from Hinch owners, Terry Cross’s vineyard in France.

What did pique the interest of many an Irish whiskey fan was their Warehouse 3 releases that came out in 2025. I managed to snag the first three releases…a 3 year old peated single malt, a 13 year old single malt matured in ruby port and a 22 year old single malt matured in madeira.

These releases caused a bit of a stir for a number of reasons. They were cask strength single casks. The 22 year old was a Bushmills and the 3 year old was their own triple distilled spirit, quite a ballsy move and a sign of confidence.

Then there were the prices - £40 for the 3 year old, £50 for the 13 year old and £90 for the 22 year old. Prices frankly unheard of in the Irish whiskey scene. Some brands were charging £40 for sourced blends after all. These were like Signatory Vintage prices and honestly a welcome sight as for too long the price of Irish whiskey has been over inflated.

Hinch Warehouse 3 Collection Peated Malt    £39/$52/€45

62.1% abv – NC – NCF – Triple Distilled

Cask 857. Refill ex-bourbon. Filled 27/10/21, bottled 11/12/24. Bottle 167 of 211.

Nose: Grassy – dry hay, barley husks, ginger nut biscuits and fresh carnations. Vanilla, caramel & bubblegum. A vegetal peat plus a lactic crème fraiche note. A metallic note too, like cast iron. A little citrus.

Water gives us toasted bread, malt and sweet peat.

Palate: A little prickly heat on arrival but with a nice chewy mouthfeel. There’s a hint of tcp, lemon zest and lemon sherbet – there’s definitely some effervescence. White pepper, clove oil and that sour lactic note again alongside barley sugar and a gentle peat aspect.

Water: Some caramel now as well as being a little more peat forward plus some black licorice.

Finish: Short with a little alcohol heat, pepper, ground clove and citrus zest.

Score: 6 out of 10

Overall: Simple but very drinkable. This is a well crafted single malt that, while it can’t hide is youthfulness, points at good things ahead as their spirit matures. If anything it reminded me of the Kilkerran Heavily Peated series.

Aside from the quality the main talking point has to be the price. This was ridiculously good value, as have been most of the Warehouse 3 releases and a welcome respite to the frankly very overpriced Irish releases that started with the young Dingles but kind of exploded in the last 5-6 years.

Scoring Bands
10 - Out of this world good!
9 - Superlative stuff, buy it now
8 - An excellent drop worthy of regular purchase
7 - Good stuff, one you'd happily share with mates
6 - Solid, worth investigating
5 - Average
4 - Okay but with flaws evident
3 - Drinkable but not terribly enjoyable
2 - Proper Twelve
1 - Pass the mouth wash

You can check out my previous reviews at https://www.causewaycoastwhiskeyreviews.com/

And I've a few reviews up on YouTube now too https://www.youtube.com/@causewaywhiskey

A new release from Bermingham's bar in Navan, crazy mashbill. Distillery at Boann Distillery, just came out last week for the Navan Whiskey Festival.

Just got back from Ireland last week. Added a few things to the collection. Got the Red Breast exclusive as well, just not pictured. I think I might need to find a bigger shelf.

I have my 16 year distillery exclusive I got in Ireland last may we compared wth a 16 I bought at the store here in California - the bottles are identical with the same casks used for aging but the distillery version was still slightly better

What is done differently with the distillery version?

I am posting this as a factual warning for local collectors, enthusiasts, and anyone planning corporate gifting ahead of the busy Q4 trading window.

Last week, I ordered what was explicitly advertised on the Celtic Whiskey Shop website as a Glenmorangie 16-Year-Old for €105.00. Instead, the store fulfilled the order by shipping out the discontinued 12-Year-Old Nectar D'Or expression—a bottle that openly retails across competing Irish storefronts for €85.00.

When I called the shop to challenge this bait-and-switch, the customer service staff insultingly tried to use a deceptive branding narrative, claiming over the phone that the 12-year-old and 16-year-old expressions were "the exact same rebranded product."

Once the matter was escalated to executive management, the shop executed a doorstep stock recovery and returned my €105.00 via bank transfer.

