In this Gold Spot Review, I take a closer look at the 13 Year Irish single pot still from Midleton Distillery, created to mark 135 years of Mitchell family bonding history. Bottled at 46% ABV and matured in bourbon, sherry and Bordeaux wine casks, Gold Spot delivers orchard fruit, baking spice and subtle tannic structure. Here’s my honest verdict after sitting down with a proper sample from my whisky club tasting.
This Jameson review takes a calm, honest look at one of the world’s most recognisable Irish whiskies. Smooth, approachable, and deliberately uncomplicated, Jameson isn’t here to impress purists — it’s here to be enjoyed. A reliable everyday dram that understands exactly what it is and sticks to it.
Redbreast’s Single Pot Still mastery shines as we compare the lively, spice-driven Redbreast 15 with the silky, dessert-forward elegance of Redbreast 18. Both distilled at Midleton and bearing the iconic robin in flight, these expressions reveal how three extra years of maturation can subtly—but meaningfully—shift flavour, texture, and character. Which one truly takes wing? Our full comparison breaks it down.
DRAM1 Awards Panel Edition The Clonakilty Pot Still is an Irish single pot still whisky known for its fruit-forward sweetness, gentle spice, and smooth finish. Based on over 100 tasting notes from DRAM1 Award panel members, this review consolidates the whisky’s aroma, taste, finish,
DRAM1 Panel Members Teeling Small Batch Review This review of the Teeling Small Batch is inspired by the combined tasting notes of the panel members of the Dram1.com Awards. Instead of relying on a single palate, this write-up reflects the
Does Pineapple Rum work with Irish Whiskey? Let’s find out today in this Teeling Pineapple Rum Cask review!
This second edition of the Teeling Wonders of Wood series has been aged in Virgin Portuguese oak. A unique twist on the Pot Still style.
This 7-year-old Glendalough is a perfect marriage of the delicate influences from the Mizunara Casks and Irish Whiskey!
Heavily Peated, Independent Bottled, Irish Single Malt. This W.D. O’Connell’s Bill Phil hits all those boxes.
The Midnight Silkie is a peated Irish Whiskey made from 5 different Single Malts, each matured in a different type of cask!
