Ireland’s whiskey history is one of the cornerstones of the world’s whisky story. Along with the USA and Scotland, the country’s traditions have informed whisky making around the globe. Success goes in waves, and Ireland…
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Red Spot – top of the spots
Posted on 22 March 2019 by Billy
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Irish Distillers tasting – rock the vote
Posted on 16 March 2015 by Stuart
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‘The public gets what the public wants’ sang Paul Weller in 1980’s Going Underground. We agree, so at our latest tasting at Vinopolis we gave our customers a chance to choose a special Irish whiskey…
Continue reading »Fancy a trip to Midleton? New Prize Draw!
Posted on 28 February 2013 by Billy
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It’s all about Irish whiskey at the moment. We’ve just launched our single cask 1991 vintage Midleton to impressive reviews and scores (Whiskyfun – 92, Whiskynotes – 91, Dramming – 91, Malt Fascination – “This…
Continue reading »New Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – Yellow Spot
Posted on 5 October 2012 by Tim F
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Regular readers of the blog (Hello, Mum!) will be well aware that we’re unashamed fans of the fantastic Single Pot Still range of whiskies from Pernod Ricard’s Midleton distillery, home of Jameson. Anyone with too much time…
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Distilled during the golden age of peated Brora and left to mature in refill casks for 40 years. This is im...
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A charming seven-year-old Indian single malt from Amrut matured in a single ex-bourbon barrel ...
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The Decision is the final addition to the Bladnoch Dragon series quintet, displaying the distill...
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What really makes Bob Harris' predicament in 'Lost In Translation' so absurdly funny is that he nailed it in one take, and the director just couldn't accept that.
Posted on: 11 January 2024
I'd say there's not a lot between them. I'd say that the techniques used to make the rum change the flavour more than the raw material between molasses and cane honey, so it'll be other factors that...
Posted on: 26 October 2023
Such a pity that the distillery was destroyed. I had the great luck to try one of these, to me almost magic, Karuizawas. It was a 1972/2008, 36y, #7290 with 65%. Since today I have memoriesof this...
Posted on: 17 October 2023