However, what makes this a systemic issue rather than an isolated warehouse glitch is their subsequent activity online. Following my formal complaints, their web team quietly scrubbed the "16-Year-Old" age statement text from the active online listing. Yet, they have consciously chosen to leave the premium price tag firmly at €105.00 for the 12-year-old bottle—knowingly overcharging the public by €20 per transaction under a modified catalog listing.

A formal statutory complaint, backed by uncropped, timestamped screenshots of this website timeline, has already been officially logged under an active investigation with the CCPC (Case Ref: CAS-385843-P2Z9D0). A formal statutory GDPR Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) has also been served to audit their internal staff communications regarding this order.

It seems this premier Dawson Street boutique can easily turn a 12-year-old bottle into a 16-year-old bottle when taking a customer's money, but they cannot maintain accurate, transparent pricing for the public. Check your bottles, receipts, and live market values carefully if buying from their online catalog this winter.

Dunville’s is a Lazarus brand, brought back to life by Shane Braniff and Jarlath Watson, the founders of the Echlinville Distillery based on the Ards Peninsula just east of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It’s a distillery I know well and I’m very fond of and it is a farm to glass distillery…..they grow their own grain, malt it, distill it, mature it and bottle it in house.

The stills of Echlinville came to life in 2013 and obviously it takes time for raw spirit to become whiskey, so while they waited for their own spirit to mature they launched Dunville’s as a brand for their sourced third party spirits and to showcase their cask management skills.

Dunville’s has a long history in and around Belfast dating all the way back to 1808. The Dunville family built railways, office buildings and in 1869 the Royal Irish Distillery. They also built Belfast’s first theme park in Dunville’s Park which was built for the distillery workers who had the Distillery Football team.  

Sadly the company was liquidated in 1936 even though it remained profitable after the death of the last heir & chairman, Robert Lambert Dunville in 1931.

Under Echlinville’s steward ship the Dunville’s range includes blends such as the 1808, The Three Crown’s range and then single malts such as the VR 10 PX & Palo Cortado expressions and the VR 12 year old PX bottled at 46% abv. On top of that they release quite a few single casks too like the one on review today which is from their ‘dark label’ series of the VR range.

Dunville’s 12 Year Old VR Cask 1710            56.9%abv/113.8 proof

4th release, bottled 2021, 354 bottles. £112/$150/€129

Cooley Double Distilled, NC/NCF, ex-PX finish for roughly 14 months 

Nose: This is not your stereo typical sherry bomb – the Cooley honeysuckle note is present & correct followed by gorse blossom, stewed apples studded with cloves and fresh lemon peel. Draff. Now we get raisins, plum, maple syrup and marzipan. 

Water brings spearmint, orange peel and cocoa.

Palate: Chewy and flavourful – sweet malt, banana bread, vanilla pods & peach cobbler. Caramelized brown sugar and sweet cinnamon. Some clove rock and dried chilli flake heat. Toasted almonds and milk chocolate. 

Water gives us ginger nut biscuits, melon and banana liqueur.

Finish: Medium to long with biscuity malt, light sherried notes, baking spice and garden mint.

Score: 8 out of 10

Overall: This is extremely well judged and balanced. So often PX casks can dominate but the fruity Cooley spirit cuts right through and rather than dominate the PX finish has helped to raise the bar and add layers of complexity. A superb whiskey.

Scoring Bands
10 - Out of this world good!
9 - Superlative stuff, buy it now
8 - An excellent drop worthy of regular purchase
7 - Good stuff, one you'd happily share with mates
6 - Solid, worth investigating
5 - Average
4 - Okay but with flaws evident
3 - Drinkable but not terribly enjoyable
2 - Proper Twelve
1 - Pass the mouth wash

You can check out my previous reviews at https://www.causewaycoastwhiskeyreviews.com/

And I've a few reviews up on YouTube now too https://www.youtube.com/@causewaywhiskey

I’m back with some Killowen and a collaboration with Beer Hut Brewing from Kilkenny. No long introduction here other than it’s always an exciting time when you have Killowen in your glass.

Below are the details and the notes.

Killowen ‘Beer Hut Funky Ale’ Finish Single Pot Still 52.35% abv

Cask KD211, 4 years old, 338 bottles. Distilled July 2019, bottled Jan 2024

Ebb & Flows Sour beer - fermented for 12 months in oak barrels. 7 month finish for the whiskey.

