What whisk(e)y are we drinking? (Part 2)

black & white · 12-03-2026 11:44AM

Thank you all, have somewhere to start now.

Barbie2k23 · 12-03-2026 05:22PM

should I open these or wait a few years and send them to auction

Citizen Six · 13-03-2026 11:19AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124307323#Comment_124307323

Open them.

2011abc · 14-03-2026 10:20PM

Yellow Spot has a spectacular ‘finish’ but is otherwise over rated not worth the dough in my opinion .Redbreast better in every other respect .Finished my Dunvilles PX12 and just finished Tyrconnell single malt from UK duty free probably currency translated at or near Irish minimum selling price €22.09 (?) although it’s 43% so prob a bit more .Sorry to say it’s declined in quality in last decade ( what hasn’t ?!:-( ) Nice minimum price sipper / daily driver but no longer worth high €30s …

flended12 · 17-03-2026 08:12AM

PATRICK30 Code still working for blacks brewery. Picked up a smokey bottle of Uisce Beatha last week and it arrived yesterday. Well pleased.

JMcL · 20-03-2026 03:30PM

Looks like the Waterford Whiskey reserves are just going to be sold off rather than the distillery sold as a going concern. Powerscourt look to be in the same boat from the article:

https://www.waterford-news.ie/news/new-platform-launched-for-bulk-sale-of-waterford-whisky_arid-91300.html

I had a look at the Prestige Casks website. There's not a huge amount of info on there, but it's going to be a B2B site by the looks

Lester_Burnham · 20-03-2026 04:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124327157#Comment_124327157

The distillery has been sold separately.

https://www.waterford-news.ie/news/tennessee-distilling-completes-6-million-takeover-of-waterford-whisky_arid-91556.html

Citizen Six · 21-03-2026 11:51AM

What happens to casks in Powerscourts whiskey cask programme?

JMcL · 23-03-2026 12:37PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124327257#Comment_124327257

So sounds like they're going to be mainly producing with bought in spirit and ramping up their own distillation from scratch. Still seems a pity that none of the reserves will be available - some of it must be getting to the very interesting point at this stage. Asking price to high I wonder?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124329280#Comment_124329280

Good question. It's still listed on the website as a thing, so you'd imagine it's all good

Lester_Burnham · 23-03-2026 04:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124334405#Comment_124334405

I did a tasting at the distillery in Waterford a couple of months before they closed. Most of the whiskey was between 6 and 7 years old and was excellent. That stock is obviously all still there - it would be terrible if it was never made available.

Electric Nitwit · 24-03-2026 07:47PM

Does anyone know if the Croithlí Distillery Reserve is their own or sourced?

This one... https://thecrollydistillery.com/product/distillery-reserve-70cl-limited-giftset

It sounds like it's theirs, but doesn't explicitly say it

Thinking of getting it as a birthday present for my dad but it would only be meaningful really if it's local to him

irish_goat · 25-03-2026 07:34AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124338001#Comment_124338001

Sourced, Croithlí only started distilling in 2020. Their own whiskey is available but it's a bit pricier... https://thecrollydistillery.com/product/cask-2-release/

Electric Nitwit · 25-03-2026 08:23AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124338809#Comment_124338809

Cool, cheers. Somehow I completely missed the age when I read it yesterday, that would have given it away! Thanks for the other link, not sure I love my dad that much though 🤣

Lester_Burnham · 25-03-2026 12:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124338840#Comment_124338840

You missed it because they want you to miss it. I read most of the absolute BS on their website yesterday and was none the wiser as to where the actual liquid came from. They've spent more time on creative writing than making whiskey. There are way too many "distilleries" pulling this.

Electric Nitwit · 25-03-2026 12:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124339334#Comment_124339334

100% agree

I even asked Gemini and it decided it was their own liquid off what it found online, so it obviously works

Citizen Six · 25-03-2026 05:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124339361#Comment_124339361

No, people just trust Gemini too much.

odyssey06 · 30-03-2026 08:22PM

There was some chat recently on the thread about Crolly or Croithli in Donegal - they are about to release a new core single malt "triple cask" 40% that is "distilled and produced entirely" in their distillery. RRP €50.

They are using a direct fire ex-cognac copper still rather than the more typical heat exchange approach which heats the liquid.

I tasted a sample via Three Drams. If you liked their oak trilogy releases this will be up your street - this uses some of similar virgin oak casks and gives it a complexity and prickly sweetness.

Keep an eye on the Crolly website - will be shipping mid April. A pot still is planned in next 12 months.

2011abc · 01-04-2026 08:16PM

Having my first sips of Clonakilty Galley Head Single Malt 40% here €29 from SuperValu .Id gone out in the hope of a Buskers Single Malt at 44% and €35 and now kinda wish I’d got it but it wasn’t in stock .The Royal Oak product is a quality , rock solid ‘plain’ malt .

The Cork offering is certainly different ( ish) There’s someone on Reddit who claims it’s NOT West Cork sourced and says it’s Great Northern Distillery spirit but it tastes quite ‘West Cork’ to me.By that I mean a bit immature as their own stuff is still at best five years old .On a positive note if you like ‘light’ whiskies with ‘thin’ mouth feel you won’t get more bang for your buck.Im discovering on my ( now slowing !) whiskey journey however that I prefer the opposite .

It’s also so ‘easy drinking ‘ that it tastes borderline ( shudder !) ‘non alcoholic’ !!!( I’d swear I had a Lidl ‘West Cork’ was the same !

Would I prefer a Black Bush at €25 ? Maybe

:-(

alias no.9 · 01-04-2026 11:49PM

Second bank holiday special offer where I've gone in search of the Bushmills 10yo Single Malt @ €30 in Tesco only to find empty shelves. Not sure if there's a strong local interest or just small stocks but I picked up a bottle of Skellig small batch PX finish which is very pleasant, quiet big up front as you'd expect from the PX, the finish is lingering but subtle white pepper.

odyssey06 · 02-04-2026 07:45AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124357392#Comment_124357392

Double check at the customer service kiosk that does lotto, tobacco. In some branches they have the premium whiskies locked away there.

redshift-rider · 02-04-2026 02:40PM

And if there's an empty spot on the shelf where it should be, don't be shy to ask a staff member if they have any more out back. Same for the gift tubes with certain bottles, they often have them and don't put them out.

Bush 10 is matched in Supervalu now so if you have a branch close that's another option.

What whisk(e)y are we drinking? (Part 2)

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