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My Personal Whisky Selection for this month’ Tasting Collection Box

thewhiskylady - 2016-05-25

Some of you were quite intrigued by the teasing picture I posted yesterday on social media… I actually had the immense honour (following some inspiring predecessors such as Charles Maclean or Mark Dermul) to pick the 6 drams of this month Tasting Collection for existing and new club members. As explained on the small notice that comes with the box, all the whiskies I …

3 Whiskey-fuelled attractions to absolutely visit in Dublin

thewhiskylady - 2016-03-17

As huge flows of locals and tourists are currently flooding the Irish Capital City to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day (more or less with style… We all know how the day will probably end up…), I thought it was a great time to shortlist my favourite spirited attractions (beside all-day pub crawls and singing Irish songs out of the tune) in Dublin, where I had the …

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3 New Irish Whiskey Distilleries to Watch Out

thewhiskylady - 2016-03-15

“Waterford Distillery is a major new whiskey project by the man behind the renaissance of Islay’s Bruichladdich single malt whisky (aka Mark Reynier)” – this statement should on its own be a perfect reason to keep on eye on what’s going on at Waterford! Early December, the very first trial spirit run took place at Ireland’s new Waterford Distillery, just one year and four months …

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3 uncommon Irish Whiskeys to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day in Style

thewhiskylady - 2016-03-14

Hyde 10 Year Old No. 1 President’s Cask Hyde 10 Year Old No. 1 President’s Cask is limited edition single malt Irish whiskey, released by Hibernia Distillers. This expression takes its name from Douglas Hyde, who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945. The whiskey comes from one Irish distillery (as said, it’s a single malt) and which was initially matured …

Wishlist

My December Whisky Wishlist

thewhiskylady - 2015-12-03

Yay, my favourite time of the year has finally arrived! And as many of you already started to unveil the first boxes of their advent calendars (In case you don’t know, I’m completely jealous guys), it’s high time for me to come up with this month’ malted selection… Cotswolds Single Malt Spirit – Test Batch Series This gift pack from the fledgling Cotswolds Distillery includes …

Interview

7 Questions for Sally-Anne Cooney from Boann Distillery

thewhiskylady - 2015-11-16

Set to open next year, Boann Whiskey Distillery is based in Drogheda and marks the first time a new distillery has been built in the area for 50 years. Creating Irish whiskey and gin, the site will also house a visitors’ centre and the new Boyne Brewhouse craft brewery, bringing 80 new jobs to the local area. It will create a range of Irish single …

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1 Moment = 1 Dram: how to chose your whisky according to the occasion?

thewhiskylady - 2015-09-08

As I already explained in a previous article answering (well, trying to answer may be more appropriate) the great “what’s your favourite whisky” question, my go-to dram always depends on the occasion. The place, people & mood-of-the-day will actually define my selected tipple and each situation calls for a different dram of choice! I then decided to build this – non-exhaustive – list of 10 …

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7 Questions for Old Carrick Mill’s founder Steven Murphy

thewhiskylady - 2015-09-04

“Help Save Ireland’s History!” Here’s how Steven Murphy, the young entrepreneur behind The Old Carrick Mill project, chose to start his Kickstarter speech! The recently-launched crowd-funding campaign aims at bringing back to life an historical Irish building where Steven plans to build a new Irish distillery (yes, another one!). As Ireland is currently undergoing some sort of whiskey renaissance, Seems like Steven chose the right …

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Your 2015 Whisky Horoscope – Part 1

thewhiskylady - 2015-08-25

Have you ever wondered if your astrological sign could have any impact on your whisky preferences ? Probably not (If you answered yes to this rethorical question… Ok I don’t know, you’re just freaking me out!). I’m then more than happy to help you find peace in your inner selves for this year 2015 (which is almost coming to an end now but who cares …

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Great Value Drams : Glendalough 7 Years

thewhiskylady - 2015-08-08

As explained on Glendalough’s official website: “The 7 seas bridge 7 continents that some say were made in 7 days. Even the light we see them in splits into 7. It’s the world’s favourite number and some say, a lucky one. But that’s not why we’ve realesed the first of our single malts as a 7 year old. Here at the Glendalough Distillery, we’re not …