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.
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£41.29
Teeling Single Grain Whiskey Irish Single Grain Whiskey is a grain whisky from the Teeling whisky distillery. Rated an average of 4.4 out of 5 by 63 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £41.29, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday grain whisky.
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Glendalough Double Barrel Single Grain Single Grain Irish Whiskey is a grain whisky from the Glendalough whisky distillery. Rated an average of 4.4 out of 5 by 27 reviewers and available from for only £, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday grain whisky.
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Clontarf Single Malt Irish Single Malt Whiskey is a 10 year old single malt whisky. Rated an average of 4.3 out of 5 by 5 reviewers and available from for only £, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single malt whisky.
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£28.75
Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey Blended Irish Whiskey is a blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.2 out of 5 by 42 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £28.75, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
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£35.95
Kinahan’s Blended Irish Whiskey Blended Irish Whiskey is a blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.2 out of 5 by 5 reviewers and available from Master of Malt for only £35.95, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
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£23.89
The Pogues Irish Whiskey Blended Irish Whiskey is a blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.2 out of 5 by 77 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £23.89, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
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£59.09
Yellow Spot 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is a 70 year old single pot still whisky. Rated an average of 4.2 out of 5 by 55 reviewers and available from The Drink Super Market for only £59.09, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single pot still whisky.
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Green Spot Leoville Barton Bordeaux Finish is a single pot still whisky. Rated an average of 4.2 out of 5 by 19 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £51.78, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single pot still whisky.
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Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey is a 12 year old single malt whisky. Rated an average of 4.1 out of 5 by 27 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £45.0, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday single malt whisky.
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Slane Irish Whiskey Irish Blended Whiskey is a blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.1 out of 5 by 10 reviewers and available from Amazon for only £20.0, falling slightly short of liquid gold but this in a solid everyday blended whisky.
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Lambay Blended Irish Whiskey Blended Irish Whiskey is a blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.0 out of 5 by 2 reviewers and available from Master of Malt for only £35.63, with reviews like that this is one blended whisky you can’t afford to miss
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Paddy Blended Irish Whiskey is a blended whisky. Rated an average of 4.0 out of 5 by 71 reviewers and available from Master of Malt for only £22.99, with reviews like that this is one blended whisky you can’t afford to miss
| Whisky Bottle |
Rating |
Reviews |
Price |
| Egan’s Single Malt Whiskey 10 Year Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey |
0 |
0 |
£59.95 |
| Lambay Single Malt Irish Whiskey Single Malt Irish Whiskey |
0 |
0 |
£53.33 |
| Bushmills 21 Year Old Madeira Finish Irish Single Malt Whiskey |
4.8 |
96 |
£159.99 |
| Irish Single Malt #2 13 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky |
0 |
0 |
£ |
| Bushmills Black Bush Blended Irish Whiskey |
4.6 |
321 |
£23.89 |
| Teeling Small Batch Whiskey 2 Glasses Gift Pack |
0 |
0 |
£44.95 |
| Teeling Small Batch Whiskey Irish Blended Whiskey |
3 |
1 |
£24.95 |
| Tullamore D.E.W. XO Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Blended Whiskey |
3 |
4 |
£27.95 |
| Dublin Liberties Oak Devil Blended Irish Whiskey |
0 |
0 |
£35.95 |
| Hyde 1916 No.3 the Aras Cask Single Grain Irish Single Grain Whiskey |
0 |
0 |
£39.95 |
| Bushmills Port Cask Reserve – Steamship Collection Single Malt Whiskey |
0 |
0 |
£76.95 |
| Dingle Triple Distilled Batch 4 Irish Single Malt Whiskey |
3 |
2 |
£74.95 |
