Irish Whiskey Reviews — Expert Ratings & Tasting Notes

188 reviews found

Blended Irish

Jameson 18: Midleton's Polished 46% Triple-Distilled Statement

Eighteen years in bourbon and sherry casks, finished in first-fill bourbon — the Jameson range's polished elder statesma...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

9 Review

Single Pot Still

Green Spot Single Pot Still: Mitchell & Son's Dublin Bonded Heirloom

The legendary bonded whiskey from Dublin's Mitchell & Son — a single pot still survivor with orchard fruit charm.

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Twin Wood: Oloroso Sherry Finished Irish Single Malt at 46%

Single malt Irish whiskey, triple-distilled, matured in ex-bourbon barrels then finished in Oloroso sherry casks. Non-ch...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition: Franciscan Well IPA Cask Finish — Hoppy Irish at 40% - Irish Review

7 Review

Blended Irish

Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition: Franciscan Well IPA Cask Finish — Hoppy Irish at 40%

Standard Jameson finished in craft IPA beer barrels (Franciscan Well Brewery collaboration, Cork). Launched 2015 alongsi...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition: Cork Brewer Cask Trade — Stout-Seasoned Barrels at 40% - Irish Review

7 Review

Blended Irish

Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition: Cork Brewer Cask Trade — Stout-Seasoned Barrels at 40%

Triple-distilled blended Irish whiskey finished in Irish craft stout-seasoned barrels (Franciscan Well Brewery collabora...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Connemara 12 Year Old: Aged Peated Irish — Cooley's 13ppm Smoke at 12 Years, SF Double Gold 2008 - Irish Review

7 Review

Single Malt

Connemara 12 Year Old: Aged Peated Irish — Cooley's 13ppm Smoke at 12 Years, SF Double Gold 2008

Distilled at Cooley/Kilbeggan, aged 12 years in ex-bourbon casks. One of the very few peated Irish whiskeys; phenols aro...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Single Malt

Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old: Reliable Triple-Distilled Irish Single Malt — Castle Brands' Bushmills Heritage

Triple-distilled single malt from malted barley, aged 12 years in ex-bourbon American oak. Originally a Bushmills-source...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Bushmills Original: Ireland's Reliable Entry-Level Blend — 1608 Heritage at £20 - Irish Review

7 Review

Blended Irish

Bushmills Original: Ireland's Reliable Entry-Level Blend — 1608 Heritage at £20

Triple-distilled blend from County Antrim's Old Bushmills Distillery (licensed 1608). Combines malt whiskey aged in ex-b...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Bushmills 12 Year Old: Triple Cask with Marsala Finish — The New 2022 Core Range Addition from 1608 - Irish Review

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Bushmills 12 Year Old: Triple Cask with Marsala Finish — The New 2022 Core Range Addition from 1608

New 2022 permanent core range addition filling the gap between 10 and 16. Triple-distilled from 100% unpeated barley. Tr...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Teeling Blackpitts: Dublin's Peated Revolution — Triple Distilled Smoke with Sauternes Cask Sweetness at 46% - Irish Review

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Teeling Blackpitts: Dublin's Peated Revolution — Triple Distilled Smoke with Sauternes Cask Sweetness at 46%

Named after Dublin's historic Blackpitts area where peat was once stored. Triple distilled heavily peated malt, matured ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

9 Review

Single Pot Still

Redbreast 12 Cask Strength: The Standard Redbreast Turned Up to 11 — Single Pot Still at Full Proof

The standard Redbreast 12 turned up to 11. Triple distilled single pot still at cask strength (typically 57-60%). Bourbo...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Powers John's Lane Release 12 Year Old: The Benchmark Premium Pot Still — Jim Murray's 96 Points, John's Lane Heritage - Irish Review

8.5 Review

Single Pot Still

Powers John's Lane Release 12 Year Old: The Benchmark Premium Pot Still — Jim Murray's 96 Points, John's Lane Heritage

Named after the original Powers Distillery on John's Lane, Dublin. Single pot still (malted + unmalted barley), triple-d...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026