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JJ Corry's Fierfield Barberry brings a bold botanical twist to Irish whiskey — barberry fruit infusion against soft grai...
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Joe Whitfield
October 25, 2025
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Bushmills Caribbean Rum Cask Finish is an unpretentious Irish blend with genuine tropical warmth from its rum cask matur...
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October 21, 2025
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Jameson Crested is the overlooked middle child of the Jameson range — a pot still-forward blend that delivers genuine te...
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October 20, 2025
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Redbreast 15 is single pot still Irish whiskey at its most composed — fifteen years of maturation delivering remarkable ...
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October 14, 2025
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One of the earliest releases in Ireland's most prestigious whiskey series, the Midleton Very Rare Bot.1985 is a rare sur...
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October 13, 2025
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Two Stacks' cask-strength Apple Brandy Finish is a bold, genuinely unusual Irish blend that rewards curiosity — 63% ABV,...
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October 4, 2025
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The Pogues Blended Irish Whiskey is an honest, unpretentious blend at a fair price — smooth, easy-drinking, and built fo...
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October 4, 2025
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Redbreast 18 is a composed, confident single pot still Irish whiskey that carries its years with quiet authority. At 46%...
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October 1, 2025
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A 1989 vintage Irish single malt from Cooley, bottled by the SMWS as their inaugural cask 117 selection at a commanding ...
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September 25, 2025
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The Midleton Very Rare 2007 bottling is a collector's piece that still delivers in the glass — elegant, composed Irish p...
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September 24, 2025
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The 2024 Midleton Very Rare continues four decades of considered Irish blending — elegant pot still richness at a compos...
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October 6, 2024
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The Irishman Cask Strength Irish Whiskey 2023 Release presents a well-crafted Irish that rewards careful attention. An a...
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February 28, 2023
