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Irish Whiskey Guest Tasting Evening

By Jim • Oct 18th, 2011 • Category: Whisky Tastings

It is just after 7 pm on Wednesday 12th October 2011 and all our guests have arrived and the introductions have taken place.
The Whisky Boys have three great drams for them and their guest to taste tonight.
The Guest Tasters are:-
Alex Milne – A previous guest taster and never refuses a chance to visit The Whisky [...]



Irish Tasting – Our First of the Month

By Jim • Oct 7th, 2011 • Category: Whisky Tastings

It is now the beginning of October and The Whisky Boys have lined up some special Irish drams to enjoy in our tasting room and our new cabin.
The dram we are tasting tonight is-
Green Spot – Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, 40% Alc/vol, 70cl
This Irish dram is a blend of seven and eight year old [...]



The First Cask Strength from Redbreast

By Jim • Sep 26th, 2011 • Category: News and Press Releases

The Whisky Boys are hoping to get their hands on a bottle of this, Jim just maybe give Phil Giles one of our guest tasters from Ireland to send the Whisky Boys over a bottle.
REDBREAST ADDS FIRST CASK STRENGTH EXPRESSION TO ITS REPUTED RANGE
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard is adding to its collection of Single Pot [...]



Whisky or Whiskey ????

By Jim • Jul 20th, 2010 • Category: Jims Tales

Where did the Irish get the Eeeeeeeeeeeee from ???

 
Now here is the question, where did the Irish get the “E” in Whiskey from?   As you may have gathered from previous blogs, we were recently in Ireland and as you can imagine we had a variety of Celtic debates, for example which nation was first to create [...]



Irish Whiskey - Kilbeggan 15 Year Old Irish Blended Whiskey

By Jim • Jul 8th, 2009 • Category: Whisky Tastings

On Thursday 25th June 2009 a previous guest taster and his wife (Philip and Lorraine Giles) came over from Ireland for a little break and to do another tasting with the Whisky Boys.
On this occasion Philip brought over a plastic bag containing a selection for our two/three tastings.
Friday 26th June 2009 Jim, Dougie and Philip [...]



Jameson Whiskey - Irish Whiskey

By Jim • Oct 30th, 2008 • Category: Whisky Tastings

Jameson Whiskey - Irish Whiskey
Today 30th October 2008 I found myself at a loose end, what should I do? I have half an hour to spare .
Then it hit me, dig out that bottle of Jameson Whiskey and pour yourself a wee dram and put some of your thoughts on Whisky Boys.
Loosened the screw top [...]