Once you’ve checked in, do you check out the travel retail spirits?Jetting off somewhere exotic? Milling around in departures? Put down the giant Toblerone and step away from designer perfume – the travel retail spirits department is likely worth a visit……
Midleton Very Rare 2017 and Cask Circle – own a bottle or a cask!Midleton Very Rare 2017 launches in Ireland The distillery also launches The Midleton Very Rare Cask Circle, its new cask ownership club Jake tastes Midleton Very Rare from every…
Irish whiskey shifts 100 million bottles a year!With 2016 sales soaring by 11.3%, Irish whiskey has moved more than 100 million bottles a year. We explore the state of the market, from the new distilleries to who…
With Halloween looming, check out these spine-chilling spirits…Whether you’re in full-on costume-designing mode or plan on spending Halloween hiding from trick-or-treaters, we’ve rounded up some suitably spooky spirits to toast the occasion. What does Halloween mean to…
Visiting the Reopened Jameson Distillery Bow St. in DublinJameson has reopened its Bow St. brand home in Dublin – formerly known as The Old Jameson Distillery – following an €11m redevelopment. We sent Jake over to Ireland for…
Roe & Co Irish Whiskey and an interview with Brand Ambassador Peter O’ConnorThe launch of new Irish whiskey Roe & Co also sees Diageo return to Irish whiskey and the George Roe name return to bottles, plus there’s a new distillery in…
We speak to Irish Distillers Master Blender Billy Leighton about Redbreast, the latest Irish Distillers news including Jameson’s renovated Dublin home and the growing Irish whiskey scene. Continuing from yesterday’s…
Method + Madness = A Whole New Range of Irish Whiskeys!The marvellous minds at Midleton have unveiled a new series of Irish whiskey which “…aims to harness the creativity of Midleton’s whiskey masters through the fresh talent of its apprentices.”…
Yesterday saw the World’s Best whiskies and spirits crowned at the World Drinks Awards, including the World Whiskies Awards. Before we get into the results though, some good news! Drinks…
Something of a rarity this – a joint blog post! Jake and Sam are proud to present our top whisky appearances on the big and small screen. So, with Blur’s…
It was 11am in Gatwick airport on Saturday 14th March. The plane taking a small drinks press contingent over to Ireland for Jameson’s extended #HelloDublin St. Patrick’s Day celebrations was…
I like a bit of Irish whiskey me. That’s why I made a point of writing a big ol’ three-part blog post about it earlier in the year. So, bearing…
So it seems there was a Caption Competition announced a couple days ago and we need to declare some winners. I was out of the office on the day it…
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we’re giving away THREE of the fantastic Irish Whiskey Tasting Sets from Drinks by the Dram! As with our Clynelish competition last year, to receive…
Blimey, it’s Friday already! A Valentine’s Day Friday, no less! Well, today we only have eyes for delicious Irish Whiskey as we move onto the third and final instalment of…
Yesterday, I began my serialised guide to Irish Whiskey with a rundown of its turbulent history through some difficult times, becoming the most popular spirit in the world before nearly…
