Category Archives: Irish Whiskey

 

Midleton Distillery Trip: Single Pot Still Irish Whiskeys Pt.2

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Tim F
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[Following on the first part of Tim's write-up of his trip to Midleton, we jump straight back in with talk of the new expressions from Irish Distillers.] We’re back in the Distillers Cottage at the Old Midleton distillery, where Irish Distillers’ … Continue reading >>

Midleton Distillery Trip: Single Pot Still Irish Whiskeys Pt.1

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Tim F
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In early May, TWE Blog was one of a small group of highly-privileged whisky folk invited to attend a special event at the Midleton distillery in Cork. Although the invite mentioned the launch of the Midleton Single Pot Still releases, … Continue reading >>

Tasting Notes: Redbreast 12yo Cask Strength

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Tim F
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A ripple of excitement went through the whiskey world last week when it was revealed that Pernod Ricard’s Irish Distillers Ltd, owners of the Midleton complex, were launching a cask strength version of arguably the distillery’s greatest brand: Redbreast 12 … Continue reading >>

St. Patrick’s Day Cooley Irish Whiskey Tasting

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Tim F
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We were privileged to have Cooley distillery’s Noel Sweeney conduct a St. Patrick’s Day tasting for us at The Whisky Exchange in Vinopolis, showing off a range of their fine products.  We started off with three examples of the new … Continue reading >>

Friends of TWE Blog: Irish Whiskey Trail

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Tim F
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What with setting up ‘The Whisky Exchange & Friends’ Facebook group (use the button in the sidebar or click here to join), I haven’t had time to do much with the blog this week, but I’m just about caught up now, so here goes: I … Continue reading >>