Irish Whiskey Reviews

The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey was released in the US in late 2018, a short time before it was released in Ireland. In its early days on the market there was some mystery about its origins but it's now generally accepted that it's a whiskey crafted at Bushmills. There is no age statement on the whiskey but The Sexton website states that Master Blender Alex Thomas (of Bushmills) has "perfected a shorter 4 year aging process" and that the whiskey is triple distilled and aged in Oloroso Sherry butts. The Sexton stands out on the shelf thanks to its packaging with a hexagonal...

Peat:  Calming and warming when used in a fire; Polarizing and idolizing when used to make whiskey.  Long associated with famed Scotch whiskies, peated whiskies are making a comeback in Ireland.  This review will focus on three different peated Irish whiskies:  Connemara Turf Mor, Teeling BlackPitts, and W.D. O'Connell Bill Phil.  While not quite a Peated whiskey For Dummies, this review is not intended for those intending on being buried on the island of Islay.  This review is meant to familiarize with the previous and current state of peated whiskey within Ireland and ease Irish whiskey drinkers into this popular...

This is a fabulous Irish Whiskey.  I wanted to get that out of the way up front before I blather on about peripheral things.  Those who have read prior reviews I've done may know that I like to review whiskey in the context of where I was or who I was drinking with and describe it within a story.  Those who prefer technical tasting notes can certainly find that information on the internet so I don't try to replicate "expert" opinions or those with more nuanced taste. This review will be a little different from previous due to COVID and...