Irish Whiskey
Connemara Turf Mor Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey 58.2% ABV/116.4 Proof 50+ Euros Currently available in the UK, Germany, Benelux, and Ireland What the Distillery Says: Turf Mor is the latest and 2nd edition to the Small Batch Collection series of Connemara. The first was the highly successful Connemara Sherry Finish, of which sales are [...]
Do you think you have what it takes to be a master distiller/blender? Can you rack a days worth of whiskey single-handed after spending hours on the malt floor? Do you have the fortitude to sample a hundred barrels and still make it to the pub for a dram and a pint? If you can [...]
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I lead a tasting of Irish whiskeys last weekend. Planning an event like this turned out more difficult than I expected. With tasting classes on rye, bourbon, and single malt Scotch under my belt, I thought Irish would be a breeze. There are only four distilleries to choose from [...]
If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you already know that Thursday night was the Whisky Guild’s annual Whisky On The Hudson booze cruise. You also know that I forgot my ticket and had to wrangle a new one (which makes this the most expensive tasting event I’ve ever attended. Not the Guild’s fault, but [...]
In the last Gateway Series review, we published our review of Bushmills. This time around, Jameson is on the bill. We actually did the tasting side by side, but we agreed so the story is not all that interesting. We both came down solidly on the side of Jameson. An anticlimactic end to a somewhat [...]
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