With a home shelf averaging 150 bottles on any given day, do I really need to buy any more? “Need” … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 7 – What would happen if I didn’t buy whiskey for a year?
MIDLETON VERY RARE Dair Ghaelach Kylebeg Wood, Tree 6 (2022) MASH BILL – unknown proportions of malted and un-malted barley … Continue reading Midleton Very Rare – Dair Ghaelach Kylebeg Wood Tree 6
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?
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 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 Batch B1/18 bottled on 28 May 2018 MASH BILL – unknown proportions of malted and … Continue reading Redbreast 12 Year Cask Strength – Old Label!
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
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 Released Summer 2022 MASH BILL – blend of malted and unmalted barley PROOF – 101 AGE … Continue reading Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition
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?
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