Best Irish Whiskey: 9 Bottles You Should Try

Irish whiskey isn’t just Jameson. The Emerald Isle is cranking out some of the most exciting drams on the planet right now, many of them smooth, affordable, and packed with character.
Whisky of the Week review and tasting notes for Irish whiskey. A collection of all the interesting whiskey releases I have tried that originate in Ireland.

Irish whiskey isn’t just Jameson. The Emerald Isle is cranking out some of the most exciting drams on the planet right now, many of them smooth, affordable, and packed with character.

Green, Yellow, Red, Blue; you can be forgiven if you thought today was another edition of the Johnnie Walker range. But today, I am looking at an Irish whiskey. Yellow Spot 12 year old Irish whiskey is the second addition to the ‘Spot’ range of Irish whiskies.

In these trying times, savouring life’s little pleasures is essential. For many, that includes enjoying a glass of their favourite whiskey. Among the top choices in South Africa, right up there with Jack Daniel’s and Johnnie Walker, is the ever-popular Jameson Irish whiskey.

Today I try the last of the Dunville samples and it seems that I left the best for last. The remaining sample was the Dunville’s Three Crowns Sherry Finish blended Irish whiskey. The original Three Crowns brand was introduced in the 1830s and it was around for about 100 years before being discontinued.

I am exploring the last of my Teeling samples, a single malt whiskey from Ireland, and it is time for the Teeling single malt Irish whiskey. I wrote about Teeling whiskey for the first time in 2015 when I tasted the Teeling Small Batch whiskey. I loved it.

In December ’22 I opened the first of my Dunville samples. The Dunville’s PX Cask 12 yo whiskey is a moreish sherry cask finish release that is smooth and enjoyable. The second sample I am trying is the Dunville’s Three Crowns Peated Irish whiskey.