Skip to content

The Right Spirit

a blog for down to earth whisk(e)y views and reviews

Primary Navigation

  • Posts
    • What’s on the red table?
    • p.o.v.
    • f.y.i.
    • The Year of No Buying
  • Current Faves
  • Resources
  • About
  • Contact

Social Navigation

  • Instagram

Looking for something specific?

Just browsing?

10 Year 12 Year American history American single malt barrel proof barrel strength blend blended Booker's Bottled in Bond bourbon bourbon boom bourbon unicorn Buffalo Trace California cask finished cask strength cocktail comparison craft Dry Diggings dusty Eddie Russell Elijah Craig fomo Four Roses Heaven Hill history Home Base Irish Whiskey Japan Japanese Whisky Jim Beam Jimmy Russell journey K&L Kentucky limited edition limited release marketing MGP non-chill filtered Northern California Old Potrero peat peated politics revisiting rye San Francisco scotch Scotland sherry cask single barrel single cask single malt small batch sourced sourced bourbon sourced whiskey store pick terroir unicorn Weller Westward wheated wheated bourbon wheater whiskey whiskey journey whisky whisky journey Wild Turkey Willett Woodinville

Follow the right Insta ☟

It’s that time. My quarterly dry week—to reset my palate, my body, and my brain. The NA beer game has much improved over the years, and this Rationale Japanese Style “beer” makes a great cap to the day. See y’all again October 8. Cheers—maybe with “beer,” maybe with coffee! This is one that contributed greatly to my sherry fatigue, and helped me understand that scotch aged in first-fill sherry casks just isn’t my jam. But I put it to good use in many Rob Roy and other cocktails. Waste not want not. Sláinte! A lovely single cask from Ardnamurchan courtesy of @klwines that’s both elegant and robust. Creamy, malty, rich, sweet, all the things. Sláinte!

Now also on THREADS and BLUESKY 🧵🦋🥃

Menu (also up top)

  • Posts
    • What’s on the red table?
    • p.o.v.
    • f.y.i.
    • The Year of No Buying
  • Current Faves
  • Resources
  • About
  • Contact

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email.

Established 2019

Please enjoy your right spirit responsibly, and this blog if you’re 21+

Copyright © 2026

Tag: Irish Whiskey

A Whiskey Journey Part 14 – What if I only bought 12 bottles this year?
P.O.V.

A Whiskey Journey Part 14 – What if I only bought 12 bottles this year?

Though the calendar year starts in January, I was born in June and so my own year starts then. I … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 14 – What if I only bought 12 bottles this year?

Redbreast 21 Year Irish Whiskey
What's on the red table?

Redbreast 21 Year Irish Whiskey

REDBREAST 21 YEAR Batch #L106331149 bottled on 4 March, 2021 MASH BILL – unknown proportions of malted and un-malted barley … Continue reading Redbreast 21 Year Irish Whiskey

Revisiting Redbreast 12 Year – from 2018 (last of the old label releases)
What's on the red table?

Revisiting Redbreast 12 Year – from 2018 (last of the old label releases)

REDBREAST 12 YEAR Bottled December 18, 2018 MASH BILL – unknown proportions of malted and un-malted barley PROOF – 80 … Continue reading Revisiting Redbreast 12 Year – from 2018 (last of the old label releases)

Kinahan’s Small Batch Irish Whiskey – Batch 4 from 2016
What's on the red table?

Kinahan’s Small Batch Irish Whiskey – Batch 4 from 2016

KINAHAN’S SMALL BATCH IRISH WHSKEY Batch 04 (November 2016) MASH BILL – unstated blend of barley and malted barley PROOF … Continue reading Kinahan’s Small Batch Irish Whiskey – Batch 4 from 2016

A Whiskey Journey Part 12 – Maintaining Perspective
P.O.V.

A Whiskey Journey Part 12 – Maintaining Perspective

The whiskey boom is boring. There I said it. Of course I’m not the first to say it, and I … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 12 – Maintaining Perspective

Montreal Bar Hop
F.Y.I., P.O.V.

Montreal Bar Hop

I hadn’t planned on writing about my Montreal bar hopping. But things don’t always go as planned… For example, every … Continue reading Montreal Bar Hop

A Whiskey Journey Part 10 – to be continued…
P.O.V.

A Whiskey Journey Part 10 – to be continued…

On July 28, 2019, I uploaded my very first post to The Right Spirit. As I post this now, it’s … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 10 – to be continued…

Gold Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Gold Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

GOLD SPOT 135th Anniversary Release (May 2022) MASH BILL – Undisclosed mash of malted and unmalted barley PROOF – 102.8 … Continue reading Gold Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Regular old Jameson because why not?
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Regular old Jameson because why not?

JAMESON TRIPLE DISTILLED IRISH WHISKEY standard release MASH BILL – unstated blend of malted and unmalted Irish barley PROOF – … Continue reading Regular old Jameson because why not?

A Whiskey Journey Part 7.5 – halfway through The Year of No Buying
P.O.V., The Year of No Buying

A Whiskey Journey Part 7.5 – halfway through The Year of No Buying

On June 6, 2023, I committed to a year of not buying whiskey. As of this post I’m now six … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 7.5 – halfway through The Year of No Buying

Posts navigation

Older posts
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    The Right Spirit
    Join 136 other subscribers

    Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

  • The Right Spirit
    View site in Reader
    Manage subscriptionsSign upLog in
    Report this content
    Collapse this bar
Loading Comments...