Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
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Explore the world of Irish Whiskey from Westmeath. A hopefully humorous, informative, and enjoyable blog from, but not necessarily about Westmeath. Usually themed around whiskey, although other beverages may feature.
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
17h ago
I do love a miniature set. The opportunity to explore a few different versions of cask finishes & ages from the same producer – Jack Ryan in this instance – without the expense of the full-size bottles. I’m even more excited about doing the exercise blind! I wrapped these 3 up in kitchen foil, shuffled ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
5d ago
Cairlinn is the Irish name for todays Carlingford town in County Louth. Whether Cairlinn Bay Irish Whiskey is distilled in County Louth isn’t stated – but using a complex blend of single grain whiskey aged in virgin oak, malt finished in rye casks & pot still finished in sherry casks – I’d certainly like to ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
1w ago
Mr Boston is a famous & historical Cocktail Recipe Book that in time, went on to create a range of spirits & mixers to enable you to make those cocktails. The brands range is often found on the bar rail – or well – in many American Bars for ease of access to the servers ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
2w ago
Every whiskey usually has a story behind it – Hell Cat Maggie is no exception. Named after a notorious historical gang member from the Five Points area of Manhattan, Hell Cat Maggie was part of the Dead Rabbits criminal underworld. Dead Rabbit also happens to be an Irish Whiskey – as well as an award ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
3w ago
We were in Cork to visit friends – yet it turned out to be a rather spirited adventure into taste & flavour. Staying in the centrally located Hotel Issacs & dining in their lovely Greenes Restaurant unveiled a rum I’d never encountered before. Saint Lucia Distillers Chairman’s Reserve White Rum at 43% provided a gently ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
3w ago
Germany continues to have specialist retailers & importers of Irish Whiskey that release one off single cask bottlings at cask strength without chill filtering or added dye. Lady Of Arms is one of them. Coming in a four part series Archery Edition would interest my palate. Made up of a couple of single malts, one ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
3w ago
Renegade Rum Distillery is up for sale. The much vaunted & heavily hyped Rum Distillery that promised to bring Terroir into the Rum World is in the process of finding a new owner. Public face of the project – Mark Reynier – also has an Irish Whiskey Distillery in Waterford that flies the flag of ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
1M ago
The actual Dark Hedges are an avenue of Beech Trees in County Antrim. They were made famous by appearing in the popular Game Of Thrones series and in the way of things – is now a whiskey. Dark Hedges Irish Whiskey appears in three varieties; a cognac, rum & stout & rye cask finished whiskey ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
1M ago
Short of heading across the water, there isn’t much chance of tasting the American only Irish Whiskey releases. So when an opportunity arose to check out two on a back-to-back basis – I took it. O’Donnell’s Bar in Gort stocks an impressive array of Irish Whiskey – 50 at a rough guesstimate – including a ..read more
Westmeath Whiskey World » Irish Whiskey
1M ago
The original Silkie blend I tasted way back in 2016 was lightly peated & presented at 40%. I didn’t detect much smoke on it & whilst the whiskey was grand – it didn’t particularly stand out for me. On visiting Donegal recently the AirBnB had left a marvellous Welcome Pack comprising Sliabh Liag Whiskey, Kinnegar ..read more