Irish Distillers

Read articles, features and reviews of Irish Distillers, right here on the Master of Malt blog.
Midleton Distillery celebrates 200 yearsMidleton Distillery Celebrates 200 Years

In 1825, the Murphy family established an Irish whiskey distillery: Midleton. Two centuries later, the name is one of the most famous in whiskey. It’s more than just one building….

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Pearse Lyons DistilleryThe story of the Irish whiskey renaissance

Ireland was once the grand capital of whiskey.  At one point in the mid-19th century, it boasted 88 licensed distilleries and countless more illicit producers. The largest distilleries in the…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Midleton Very Rare 2024 and Midleton Very Rare 40th Anniversary Ruby Edition.Midleton Very Rare: 40 years of Irish whiskey at its best

How does a prestigious whiskey brand celebrate a 40th anniversary? With great whiskey, obviously.  This year Irish Distillers gives us not only Midleton Very Rare 2024, but also the Midleton…

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Gold SpotWhisky of the Week: Gold Spot 9 Year Old

Our Whisky of the Week is Gold Spot 9 Year Old and Adam was only too happy to taste this delightful Irish single pot still whiskey. The Whisky of the…

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queenThe Nightcap: 9 September

This week we raise a glass of something special to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, who died this week.  Normally we start and end our weekly…

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method_and_madness_rye_and_malt_irish_whiskey_2_copy09sep21165639Master of Malt tastes… Method and Madness Rye and Malt

Method and Madness is back with the Rye and Malt Irish Whiskey expression, the first made entirely at its Midleton’s micro distillery. Excited? Us too. Let’s have a taste. The…

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Distillers Katherine Condon and Eva O'Doherty (2)The Nightcap: 10 September

What to expect from this week’s round-up of boozy news: Midleton’s new rye whiskey, CAMRA’s plea to us to drink better cider, and the promise you can drink more if…

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The Nightcap: 25 JuneThe Nightcap: 25 June

It’s nearly the weekend and that means it’s the return of our weekly news round-up! Get your fill of the drinks industry’s latest shenanigans here. It’s the Nightcap: 25 June…

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Flavoured spiritsThe Nightcap: 26 March

50-year-old whisky from Highland Park, a new distillery on Whisky Galore island and David Beckham. It’s all on The Nightcap: 26 March edition. Get stuck in!  A whole week has…

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What is Whisky?Inside the archives at Irish Distillers

You might not be familiar with the name, but Irish Distillers – maker of Jameson, Powers, Redbreast and more – is an Irish whiskey linchpin, and not just because it’s…

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Redbreast 27 Year OldMaster of Malt tastes… Redbreast 27 Year Old

We got a chance to go to Dublin this week to try the oldest permanent Redbreast expression ever released: Redbreast 27 Year Old Irish Whiskey. We travelled to the Irish…

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Midleton DistilleryMidleton launches its oldest ever whiskey

Midleton Distillery has announced the launch of the Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection, which kicks off with the most expensive Irish whiskey ever… This week we were fortunate to…

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The NightcapThe Nightcap: 6 December

The countdown is on. It’s December and there are only so few editions of The Nightcap left for 2019 – let’s enjoy them! December has arrived, and while some people…

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Bow Street 18 Years Cask StrengthJameson launches second Bow Street 18 Years Cask Strength

The only cask strength Jameson is back! It pays homage to Jameson’s Dublin heritage by being matured at Bow Street, home of the old distillery. We travelled to Ireland to…

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Grace O’Reilly - Waterford Distillery 1The Nightcap: 23 November

Oh hi there! You’ve made it to Friday. Well done. Pull up a comfy chair, pour a dram, and give yourself a pat on the back. But before you go…

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Introducing: Two new Method and Madness bottlings!Introducing: Two new Method and Madness bottlings!

Irish Distillers has expanded the Method and Madness range once more with two new and typically experimental Irish whiskeys… Anyone for Virgin Hungarian Oak finish or Ruby Port Pipe Single…

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