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Redbreast 21yr Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

96WHA

Wow! After the wonderful 12 year old cask strength, Redbreast does it again. This is a different beast altogether, but it is a stunner. This is Roger Waters doing The Wall: over the top, unsubtle, and totally entertaining. There’s lots going on: fermenting apples, juicy oils, spice, and dark cherry and berry fruits zip and fizz over the palate, the wood influence is sublime. I'm comfortably numb.

96 points, Whisky Advocate (Winter 2013)

Tullamore Dew XO Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

Jameson Irish Whiskey (375ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

91WE

Golden color, apple and oak aromas and a medium feel. Finishes full and oaky, with faint butterscotch and smoky notes and an alcoholic bite.

91 points, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2011)

Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

McConnell's 5yr Irish Whisky (750ml)

From Belfast, Ireland

90WE

McConnell's was born in 1776 and went dark in the early 1900s following a distillery fire and the advent of Prohibition. In 2020, the brand was resurrected. What's in the bottle is a five-year-old blended whiskey, showing honey and coconut aromas. The palate offers golden raisin, red apple and vanilla, leading into a clove and pepper finish punctuated by a final cigar smoke exhale. Yes, the label says “whisky” without the “e,” defying Irish whiskey convention.

90 points, Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2023)

Redbreast Lustau Edition Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

93WHA 91WE

The 120 year old sherry house Lustau originally operated as an almacenista, but now produces a broad portfolio of wine styles in Jerez. The nose is intensely fragrant, bursting with fat dates and squidgy prunes, red apple and Battenburg cake. It’s fruity, yet bone dry, with oak, walnut, and spices. This is full-bodied yet refined Redbreast: the Spanish oak sherry butts shaping the red berry fruits, apples, marzipan, and creamy yet oily consistency. Clean, sweet oloroso finish. Qué delicioso!

93 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (Winter 2016)

This robust newcomer is a collaboration between the master blender at Midleton Distillery and winemakers at Bodegas Lustau; the whiskey spends time in former oloroso Sherry barrels. Big, spicy flavors sweep over the palate in waves: vanilla, waxy honey, apple butter, dried apricot and dried fig, drying to chamomile tea and oak midpalate, and winding into a rich honey finish.

91 points, Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2017)

Writers' Tears Double Oak Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Ireland

94WHA #10 Top 20

This blend of single malt and pot still whiskeys exhibits the incredible synergy between chocolate, cinnamon, and pot still spices. Vinous at times from partial cognac-cask maturation, this has aromas of dark berry fruit, cinnamon, fudge, milk chocolate, malt biscuits, jellied fruit, and a smudge of dry spices. Compelling, well-structured whiskey, with cinnamon, chocolate, dark toffee, pepper, and ginger. It’s never cloying, nor overly sweet, just a richly rewarding glass.

94 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (Fall 2019)

#10 - Whisky Advocate Top 20 Whiskies of 2019

Portmagee 3yr Rum Cask Finished Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Portmagee, County Kerry, Ireland

Teeling Single Malt Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

87WHA

A new multi-vintage core expression of independent Irish single malt compiled from a vatting of whiskey finished variously in port, sherry, white burgundy, cabernet sauvignon, and Madeira. The nose suggests honey, baked lemons, ground almonds, desiccated coconut, white pepper, and soft toffee. A fabulously thick texture; thank goodness for their insistence on non-chill filtering. It’s fruity with twinkling spice, pepper, root ginger, and vanilla orbiting around a fudge-like core. The oak is present on the dry finish.

87 points, Whisky Advocate (Spring 2015)

Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland

92WHA #14 Top 20

After decades of consolidation, Ireland is experiencing a craft whiskey renaissance. Founded in 2014, The Shed Distillery delivers the first whiskey from the western province of Connacht in over a century. Polished creamy sweetness and aromatic spices herald this striking dram, which has been triple-distilled and then matured in first-fill bourbon and oloroso sherry casks. Aromas of caramel, brioche, satsuma, and dried apricot draw you in, ushering in a luscious palate of pear, apple, and freewheeling spices bolstered by dried citrus, lime, and toasted coconut.