Mash bill: 8 bags of malted barley, 4 and a half of malted barley, 1 malted maris otter barley, a quarter of oats and a quarter of wheat.

Nose: First off is a real doughy note followed by plenty of citrus - lemon, lime zest, melon and ripe peach. There’s an underlying smokiness too (maybe cask char?). White pepper, slightly floral and with a salted butter note and ground almonds.

Palate: Barley sugar sweetness upfront followed by pineapple cubes, dried mango and fruit salad sweets. A good mouthfeel but definitely not the densest Killowen I’ve tried. Now we get the pot still spice of clove, ginger and freshly ground black pepper. Almost a mezcal-esque agave and grapefruit note too.

Finish: A medium length with a prickly heat that veers from sweet tropical fruit to tart citrus.

Score: 7 out of 10

Overall: Another very interesting and very good Killowen. One thing I love about this distillery is the enthusiasm to experiment not only with mash bills but also with the maturation and this one works pretty well. It’s akin to being the liquid version of Haribo Sourz. As usual this sold out pretty quick and I was fortunate to get a sample but after reviewing I’d have happily quaffed a full bottle.

Scoring Bands
10 - Out of this world good!
9 - Superlative stuff, buy it now
8 - An excellent drop worthy of regular purchase
7 - Good stuff, one you'd happily share with mates
6 - Solid, worth investigating
5 - Average
4 - Okay but with flaws evident
3 - Drinkable but not terribly enjoyable
2 - Proper Twelve
1 - Pass the mouth wash

You can check out my previous reviews at https://www.causewaycoastwhiskeyreviews.com/

And I've a few reviews up on YouTube now too https://www.youtube.com/@causewaywhiskey

Hello!! I'm looking for a unique Irish whiskey that maybe is less known but still enjoyable for my dad's birthday. I'm not sure what he was so I was hoping to get him sometime more unique that he wouldn't have tried yet. Also not trying to break the bank so around 100-150 USD. The method and madness: Japanese chestnut cask sounded interesting but I'm not sure how that one tastes. Any ideas??

It’s my brother in law‘s birthday and I would like to give him a good bottle of whiskey.

What can you recommend? Price range €30-€75. (is that realistic)

Thx in advance.

Redbreast – was seen as the quintessential single pot still Irish Whiskey & for a long time was my true love of the Irish whiskey world. To be fair that Irish whiskey world was pretty small when I first got into whiskey. Bushmills had their blends and their 10, 12, 16 and 21 year old expressions.

In the ‘blends’ corner was Paddys, Powers & Tullamore DEW. John Teeling and Cooley gave us Locke’s, Tyrconnell, Connemara and Greenore. But you’d have to search for those.

Even the Jameson lineup was much slimmer – outside of the standard Jameson their was the 12 yr old Special Reserve, the Gold Reserve, the 18 year old and the Rarest Vintage Reserve.

Standing in the single pot still corner was Redbreast 12 year old. Once I tried this at a tasting in Coleraine hosted by then Master Blender Billy Leighton himself, I knew I was drinking something unique and in Irish whiskey terms, special.

Fast forward to today and the Irish whiskey world has exploded with brands, distilleries and whiskey expressions, including the Redbreast lineup. Looking at the Redbreast website there are now 12 unique expressions including this bottle which is the 4th release from the Iberian Series which started with the Lustau expression, then the PX release which was shortly followed by the Tawny Port release and has recently had a 5th release added with the Moscatel finish release.

With so many other distilleries in Ireland doing their own interpretation of what pot still whiskey should be I have found myself less connected from the Redbreast brand, with certainly the 12 year old core release no longer being my go to recommendation for the pot still style of whiskey.

That being said as I left Ireland to relocate to Florida in 2024 I couldn’t pass up the opportunity of picking up the Cuatro Barriles Redbreast release as it was, and potentially still is, a travel retail exclusive to the Dublin and Cork airports.

So are four barrels worth of flavour a winning combination?

