A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF WHISKIES,ONE INSIGHT AT A TIME
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Originally released for the Travel Retail market, Connemara Turf Mór boasts a peatiness that leans more on the earthy side of things than their classic expression.
Glendalough Double Barrel is a single grain Irish whiskey, aged in a combination of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks. Sweet and creamy, with butterscotch and honey from the American oak and dried fruit from the Spanish.
An underrated jewel of the Speyside region, the Aberlour Distillery has somehow managed to consistently recreate the exquisite quality of their single malts for over a century. The Aberlour single malt whisky has always been the perpetual favourite of critics and whisky lovers that have successfully explored the horizons beyond the mainstream. The Aberlour core range is not monumental, and their sales figures are not astonishing, but their whisky? It is both those things, and so much more.
The Prime Blue is a vatted malt that’s distilled and bottled in Scotland by Morrison Bowmore and is owned by Japan’s Suntory Group.
Amrut Fusion is an Indian single malt whisky launched in 2009 by Amrut Distilleries in Bangalore, India. The whisky is made from a mix of Scottish and Indian barley, thus giving it the name “Fusion”.
Dewar’s 12 Year Old is a blended Scotch, part of the core range from Dewar’s, one of the most popular makers of blended Scotch whisky The company claims Dewar’s is the number one blended Scotch whisky brand in the United States. The most popular blend in the Dewar’s family is the Dewar’s White Label, their standard bottling.
Few things are as Irish as Jameson whiskey, which is surprising since the brand was established by John Jameson, a Scotsman himself. It was in 1774 that John Jameson arrived in Dublin, Ireland, and a few years later he was appointed distillery manager at one of the distilleries in the region. He would later inherit the distillery, which belonged to one of his relatives by marriage, and a glorious Irish journey would commence.
From the house of Allied Blenders and Distilleries, the Sterling Reserve brand of premium blended whiskies were introduced in the Indian market in 2018. Available in two variants, the Sterling Reserve Blend 7, and the Sterling Reserve Blend 10, they are no-age-statement blends of Scottish malts and Indian grain spirits.
William Peel Honey is what happens when the strength of whisky meets the sweetness of honey. Characterful with an innate sweetness, it is best enjoyed on ice, well chilled or in cocktails. The attack reveals the fruity and malty notes of the whisky. Then comes the oriental smoothness of the honey’s notes to deliver a rounded finish on the palate.