92 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (Winter 2020)

#14 - Whisky Advocate Top 20 Whiskies of 2020

The Fighting 69th Regiment Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Ireland

Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

93WE 93BTI

Attention wine-lovers: Meet an Irish whiskey aged in former Bordeaux wine barrels—specifically, barrels from Château Léoville Barton, established by native Irishman Thomas Barton in 1725. The end result is a grassy, bright whiskey with a baked pear note midpalate and a subtly smoky finish.

93 points, Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2017)

Gold color. Aromas and flavors of banana, pineapple, mango, and blueberries dripping with honey rolled in caramelized grains, grains of paradise, and perhaps a touch of sulfur with a round, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, very complex, medium-long finish with notes of toasted grains, sweet fresh and dried fruits, red currant, white pepper, butterscotch, and over ripe tropical notes. A really delicious Whiskey with voluptuous grain and great oak management, meant to be drank neat.

93 points, Beverage Testing Institute (Jun 2022)

Jameson Cold Brew Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

96BTI 95WE 95WHA

Clear gold color. Creamy, fruity, spicy aromas and flavors of peach custard and granola, pineapple buttercream, spicy praline, and orange cola and blossoms with a round, vibrant, fruity medium-full body and a warming, very complex, very long orange and pineapple marmalades and panettone finish. A fantastically robust and fruity Irish whiskey.

96 points, Beverage Testing Institute (Aug 2016)

Intended as a tribute to Midleton Master Distiller Barry Crockett, this delicate, silky whiskey has a golden hue and a lovely fresh-apple scent. On the palate, apple and ripe pear meld with butterscotch and a touch of banana on the long finish. Meant for savoring straight up.

95 points, Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2014)

This is mastery of American oak! Polished wood, cinnamon cereals, dry spices of pepper, allspice, and paprika, and a riot of mostly overripe fruit: custard apple, mango, brown banana, baked apricot dessert, and fresh fig. Caramel, date slices, treacle, and cracker bread flavors are bathed in feisty pot still spices and fleeting green apple, before a lush, rich sweetness of banoffee pie, vanilla, and cinnamon descends. The finish is seemingly eternal.

95 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (Winter 2018)

Tullamore Dew 12yr Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

90BTI

Rich golden color. Attractive aromas and flavors of frosted raisin bran and apricot granola with a silky dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and supple, elegant finish with a notes of vanilla, spice, grain and flower patch earth. Very stylish, vibrant and well balanced.

90 points, Beverage Testing Institute (May 2011)

Bushmills Prohibition Recipe By Order of the Shelby Company Ltd Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Bushmills, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

87WHA

This Peaky Blinders tie-in was aged for a minimum of 3 years. The nose is punchy, with lemon, sharp apple, peppercorn spices, jalapeño, and herbal notes. Lightly structured with honey, vanilla fudge, lemon, citrus, and herbs, then a dust-up between pepper and spice. This young upstart has sufficient force to take over your cocktails while you binge watch the final season.

87 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (Fall 2022)

Powers Three Swallow Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From County Antrim, Ireland

92BTI 91WHA

Medium gold color. Aromas of gingerbread cookies, buttercream, cassis, spearmint, and spiced orange tea with a round, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, complex, long spice cake with caramel, chocolate covered nuts, and smoky dark roasted espresso finish. A robust and chewy Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey; a great standby for the connoisseur that will serve as a great nightcap or cigar pairing.

92 points, Beverage Testing Institute (Jul 2019)

Rich dried fruits, candied peel, dried apricot, mango strips, white pepper, herbal notes, almond paste, and sweet grapefruit flesh—this has signature notes of Powers all over it. Thick and velvety, there’s warm marmalade, sugared almonds, golden barley, citrus, and green apple. It’s all quite mellow until the spices work themselves up into a bit of a frenzy. Long fruity finish, with toasted coconut and a luscious, billowing spiciness.