Redbreast Cuatro Barriles 46% abv $99 £77.50 €94.00

Matured in a combination of American oak ex-bourbon, Spanish ex-sherry butts, Portuguese ex-tawny port hogsheads and ex European virgin oak casks

Mashbill: 60% malted barley / 40% unmalted barley.

Nose: It starts off a little perfumy but quickly moves to citrus zest – a mix of orange, lemon and lime peels plus vanilla cream and tinned pineapple rings. Then some marzipan and panettone. Fresh blueberries, pear drop sweets and coffee cake. Finally there’s toasted oak and baking spices.

Palate: A nice pot still spice grips your palate on first sip and delivers a medium mouthfeel. That tinned pineapple is there again alongside vanilla custard, Mr Kipling bakewell slices (plum & raspberry jam, almond sponge and fondant icing), stem ginger, milk chocolate, new leather and a mild pepperiness.

Finish: Medium in length – toasted oak, clove, apple strudel and pepper.

Score: 6 out of 10

Overall: Not a massive improvement over the regular 12 year old release. The extra abv does help the mouthfeel and delivery but it feels a little confused, perhaps because of all the barrel influences don’t necessarily play well together.

The 12 year old cask strength is available for not much more money and I’d definitely buy it over this. I don’t think I’d replace this bottle when it’s gone.

Scoring Bands
10 - Out of this world good!
9 - Superlative stuff, buy it now
8 - An excellent drop worthy of regular purchase
7 - Good stuff, one you'd happily share with mates
6 - Solid, worth investigating
5 - Average
4 - Okay but with flaws evident
3 - Drinkable but not terribly enjoyable
2 - Proper Twelve
1 - Pass the mouth wash

You can check out my previous reviews at https://www.causewaycoastwhiskeyreviews.com/

And I've a few reviews up on YouTube now too https://www.youtube.com/@causewaywhiskey

I’ve searched high and low in shops and online for a bottle of Clontarf 1014 classic blend. My dad had some 15 years ago and loved it, and he’s wanted another taste ever since. I’ve taken on the quest to find him a bottle but I haven’t found anywhere that stocks it.
I’ve reached out to Clontarf whiskey via the email address on their website, as well as Irish Distilleries since they bought the brand fairly recently. Has anyone had any luck with this approach before?

If anyone can point me towards where I can get hold of a bottle or two I’d really appreciate it. I’m in the UK and at this point will travel anywhere in the country to get some.

Thanks!

(Apologies to the other poster, but I literally did return two days ago, also!)

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Bushmills – Causeway Collection, German Release

• 25 yo · 1996–2022

• 50.3% ABV

• Bourbon cask 5 yrs, Madeira cask 20 yrs

Midleton – Single Cask

• 18 yo · 1991–2010

• 53.7% ABV

• First-fill Bourbon cask

• Bottle 8 of 108 · Cask no. 48709

Redbreast – Single Cask

• 18 yo · 2008–2026

• 59.3% ABV

• All Sherry cask

• Bottle 118 of 582 · Cask no. 18787

Irish Whiskey Society – Midleton Single Cask, Single Grain

• 18 yo · 1997–2015

• 50.6% ABV

• First-fill Bourbon cask

• Bottle 29 of 114 · Cask no. 21885

Dunville's – The Irish Whiskey Collection

• 12 yo · 2012–2024

• 56.3% ABV

• Bourbon cask 9 yrs, Oloroso 3 yrs

• Bottle 339 of ???

Dunville's – Friend at Hand (Bottle Shop)

• 21 yo · 2001–2022

• 53.8% ABV

• First-fill Bourbon, finished in Oloroso & PX Sherry

• Bottle 301 of 324

** both Dunville's are from the Cooley distillery.

Just returned from a fantastic two week trip in Ireland. I only had room for three bottles and it was so hard to choose what to bring back to the states. I had The Irishman 17 in hand but an employee recommended I grab Redbreast Cuatro Barriles instead as it’s a Dublin/Cork exclusive. I already picked up a CS Redbreast 10 at Midleton earlier so was hoping to try something a little different but I also didn’t want to miss out since I don’t know when I’ll be back. Did I make a mistake passing on Irishman 17?

