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Dingle 10-year-old single malt

Some time ago, Dingle released a 10-year-old single malt, alongside the NAS single malt and a new core range single pot still. Happy days! While...
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Fercullen single malt

I recently received the seemingly very good news that Powerscourt distillery will be acquired by Altiva Management Inc, apparently an investment firm based in Nevada,...
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Clonakilty single pot still

When Clonakilty distillery released their first whiskey made in their own stills, I couldn't wait to taste it. Clonakilty has been like home since 2008,...
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Getting back to writing, and the Drumshanbo Pinot Noir cask single pot still

Well, long time no see! *(If you prefer to read about the whiskey straight away, feel free skip my ramblings and scroll further down)* In...
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Bart's blended Irish whiskey

Different peated blends have been flooding the Irish whiskey market for a while, thanks to the brilliant work of the people at the Great Northern...
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Micil Inverin and Earl's island

Before Christmas I was offered some samples to taste the new whiskeys from Micil distillery. It was a very nice surprise, especially since I hadn't...
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