Despite the fact that this post relates to a new series of blended malt scotch whiskies, the origins of the whiskies actually start with a single malt whisky distillery under a new vision from 2017, originally built in 1967, a Victorian inventor and distiller, and an even older, traditional Hogmanay greeting. To go back and … Continue reading Tasting Notes: MacNair’s – Lum Reek
Sound the alliteration alarm on this article as we explore a tweet tasting triple tipple of Tully treats. The tasting notes for each whiskey in the tweet tasting have been published separately as follows: Tullamore DEW XO Rum Cask Finish Tullamore DEW 14 Years Old Tullamore DEW 18 Years Old The tweet … Continue reading Triple Tipple: Tullamore DEW
Traditionally known for their blend of triple distilled pot still, malt and grain whiskies, Tullamore D.E.W. have developed a core range of whiskies that showcase their blends and barrel influences. There are however, exceptions to this key formula, and the Tullamore D.E.W. 18 years old release is a single malt offering, i.e. comprised of solely … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Tullamore DEW – 18 Years Old
In their quest for further flavour profiles and experimentation, Tullamore D.E.W. have released their XO Rum Cask Finish triple distilled whiskey. The final product contains a blend of pot still, malt and grain Irish whiskeys, all of which have initially been matured in a combination of ex-Irish, bourbon and sherry casks, before being finished in … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Tullamore DEW – XO Rum Cask Finish
Apparently, this Tullamore D.E.W. has seldom been seen on British shores and has often been sold by the Irish whiskey-makers within the travel retail and foreign exclusive markets. Sampled here as part of a Tweet Tasting however, this 14 year old whiskey, takes the classic combination of Tullamore D.E.W. by blending their signature concoction of … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Tullamore DEW – 14 Years Old
Speyside's Benromach have released some of my favourite whiskies of late. Their Organic release and their now flagship 10yo display a great balance of fruit, oak and smoke. When I had read that they were releasing a triple distilled edition, it left me wondering how the third distillation would affect the flavours and profile of … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Benromach – Triple Distilled
Being a whisky enthusiast, I've signed up to many blogs and many, many more twitter accounts to share thoughts, experiences and notes. One aspect that I've been itching to participate in is a live tweet tasting and luckily enough in April, a message came through from Steve at The Whisky Wire to say that the … Continue reading Tweet Tasting: An Introduction (Glenfiddich IPA)