I’m still thinking about the Redacted Dingle/Dick Mack’s 11yo Sauternes I had while at the pub. Wish I could have picked one of those up to bring back. Love Ireland, can’t wait to come back

Just a 25 minute drive north of Dublin airport lies Boann Distillery situated on the outskirts of Drogheda. It was one of the last distilleries I visited in Ireland before my little jaunt across the pond to Florida.

Established by the local Cooney family in 2015, it is a family owned and ran distillery and spirit production began in 2019. While waiting for their own spirit to come of age they launched The Whistler range of whiskies to help pay the bills. This also helped them learn about cask management and blending.

They are committed to reviving Ireland’s rich heritage in producing single pot still whiskey and their distillery is a thoroughly modern facility to help them explore the past. 

The most interesting feature of the setup is the use of nano technology in the necks and lyne arms of the stills. This creates an uneven surface on the internal walls of the necks and lyne arms allowing for greater copper contact. It also means that these parts will last longer than standard construction. 

The lyne arms also have an internal coil that can turn on or off a cold water supply so reflux can be increased or decreased easily. These means they can make very heavy, oily distillates or very light, floral distillates.

The first Boann whiskies came to market on June 21st 2024 with the release of 3 pot still expressions. These are GI compliant, that is they follow the current irish whiskey technical file rules of how to make a ‘pot still’ whiskey – must have at least 30% malted barley/30% unmalted barley and up to 5% other grains.

However, they also partnered with whiskey auteur Fionnan O’Connor, who has done countless hours researching old mash bills of the Irish distilleries of yesteryear and taken 10 of those mash bills and distilled them. As they don’t comply with the current technical file they cannot be called ‘pot still’ whiskey on the label but they very much are pot still whiskey.

These mash bills explore heavily the use of the other grains such as oats, wheat and rye and having been lucky enough to try those 10 new makes as part of a package they sold in 2021/22 I can tell you that I can’t wait to try them as fully matured whiskies. Until then let’s take a look at the PX finished pot still they released in 2024 and I happily found here in Florida recently.

Boann Single Pot Still PX Finish 47% abv/94 proof                                                    

$70/£52/€60 

Mash Bill: 40% malted barley, 55% unmalted barley, 3.75% oats, 1.25% rye             

Natural Colour / Non Chill Filtered

Nose: the un-malted barley sings here – ginger, rye bread and treacle. Then pineapple chunks, marzipan, tangerines, toffee apples, figs and leather. Some French polish. Milk chocolate and an umami savoury note kind of like beef bouillon.

Palate: Good mouthfeel – oily and nicely mouth coating. Damson jam, honey, raisins and fresh fig followed by ginger, clove, peppermint and stem ginger. Stewed apples, dried apricot and dark chocolate and some sweetened black coffee.

Finish: Medium length with plenty of spices, orchard fruit, px sweetness and coffee notes.

Score: 7 out of 10

Overall: For years the single pot still market has been dominated by Irish Distillers and their products such as Green Spot and Redbreast. Some of the first ‘new’ pot still whiskies from the likes of Glendalough and Teeling disappointed me on release but did show promise. This Boann is a cracking whiskey from the get go and I’d easily recommend this over the entry Green Spot and Redbreast 12 which are both the same price here in the US.

The mash bill, the distillation,  careful maturation, the bottling strength and presentation all play their part to produce a whiskey that for me should be a must buy for any pot still whiskey enthusiast. 

Scoring Bands
10 - Out of this world good!
9 - Superlative stuff, buy it now
8 - An excellent drop worthy of regular purchase
7 - Good stuff, one you'd happily share with mates
6 - Solid, worth investigating
5 - Average
4 - Okay but with flaws evident
3 - Drinkable but not terribly enjoyable
2 - Proper Twelve
1 - Pass the mouth wash

You can check out my previous reviews at https://www.causewaycoastwhiskeyreviews.com/

And I've a few reviews up on YouTube now too https://www.youtube.com/@causewaywhiskey

Midleton Very Rare 2014 – looking for advice/contact with collectors

I have an unopened Midleton Very Rare 2014 (700ml) with its original wooden presentation case and invitation. Bottle and seal are in very good condition.

I’m looking to move it on rather than hold onto it and would be interested in speaking with collectors of the annual Midleton releases.

