Jameson is appealing to the international jet setter with the release of a new special collection called City Editions, which will retail exclusively in Travel Retail outlets from this month for a limited period. The labels have been designed to capture the urban culture and essence of eight great cities around the world, featuring AmsterdamContinue reading “Jameson Launches New City Edition Travel Retail Exclusive”
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The Wild Geese Tasting Notes
If you mention Irish whiskey, there’s one brand that will instantly pop into your head. Nothing wrong with that at all, they’ve done a fantastic job. But there are others out their, and The Wild Geese is just one of them. The Wild Geese story has a touch of legend to it. * Patrick Sarsfield’sContinue reading “The Wild Geese Tasting Notes”
Liqueur Coffee Tasting Notes
Right around the time of Lu Lin Tea’s contacting me, I noticed another brand on Twitter going by the name of Liqueur Coffee. They haven’t been around for long but I wondered how instead of seeing how cocktails and coffee mix together, but coffee and spirit mixing in general aka liqueur coffee’s that you would find onContinue reading “Liqueur Coffee Tasting Notes”
Bushmills
If you talk of Irish whiskey, most would say Jameson. Nothing wrong with that at all and it’s a great dram, but one brand that should get more of a shout out is Bushmills. Bushmills is a name that can date itself way back to 1608 when King James I granted Sir Thomas Phillips, who was theContinue reading “Bushmills”
Woodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve is a brand that is a staple to many a bar around the world. But what makes it so? I mean, have you ever tried it? Neat? A cocktail maybe but as a huge believe in trying a spirit before you mix, this is a brand that should always come under this rule. ButContinue reading “Woodford Reserve”
Midleton Launches Exclusive Single Pot Still Single Cask Whiskeys
Irish Distillers Ltd has reinforced its commitment to rejuvenating the Single Pot Still whiskey style with the release of ten exclusive Single Pot Still single cask whiskeys under the celebrated Midleton brand. The new expressions highlight the complexity, elegance and balance associated with the Midleton range and have been released exclusively to key accounts inContinue reading “Midleton Launches Exclusive Single Pot Still Single Cask Whiskeys”
York Whisky Festival 2012 Review
Last year I became lucky enough to experience two whisky festivals organised by The Whisky Lounge. I happened to be in York for a weekend and heard that the Whisky Festival was in town, so naturally I decided to spend the afternoon there. I targeted the whiskies I knew I hadn’t tried in Manchester, asContinue reading “York Whisky Festival 2012 Review”
Four Roses Tasting Notes
What is a legend? Defined as ‘A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated’, it can become as popular as truth to the point of it’s hard to differentiate between the two in later years. How about – ‘It began when Paul Jones, Jr., the founder of Four Roses Bourbon, became smitten byContinue reading “Four Roses Tasting Notes”
Jameson
Jameson is a brand that you see everywhere. Most pubs, bars and restaurants stock the brand, or at least one of the expressions, and is more than usually the first name to be mentioned when talking about Irish whiskey. But it wasn’t all plain sailing. Irish whiskey covered 80% of the world export market backContinue reading “Jameson”
Manchester Whisky Festival 2012 Review
The Palace Hotel in Manchester was the host of the biggest whisky festival outside of London, so big in fact that there had to be two sessions and two floors. The Whisky Lounge were the proud organisers for the 4th year in a row and had on offer the crème de la crème of theContinue reading “Manchester Whisky Festival 2012 Review”
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