Ireland and Scotland have been arguing for ages about who made the first whisk(e)y, and who does it best. That’s a matter for another time though, in recent years Ireland has seen a huge resurgence in whisky production and is well worth a look.
Bushmills, Redbreast, Connemara and any old Cooley bottles are well worth exploring. Be warned however that while a huge range of distilleries have sprung up in recent years very few have whiskies over 5 years old. The whisky you’re drinking today might not be indicative of the brand or distillery in days to come.
Choose between Single Malt or Irish Pot Still
Irish whiskey is generally a bit milder than the Scottish as it is generally distilled 3 times, only Auchentoshan does triple distillation in Scotland. The exception to this is the Irish Pot Still style, the result of bizarre tax levies in days gone by lead to a mixture of malted and unmalted barley is used in the mashbill. The result is a delightful peppery, liquorice quality. In all other ways preparation is identical to that of the Irish single malt whiskey.
Our best price:
£20
Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition Blended Irish Whiskey is a blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.8 out of 5 by 599 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £20.0, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
Our best price:
£20
Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition Blended Irish Whiskey is a 70 year old blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.8 out of 5 by 627 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £20.0, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
Our best price:
£24.4
Jameson Crested Blended Irish Whiskey is a 70 year old blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.7 out of 5 by 642 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £24.4, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
Our best price:
£25
Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel Irish Blended Whiskey is a 70 year old blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.7 out of 5 by 690 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £25.0, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
Our best price:
£23.89
Bushmills Black Bush Blended Irish Whiskey is a 70 year old blended whisky from the Bushmills whisky distillery. Rated an average of 4.6 out of 5 by 321 reviewers and available from The Drink Super Market for only £23.89, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
Our best price:
£19.99
Peaky Blinder Irish Whiskey Blended Whisky is a 70 year old blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.5 out of 5 by 245 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £19.99, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
Our best price:
£40.45
Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey 70cl is a 12 year old single pot still whisky. Rated an average of 4.5 out of 5 by 212 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £40.45, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single pot still whisky.
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£21.49
Bushmills Original Blended Irish Whiskey is a 70 year old blended whisky from the Bushmills whisky distillery. Rated an average of 4.4 out of 5 by 160 reviewers and available from The Drink Super Market for only £21.49, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
Our best price:
£32
Green Spot Single Pot Still Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is a single pot still whisky. Rated an average of 4.4 out of 5 by 197 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £32.0, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single pot still whisky.
Our best price:
£36
Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is a 12 year old single pot still whisky. Rated an average of 4.3 out of 5 by 348 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £36.0, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single pot still whisky.
Our best price:
£46.9
Powers John’s Lane 12 Year Old Single Pot Still is a 12 year old single pot still whisky from the John’s Lane whisky distillery. Rated an average of 4.2 out of 5 by 105 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £46.9, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single pot still whisky.
Our best price:
£69.95
Teeling Brabazon Series Edition 2 Port Cask is a 2 year old single malt whisky from the Teeling whisky distillery. Rated an average of 5.0 out of 5 by 1 reviewers and available from The Whisky Exchange for only £69.95, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single malt whisky.
| Whisky Bottle |
Rating |
Reviews |
Price |
| Red Spot 15 Year Old Irish Whiskey Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey |
5 |
1 |
£ |
| Bushmills White Label (1L) – 1970s Blended Whiskey |
0 |
0 |
£ |
| Bushmills Whiskey 4.5L Blended Whiskey |
0 |
0 |
£129.95 |
| Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey Blended Irish Whiskey |
4.2 |
42 |
£28.75 |
| Clontarf Classic Blend Litre Blended Irish Whiskey |
4.5 |
1 |
£41.75 |
| A Drop of the Irish 1989/26 Year Old/Blackadder Statement 20 |
0 |
0 |
£350 |
| Tullamore Dew 14 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey |
3.8 |
10 |
£52.45 |
| Connemara Distillers Edition Irish Single Malt Whiskey |
3.9 |
43 |
£47.45 |
| Clontarf Single Malt Irish Single Malt Whiskey |
4.3 |
5 |
£ |
| Dublin Liberties Copper Alley 10 Year Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey |
4.7 |
3 |
£50 |
| Midleton Very Rare /2015 Blended Irish Whiskey |
0 |
0 |
£ |
| Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition Blended Irish Whiskey |
4.8 |
599 |
£20 |