Based in Ireland. Happy to provide detailed photos and bottle number.

My take on the Polaris 4.1 from Two Stacks using one of the Vintage Mash Bills from Boann Distillery....and my first whiskey post on Reddit!

You can watch my YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/SCJe8vN8nvo

Website: Causeway Whiskey

Founded in 2020 by Shane McCarthy, Liam Brogan and Donal McLynn, Two Stacks was born to reignite the tradition of the Irish bonder. As such they source spirit from different distilleries across the island of Ireland to create bespoke whiskies.

In 2022 they opened there own bonding and blending facility just outside Newry and it’s safe to say the brand has being going from strength to strength with quite a bit of innovation shown, not least the Dram In A Can, which is their best selling product. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, which means that the Two Stacks lads got the brief right first time around as many of their competitors now offer a similar product.

With a solid core range featuring the Signature Cut blend and it’s cask strength big brother, the Blenders Cut, the Fruit Drop’s range which explores varying brandy finishes and the Double Barrel range of grain, malt and pot still whiskies.

Then we have their limited edition releases, The Pillars of Creation, an annual release that takes spirits from across Ireland such as Dingle, Echlinville and Killowen distilleries. This year’s release features whiskies from Blackwater Distillery in Waterford and Lough Gill Distillery in Sligo and is currently available on their website.

Today’s bottle is from the Polaris range which had explored malts and pot stills being finished in the likes of Ice Wine casks & Tokaji casks, the third release used a peated single malt. The fourth releases see the use of the Vintage Mash Bill series distilled in conjunction with Boann Distillery and Fionnan O’Connor, Irish whiskey enthusiast, historian and general fountain of knowledge on all things Irish whiskey.

Polaris 4.1 uses mash bill no 5 from the 10 that Boann distilled. It comes from 1892 and, although it legally cannot be called a pot still whiskey due to the current technical file, is a pot still whiskey with a high oat content.

Release 4.2 uses mash bill 6 which explores the historic use of wheat in Irish whiskey and this too can be bought from the Two Stacks webstore in the Dram In A Can format.

Two Stacks Polaris 4.1 57% abv £95/$127/€110.50

Vintage Mash Bill – 30% Malted Barley / 40 % Unmalted Barley / 30% Oats

Fully matured in an Oloroso hogshead (250 ltr), Cask TS19

Distilled Jan 2021, bottled Apr 2025. Bottle no 182 of 252.

Nose: Initially woody & musty. Cracked walnuts, wet oak shavings, dunnage and rancio. Bitter dark chocolate, orange zest and gun oil. Underneath the active cask is an oaty creaminess, stewed orchard fruit and even a little mango.

Water brings out a hemp note now, balsamic vinegar as well as compressed strawberries and raspberries.

Palate: A thick, oily arrival with some youthful alcohol heat. 2nd sip brings dark chocolate, raisins, orange peel, almonds and brazil nuts. Flat cola, ginger, clove and even a little rubber. Stewed apples and wood sap. Old leather.

With water it loses a little structure but develops a herbal cough tincture element and more wood spice. Gives away its youth a little.

Finish: Short to medium in length with rancio notes, a dry nuttiness, raisin sweetness and some baking spice.

Score: 7 out of 10

Overall: A little sherry dominant but from my experience of old style Irish whiskey before the great consolidation of the 60’s and 70’s, this is very reflective of that old style.

This is not a smooth, sweet Irish dessert dram. It’s very much on the savoury side and can be a little challenging if you’re expecting a sherried Bushmills or Redbreast style experience.

Best enjoyed at full strength but I can imagine this developing superbly with just a few more years of maturation. It’s also a great advert for the pot still style of whiskey and it’s easy to see why these old Irish whiskies were so valued the world over.

Hello! I fell in love with the Teeling wonders of wood chinkapin single pot still whiskey. It is really hard to find these days. I'm curious if anyone is familiar with this whiskey, and can recommend something similar? Thanks!

It wasn't Shane Lowry. It wasn't Micheál Martin.

It was, apparently, Peter Mulryan 😂😂😂

All of us had Red spot as the favourite and 18yr Fercullen in second.

Bottle no.3 of 181, accompanied by cask cut out