91 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (Summer 2019)

Proclamation Blended Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Westport, County Mayo, Ireland

88WHA

Taking inspiration from the Proclamation of the Irish Republic issued during the Easter Rising of 1916, the nose has toasted granola, blended honey, sliced pear, hay bales, cracker bread, wood shavings, and gently roasted spices. Light to medium-bodied, it’s a likable easy sipper with flavors of oat crisp, cinnamon, heather honey, and the rounded fruitiness of banana, apple, and pear with sweet vanilla.

88 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (Spring 2021)

Teeling Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Bushmills 12yr Single Irish Malt (750ml)

From Bushmills, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

93WHA

Layering a marsala wine-cask finish over Irish single malts matured in bourbon and oloroso sherry casks unleashes a visceral, full-bodied Bushmills into its core range, a dynamic juxtaposition from the easy drinking of the honey-sweet 10 year old. Master blender Alex Thomas serves up a magnificently sturdy dram, primed with dark sweet delights and peppered with mixed peel, sultana, and walnut oil, offering tantalizing twists and turns of intensity through its honey, sweet fig, and black tea flavors.

93 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (2022)

#16 - Whisky Advocate Top 20 of 2022

Fercullen Falls Small Batch Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Ireland

Limavady Single Malt Irish Whiskey (700ml)

From Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland

94BTI

Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of peach, starfruit, spiced caramel, butter cookies, and hints of grapefruit with a velvety, vibrant, dryish medium-full body and a peppery, very complex, very long finish conveying impressions of toasted scones with honey, baked apples, roasted nuts, and toasted sourdough. A complex Irish Single Malt with big impact and big elegance.

94 points, Beverage Testing Institute (Aug 2021)

Tullamore Dew 18yr Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

94WE

A quartet of casks (Bourbon, Sherry, Port, Madeira) provide a spice-cake-like sipper. The complex, drying palate opens with candied citrus peel and almond, warms up with hints of molasses, ginger and vanilla, and finishes with rounded toffee, cocoa and spice.

94 points, Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2017)

Jameson Irish Whiskey (200ml)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

91WE

Golden color, apple and oak aromas and a medium feel. Finishes full and oaky, with faint butterscotch and smoky notes and an alcoholic bite.

91 points, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2011)

McConnell's 5yr Sherry Cask Finish Irish Whisky (750ml)

From Belfast, Ireland

94BTI 92WE

Gold color. Aromas and flavors of caramel sauce, salted butterscotch, incense and leather, and chocolate covered orange with a round, crisp, dry medium body and a warming, refreshing, medium-length finish with elements of candied ginger and mixed nuts with caramel, honeycomb, orange cream, and cinnamon. An excellent example of Irish Whiskey, nicely balanced with sherry cask influence.

94 points, Beverage Testing Institute (May 2023)

Concentrated caramel leads the nose and palate. Hints of dark chocolate and espresso balance it out, finishing with cayenne pepper tingle. This is a five-year-old whiskey finished in oloroso sherry casks.

92 points, Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2023)

Tullamore Dew 14yr Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

90WE

A quartet of casks (Bourbon, Sherry, Port, Madeira) yield a gentle, mellow sipper, with vanilla on the nose and palate, plus cocoa and dark honey accents. Compared to the complex, bold 18-year-old expression, this is a much more restrained sip.

90 points, Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2017)

Glendalough Mizunara Cask Finish 7yr Single Malt Irish Whiskey (750ml)

From Ireland

91WHA

Glendalough pioneered the use of Japanese oak finishing in Ireland. Here, they deploy a 3:1 ratio of virgin and second-fill casks. The nose has abundant mizunara character, with citrus, melon, vanilla, heady florals, sandalwood, white pepper, clove, root ginger, and grapefruit peel oils. It bathes the taste buds in sweet vanilla, warm citrus, lime, banana custard, malt, nutty oak, and active peppery spices.

91 points, Jonny McCormick, Whisky Advocate (Summer 2022)

Grey Coast Irish Whiskey (700ml)

From Ireland

Jameson Irish Whiskey (1.75L)

From Midleton, County Cork, Ireland

91WE

Golden color, apple and oak aromas and a medium feel. Finishes full and oaky, with faint butterscotch and smoky notes and an alcoholic bite.

91 points, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2011)