Revisiting: Blue Spot Irish Whiskey – still worth it?
BLUE SPOT standard release (2022) MASH BILL – Undisclosed mash of malted and unmalted barley PROOF – 117.8 AGE – … Continue reading Revisiting: Blue Spot Irish Whiskey – still worth it?
Tag: Irish Whiskey
A Whiskey Journey Part 6 – Nosing The Grind
What to do when something you engage in purely for pleasure and the joy of curiosity starts to feel like … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 6 – Nosing The Grind
Redbreast 15 Year Irish Whiskey
REDBREAST 15 YEAR Batch #L118931469 bottled on 8 July 2021 MASH BILL – unknown proportions of malted and un-malted barley … Continue reading Redbreast 15 Year Irish Whiskey
Redbreast 12 Year Cask Strength – Old Label!
REDBREAST 12 YEAR CASK STRENGTH Batch B1/18 bottled on 28 May 2018 MASH BILL – unknown proportions of malted and … Continue reading Redbreast 12 Year Cask Strength – Old Label!
2022: Year of the Bundle
The sales tactic of bundling less desired spirits with a sought-after bottle spiked in 2022. But is it working, or … Continue reading 2022: Year of the Bundle
Five Rainy Day Whiskeys – to sip, not save!
To call late autumn or even winter a “rainy season” in San Francisco, where I live, may once have been … Continue reading Five Rainy Day Whiskeys – to sip, not save!
Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition
REDBREAST KENTUCKY OAK EDITION Released Summer 2022 MASH BILL – blend of malted and unmalted barley PROOF – 101 AGE … Continue reading Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition
A Whiskey Journey Part 5 – What have three years of writing whiskey notes done to me?
To mark the three-year anniversary of The Right Spirit, here are some reflections on what writing 275 posts about whiskey … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 5 – What have three years of writing whiskey notes done to me?
Redbreast PX Edition
REDBREAST IBERIAN SERIES: PX EDITION Released Fall 2021 MASH BILL – blend of malted and unmalted barley PROOF – 92 … Continue reading Redbreast PX Edition
Whiskey as History in a Bottle – on curiosity and the (in)curious habit of leaving politics at the door
If whiskey is “history in a bottle,” and history is essentially political history, then isn’t whiskey also politics in a … Continue reading Whiskey as History in a Bottle – on curiosity and the (in)curious habit of leaving politics at the door
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