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Bushmills Rounds Out the Rare Cask Series With a $2,600 Bottle of Single Malt Whiskey

John A. Paradiso — Tue, 21 May 2024 13:27:24 +0000

On May 21st, Bushmills Irish Whiskey unveiled the pièce de résistance in their Rare Casks series: the 31-Year-Old Single Malt, Rare Cask 04. This final installment in the limited high-age-statement collection stands as a testament to Bushmills’ 400-year legacy of whiskey-making mastery. Aged in a trifecta of bourbon, sherry, and virgin American oak casks, Rare […]

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Midleton Very Rare Whiskey Finished in French Barrels

John A. Paradiso — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:10:35 +0000

If you’re a seasoned whiskey aficionado, you’ve likely sipped Jameson, the beloved Irish spirit that’s been a constant companion. But it’s time to elevate your whiskey game with a bottle of Midleton Very Rare, the premium sibling hailing from the same distillery. The latest masterpiece, Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais, takes the art of […]

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9 Things You Never Knew About Jameson Whiskey

Maxwell Barna — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:45:50 +0000

If you line up a room of people with varying levels of whiskey knowledge and ask them to name one brand, there’s a good chance Jameson whiskey is going to come up more than once. When people in the United States have their first shot of Irish whiskey, there’s a very good chance it’s Jameson. […]

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The Best Irish Whiskey For St. Patrick’s Day, According To Bartenders

Christopher Osburn — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:45:52 +0000

In the pantheon of party holidays, it’s tough to beat St. Patrick’s Day. Regardless of whether your ancestors were from Cork or from nowhere near the Emerald Isle, it’s hard to deny the shenanigans and revelry that occurs every year on March 17th. It’s a day of parades, corned beef and cabbage, green beer, bangers […]

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Waterford’s Organic Irish Whiskey Shares More About How It’s Made Than You Ever Thought To Know

Nickolaus Hines — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:44:23 +0000

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. Sometimes it feels like information overload with all of the details one can find on a particular whiskey they like. Others, it feels like the key to fully appreciating the spirit itself (so long […]

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Roe & Co Coffee Stout Cask Finish Was Aged in Guinness Beer Barrels

John A. Paradiso — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:14:56 +0000

Irish distillery Roe & Co has once again teamed up with Guinness Brewery for a unique collaboration blending the worlds of whiskey and beer. Roe & Co Coffee Stout Cask Finish is part of the distillery’s small batch Cask & Keg series which sees them age their whiskey in beer barrels. In the past, they’ve […]

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Crafting The Morning Dram Barrel Aged Coffee With Keeper’s Heart in Minneapolis

Tommy Tardie — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:44:54 +0000

If my name is familiar to you, it’s most likely because I’m the owner of two of New York’s most acclaimed and awarded whiskey bars, Fine & Rare and The Flatiron Room. It’s not easy to keep any business going in Manhattan for close to a decade, even without a pandemic throwing a colossal wrench […]

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Everything You Need to Know to Get Into Irish Whiskey

Nickolaus Hines — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 14:45:07 +0000

Few countries are as known for their whiskey as Ireland. And while today a lot of that is thanks to one brand in particular, Ireland has been a whiskey powerhouse for centuries — for good reason. It doesn’t matter if you’re typically a bourbon drinker, a Scotch whisky drinker, or even if you prefer every […]

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Jameson Ginger Ale & Lime Canned Cocktail

John A. Paradiso — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:05:54 +0000

With St. Patrick’s Day quickly approaching, Jameson Irish Whiskey has worked to get everyone in the festive spirit with the US release of their Jameson Ginger & Lime, a ready-to-drink canned cocktail featuring Jameson, ginger ale, and lime. The release of Jameson Ginger & Lime follows Jameson Orange, which first hit U.S. shelves in January. […]

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8 Cask Strength Whiskies to Keep You Warm This Winter

Ben Dahl — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:20:13 +0000

Call it cask strength, barrel proof or overproof, there’s always a case to be made for a good, high proof whiskey. It gives you the opportunity to taste the spirit as if it had just come out of the barrel, because it pretty much did. Whether you’re curling up in front of a roaring fire with […]

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Conor McGregor Just Launched an Irish Whiskey

Mike Newman — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:28:35 +0000

One of two things will happen on October 6. Either Conor McGregor will confidently stroll into the octagon and clip Khabib Nurmagomedov to reclaim the belt he never lost. Or, we’re going to get a few rounds of Khabib sprawled on top of McGregor while turning his face into a Picasso painting. Either way, Conor’s […]

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Jameson Cold Brew Whiskey

Ben Dahl — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:15:58 +0000

Straight or on the rocks. As a shot at a dive. Mixed with ginger ale or coffee. There are so many ways to drink Jameson that the Irish whiskey almost defies definition on versatility alone. The brand is capitalizing on that versatility with a new bottle that mixes the tried-and-true with cold brew. Jameson Cold […]

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From Grain to Glass: How the World’s Bestselling Irish Whiskey Gets Made

Maxwell Barna — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:05:56 +0000

For nearly 240 years Jameson has produced some of the best and highest selling Irish whiskey in the world. What we respect about the brand—aside from their products, of course—is that through the good times and bad, they never cut corners and never sacrificed their standards of quality to save a quick buck. While you […]

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This St. Patrick’s Day, Drink Poitín, the Irish Moonshine

Dillon McLaughlin — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:30:23 +0000

Before you can be famous for great whiskey, you have to invent whatever comes before it. For the Irish, that was poitín (puu-tcheen). It means “little pot” in Gaelic, named for what early Irish distillers used to make the spirit. It’s been the subject of poetry, music, stories, fairy tales, cultural movements, and political diatribes. […]

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The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Ben Dahl — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:26:35 +0000

In case you haven’t been paying attention, Irish whiskey is one of the fastest growing categories in spirits. Crafted by The Sexton using 100% Irish malted barley that’s triple-distilled in copper pot stills, this single malt has a rich, approachable taste and memorable character—not to mention an incredibly unique and cool bottle. Each batch of […]

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Peaky Blinders Irish Whiskey

Mike Newman — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 19:35:15 +0000

Want to get a buzz before you have to take your razor blade-encrusted cap to someone who’s wronged you? Great. Now there’s the perfect Irish whiskey for it. Peaky Blinders Irish Whiskey, which is made by Sadler’s, is the official beverage of choice of the Shelby gang. Part of a new collection of spirits—there’s also […]

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