A blog about whisk(e)y, travel, spirits in general and a sneaky bit of music. I focus mainly on things from the Emerald Island.
Established in August 2020, the year of the great pandemic, this blog does what ever I want. Hoping to get some good connections, meet up with interesting people and perhaps get the chance to try some fine spirits from Ireland and around the globe. What you will not find on this blog is political or religious discussions. If you visit me, be nice to everyone. I mainly focus on things from the Emerald Isle but hey, I can sneak in whatever I want since it’s my blog.
Latest Posts
Two Stack Mezcal Ex-white wine cask
Today’s dram is from Irish bottler and bonder Two Stacks and it’s an exclusive bottling for Celtic Whiskey Shops Dublin Whiskey Live 2024. This is an interesting bottling both because it’s old Cooley grain and also due to the Mezcal finish which isn’t a common thing in whiskey so far. Since it’s a 15 year…
Redacted 003
Up until now Michael Cowman and Ronan “Tom” Collins have under the brand name Redacted released two bottles, one Killowen and the other Cooley. Thus, this latest is the third. Important to know is that they’re bottlers and no, they don’t have a distillery. This one is distilled at Blackwater in Co. Waterford and my…
Boann single pot still PX
Admittedly I’ve been a bit slow coming around reviewing this reasonably priced first “true” release from Boann in Lagavooren. I’m fully aware that they’ve released the Solstice pair but this is the first that I would say core bottling. Liquid is a mixed mash bill single pot still including malted barley, unmalted barley, oats and…
Roe & Co Solera 01
Diageo owned and Dublin based Roe & Co has been pushing out good sourced whiskey in various cask finishes and ABVs since the launch a few years ago. This year it was finally time for a long awaited, Dublin distilled own whiskey to hit the market. I managed to snag a bottle at the distillery…
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