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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, [...]

Jameson Bow Street 18yo Batch 1 & 2

March 6, 2019 by Chris +

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Since 1975 every drop of Jameson whiskey has been distilled and matured at the massive Midleton complex located on the outskirts of Cork in southern Ireland, after the brand relocated from Dublin. It’s only very recently that [...]

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 [...]

Irish eyes are smiling after all. Humph.

May 29, 2011 by Lucas +

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To err is human… A few days ago I had a little giggle about a video which had been played to us at Midleton Distillery in Cork, Ireland. I have since been contacted by a company representative who wanted to clear a [...]

Ireland. What did we learn?

September 28, 2010 by Chris +

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Change ‘Edinburgh Whisky Blog’ . I was confronted in EWB towers by our secret insider to the Scotch Whisky industry, the Mole. ‘EDINBURGH, WHISKY, BLOG’ he repeated to me. Ok, Lucas and I put our hands [...]