Irish Whiskey Reviews
Before you get into the below Irish whiskey reviews, a little background.
First, it’s not a spelling error. Unlike scotch, Irish whiskey is indeed be spelled with an ‘e’. Why?
The odd spelling is in fact a hangover from languages past. Quite simple, Irish whiskey is an evolution from a Gaelic term. Scotch whisky, meanwhile is derived from a Celtic term. The difference might be a source of constant frustration for us whisky bloggers (/whiskey bloggers), but, all told, it’s a small price to pay.
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Due to two factors: triple distillation which creates a smoother spirit due to being mellowed out during the three distillations, along with that Irish Whiskey is mostly matured in ex-Bourbon casks that mellow this triple distilled spirit. Other casks such as Sherry casks, Port casks and Rum casks are used to finish various products too, but the core flavours are built upon and layered upon ex-Bourbon cask maturation save for a couple of notable exceptions such as Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey this is matured primarily in ex-Sherry casks.
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Teaninich 6 Year Old Bordeaux Red Wine Cask Matured Single Cask Single Malt
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Irish Whiskey is amongst the smoothest whiskey in the world, due to two factors: triple distillation which creates a smoother spirit due to being mellowed out during the three distillations, along with that Irish Whiskey is mostly matured in ex-Bourbon casks that mellow this triple distilled spirit. Other casks such as Sherry casks, Port casks and Rum casks are used to finish various products too, but the core flavours are built upon and layered upon ex-Bourbon cask maturation save for a couple of notable exceptions such as Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey this is matured primarily in ex-Sherry casks.
Teaninich 6 Year Old Bordeaux Red Wine Cask Matured Single Cask Single Malt
