Tasted as part of the recent Dram Team subscription package, this whiskey is actually only readily available as a travel retail bottling from Tullamore DEW - or “Tully” as their fans more often refer to it. What this “Special Reserve” contains is a blended batch of pot still, malt and grain whiskies that have been... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Tullamore DEW – Original
Tullamore DEW is one of the most recognisable Irish whiskey brands, seen the world over. In fact, it is the second largest Irish whiskey brand, only pipped to the post by that "James" guy, or whatever he's called... The distinctive squat bottle and clover-green label contains their "original" expression, which is a blend of triple... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: The Pogues Irish Whiskey
Released by West Cork Distillers, The Pogues Irish Whiskey is a blended whiskey that has been matured in oak barrels for just three years and one day (i.e. exactly as long as needed to technically call it "whiskey"). The packaging notes that the whiskey is "bottled by West Cork Distillers", but being a blend and... Continue Reading →
Colour By Numbers – A Lagavulin Case Study
You will sometimes hear whisky being referred to as ‘liquid gold’. This is mainly due to the value associated with it, but it also obviously refers to the various shades of golden beauty that the liquid can have. In spite of this however, when whisky is being made, the ‘new spirit’ that is created from... Continue Reading →
Beckham’s New Club
Earlier this week we saw the launch of a new whisky within the Diageo family: Haig Club. This "collaboration" expression was launched by none other than David Beckham. With such a star involved it kinda feels like a real-life version of Bill Murray's Bob Harris advertising Suntory in the film Lost In Translation, albeit Mr Beckham... Continue Reading →