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Redbreast Dream Cask Ruby Port Edition

May 16, 2020 by Chris +

It’s a bit like Christmas, isn’t it, the launch of the next Redbreast Dream Cask? The release happens once a year – usually to mark World Whisky Day in mid-May – I can barely sleep the night before, and when it does arrive, [...]

Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest

February 12, 2020 by Chris +

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The Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelich collection is not only a byword (or byphrase?) for high quality, delicious single pot still whiskey, but it also stands for satisfying even the geekiest of geeky whiskey curiosities. [...]

Jameson Triple Triple

August 19, 2019 by Chris +

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That’s not a typo. The double ‘triple’, or ‘Triple Triple’, if you will, refers firstly to Jameson’s triple distillation regime, and secondly to the three types of casks used to create their newest release, the… erm… Triple [...]

Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez Edition

May 24, 2019 by Chris +

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One of my absolute stand out whiskies of last year was Redbreast Dream Cask 32 year old. This magnificent single Pot Still Irish Whiskey completely blew me away, and having spoken to several others who have had the privilege [...]

Redbreast Dream Cask 32yo

May 26, 2018 by Chris +

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Last weekend amongst all the hubbub of a Royal Wedding, the FA Cup final, and World Whisky Day, a very exciting whisky was launched. I avoided all the aforementioned chaos with The Drinks Lady by escaping to the Scottish [...]