Irish Whiskey

admin on June 4th, 2009

Bushmills Original What The Distillery Says: The cornerstone of our family, it’s a blend of our own triple distilled malt whiskey with a lighter Irish grain whiskey.  Making it an approachable whiskey with a rich, warming taste of fresh fruit and vanilla. What Richard Says: Nose: Woody and peppery with vegetal/grassy notes. Palate: Uber-mellow on [...]

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Matt on February 6th, 2009

Inevitably, when we are out proselytizing, someone asks the question, “What is the best whiskey?” For someone new to whiskey, this seems like a reasonable question. “Tell me what is best and I’ll try that,” is the implication. However, what is best for me may be swill for you. You may find the Bowmore Legend [...]

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Richard on February 5th, 2009

Whisky, like most things goes through phases. Some of these phases are more macroeconomic like the historical boom and bust periods for whisky sales and their impacts on production and distillery openings and closings. Other phases tend to seem more like fads. fad – noun a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one [...]

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