Irish Whiskey Reviews — Expert Ratings & Tasting Notes

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Single Malt

Teeling Single Malt: Five Wine Cask Finishes — Sherry, Port, Madeira, Burgundy, and Cabernet from Dublin

From Dublin's first new distillery in 125 years. Matured across five wine cask types: Sherry, Port, Madeira, White Burgu...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Jameson Crested: The Bartender's Jameson — 80% Single Pot Still, Sherry Cask, First Bottled at Bow Street 1963 - Irish Review

7.5 Review

Blended Irish

Jameson Crested: The Bartender's Jameson — 80% Single Pot Still, Sherry Cask, First Bottled at Bow Street 1963

Known as 'the bartender's Jameson.' 80% single pot still, 20% grain — higher pot still than standard Jameson, with a lar...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

8 Review

Blended Irish

Jameson 18 Year Old: The 2022 Upgrade — Now 46%, Non-Chill Filtered, The Refined Side of Ireland's Most Famous Brand

The 2022 reformulation upgraded from 40% to 46% and added non-chill filtration — significantly improving body and flavou...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Redbreast 27 Year Old: The Crown Jewel of Irish Pot Still — Ruby Port Cask at Cask Strength, 27 Years of Midleton Mastery - Irish Review

9.5 Review

Single Pot Still

Redbreast 27 Year Old: The Crown Jewel of Irish Pot Still — Ruby Port Cask at Cask Strength, 27 Years of Midleton Mastery

The crown jewel of Irish pot still whiskey. 27 years in bourbon, Oloroso sherry, and ruby port casks, bottled at cask st...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7 Review

Single Grain

Teeling Single Grain: World's Best Single Grain 2014 — Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Cask Aged at 46%

World's Best Single Grain at the 2014 World Whiskey Awards. 95% corn, 5% malted barley, triple distilled, matured in ex-...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Bushmills 16 Year Old: Triple-Wood Maturation from the 1608 Distillery — Bourbon, Sherry, and Port Pipes - Irish Review

8 Review

Single Malt

Bushmills 16 Year Old: Triple-Wood Maturation from the 1608 Distillery — Bourbon, Sherry, and Port Pipes

Triple-distilled single malt from the world's oldest licensed distillery (1608). Triple-wood maturation: ex-bourbon and ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Jameson Black Barrel: Double Charred Bourbon Casks — The Step Up from Standard Jameson, Higher Pot Still Content - Irish Review

7 Review

Blended Irish

Jameson Black Barrel: Double Charred Bourbon Casks — The Step Up from Standard Jameson, Higher Pot Still Content

The step up from standard Jameson — double-charred ex-bourbon barrels (fired once during coopering, charred again before...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

7.5 Review

Single Malt

Dingle Single Malt: Ireland's Atlantic Coast Craft Distillery — Porterhouse Brewing's Converted Sawmill in Kerry

One of Ireland's first purpose-built craft distilleries in modern times. Founded 2012 by Porterhouse Brewing's Oliver Hu...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Redbreast Lustau Edition: Midleton Meets Jerez — First-Fill Oloroso Butts from Bodegas Lustau at 46% - Irish Review

8.5 Review

Single Pot Still

Redbreast Lustau Edition: Midleton Meets Jerez — First-Fill Oloroso Butts from Bodegas Lustau at 46%

A collaboration between Irish Distillers and the renowned Bodegas Lustau in Jerez, Spain. Initially matured 9-12 years i...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Midleton Very Rare: Barry Crockett's 1984 Masterpiece — The Annual Pinnacle of Irish Whiskey from Cork - Irish Review

8.5 Review

Blended Irish (Pot Still + Grain)

Midleton Very Rare: Barry Crockett's 1984 Masterpiece — The Annual Pinnacle of Irish Whiskey from Cork

Created in 1984 by legendary Master Distiller Barry Crockett as a once-a-year prestige bottling showcasing Midleton's fi...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

9 Review

Blended Irish

Proper No. Twelve: Conor McGregor's Dublin 12 Whiskey — $600M Brand, Triple Distilled at Bushmills

Founded by UFC champion Conor McGregor in 2018, named after his home district of Crumlin (Dublin 12). McGregor partnered...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026

Bushmills Black Bush: 80% Malt in a Blend — The Dark Side of the World's Oldest Licensed Distillery - Irish Review

7 Review

Blended Irish

Bushmills Black Bush: 80% Malt in a Blend — The Dark Side of the World's Oldest Licensed Distillery

From the world's oldest registered distillery licence (1608). An unusually malt-rich blend — up to 80% triple-distilled ...

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Joe Whitfield April 10, 2026