The Best 20 Irish Whiskeys
Whisky or Whiskey? Who cares!? But what does define a great whisky? Why some whiskies stand over the rest? What makes a dram the best?
So hard questions... but let me make some ideas clear: older doesn't mean better and more expensive usually doesn't mean better neither. So, this list of delightful bottled pleasures is crafted by using the rating I have assigned to each of them when I have tasted them.
I, over all, love young peated whiskies, mid-age sherried monsters, old bourbon casks whiskies and very old grain whiskies. So, don't get surprised if the list shows this personal preference. You can find whisky recommendations list for a community-built list of best whiskies. Help us improve it even more by recommending your favorite whiskeys.
Without more delays, here is the list of the best Drinks available right now. You may want to see this list with all-time best whiskeys.
The Best 20 whiskies from Ireland
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Connemara Single Cask
Ireland Irish Whiskey
“Lots of peat and combustion engines aromas! I love this whiskey!”
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85
Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy
Ireland Single Malt Whisky
“Great whiskey! Althought it is a NAS ( non age statement) instead of a 20 years old whisky like the old Midleton this Irish beauty exudes character and age on the glass”
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Powers Gold Label 12 Year Old - Special Reserve
Ireland Single Malt Whisky
“Greatly and possitively surprised. After tasting the original Powers Blended whiskey, this one is such a step forward that I wouldn't ever link both bottles to the same source. Amazing value whiskey”
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84
Bushmills 16 Year Old / 3 Wood Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Ireland Single Malt Whisky
“Superb Irish whiskey! Deliciously floral”
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Inish Turk Beg Maiden Voyage
Ireland Irish Whiskey
“Irish-tastic! Lovely irish and delicious at the same time! I am not a man that use to enjoy this kind of drams. But this is a great exception”
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84
Jameson 18 Year Old Blended Irish Whiskey
Ireland Blended Whisky
“A super Jameson whiskey; floral and spicy with notes of spices and fruits. Quite delicious”
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Jameson 2007 Rarest Vintage Reserve Blended Irish Whiskey
Ireland Irish Whiskey
“A wonderful whiskey but I really prefer the sweeter Jameson... Do you like dry whiskey? This is your dram so”
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84
Milroy's of Soho Single Cask Cooley 2001 11 years old
Ireland Irish Whiskey
“One of the best Connemara I have had. Milroys has choosen a great cask here. Go and grab one before it flight off the shelves!”
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84
Redbreast 12 year
Ireland Irish Whiskey
“Although we have been told this whiskey has been aged in Oloroso casks, Redbreast has a bourbon-ish character with notes of nuttiness and white chocolate. Quite quite interesting”
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84
Yellow Spot
Ireland Single Malt Whisky
“Very nice Irish whiskey. Extremely sweet with all the lovely character Irish pot still whiskey has”
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83
Craoi na Mona
Ireland Single Malt Whisky
“Ha! Quite a surprise! I didn't know what to expect and found a quite peated delight! It doesn't taste like a Connemara whiskey by the way”
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Jameson Gold Reserve
Ireland Irish Whiskey
“Way better than Jameson Original. It really tastes older and more matured with a quite interesting note of rye whiskey”
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Jameson Select Reserve Small Batch Irish Blended Whisky
Ireland Irish Whiskey
“This is really a wonderful whiskey. I love its sweetness, its malty character and that little touch of sherry. Cracking.”
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83
Teeling Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Ireland Single Malt Whisky
“Complex and fully on the spicy side of the life. If there is ever an Irish Talisker whiskey, it must be pretty close to this... without the smoke”
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83
Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old Blended Irish Whiskey
Ireland Blended Whisky
“Quite nice. Doing a little mental jump it is quite similar in style to Middleton ( but you better get always MIddleton if you can afford it :P )”
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82
Bushmills 1608 400th anniversary
Ireland Irish Whiskey
“I was expecting something better for such a great event as the 400th anniversary... but well... lovers of Irish whiskey will enjoy it”
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Green Spot Single Pot Still
Ireland Single Malt Whisky
“Delicious! Lots of toffee on this not-so-green Spot. I remember this one as a perfect example of Irish whiskey but now that I am tasting again it is completely different”
What do you think?