Irish

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Cooley

Clontarf Irish

On the nose a hint of oak and a wisp of vanilla reminiscent of an incredibly soft and creamy toffee. Finishes with a lingering, subtle vanilla and the late arrival of an intriguing and pleasant spice.

Connemara Original

The nose is smoky and peaty, balanced out by notes of fruit and honey. On the palate there are notes of sweetness from honey followed by malt and fruit flavors giving way to full bodied peat. The finish is long and glorious with long notes of honey and a deep peaty finish.

$17

Connemara Peated Single Malt 12 Year

On the nose, Connemara has an initial smokiness with an underlying sweetness. It could be accurately described as smelling as if a toffee shop had burned down. Creosote, sugar, and hints of chocolate abound. The palate offers up flavors reminiscent of a forest fire, with the creosote flavor continuing as well as a slightly medicinal note balanced with soft caramels and sticky buns. The finish is peaty, lingering and almost mysterious, with rich chocolate pot de creme notes at the end.

$22

Slane Castle Irish Whiskey

Slane Castle Whiskey is blend of Irish Single Malt and Grain whiskeys matured for at least four years in first fill ex-bourbon American oak casks. It has a soft, subtle and delicately sweet flavour with a long malty finish.

Tyrconnell Irish Whiskey

The nose is like a bowl of ripe fruit. On the palate you find malty notes, with hints of citrus, then oily notes rising to the top. The finish has notes of dry fruit and chocolate

$14

Dublin Liberties Distillery

The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey

This dram pours brilliant gold out of the bottle; unassuming on the nose, with notes of toffee, melon, apricot, malty grains and spice. A sip reveals flavors of salted toffee, mixed nuts and dried apricot; the whisky is light to medium-bodied with a touch of sweetness and a warm, balanced and elegant finish.

$13

Jameson

Jameson Black Barrel Select Reserve

Nose: Rich and fruity with notes of tropical fruits, coconut, nectarines in yoghurt, guava and a thick core of sweet cereals. Palate: Thick and full on the palate, with an intense, unctuous creaminess, alongside dates, walnuts and peels. Good peach and coconut notes, and a little cinnamon. Finish: Long finish, and very fruity with notes of cinnamon and nutmeg and hints of potpourri.

$14

Jameson Caskmates

Nose: There's still cut grass and some fruit alongside delicious oily pot still character, but things are different here too. Is it a different sweetness perhaps, more wood spice plus chocolate liqueur. A shift of emphasis. Palate: Orchard fruits, great mouthfeel but the vanilla cream is less prominent, it's more fragrant (hoppy?) and floral on the palate with a touch of bitterness. Finish: Again familiar, but different, that different complexion of spice with chocolate from the nose lingers briefly.

$11

Jameson Caskmates IPA

Nose: Floral, herbal hops, grapefruit citrus notes with subtle orchard fruits, complemented by wood shavings and a little nuttiness. Taste: Hops and light citrus with sweet herbal notes and delicate spicy tones. Finish: The lingering fresh fruit and hops give way to grains of barley and a signature smooth finish.

$11

Jameson Irish Whiskey

A sweet fragrance of malted barley with butter tones and subtle oak. The palate is marked by the same, with the grain turning darker and more apparent and notes of spicy nut mixing in and out. It finishes with honey and spicy, smoky snaps of barley that work through the long fade.

$10

Jameson Triple Special Edition

Matured in a combination of ex-bourbon, sherry, and Malaga or Marsala wine casks. Designed for a smoother, richer profile, this triple-distilled blend offers notes of orchard fruit, creamy fudge, and toasted almonds.

$14

Knappogue

Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old

Pale and golden in color, the aroma is very well balanced, with clean fresh citrus and floral notes, complex mellow aromas of malt, perfumy oils, honey/vanilla with medium intensity. Mellow and with a well-rounded, sweetish complex taste incorporating the aromas above as well as definite toasted wood notes

$13

Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Twin Wood

This Irish single malt derives its Twin Wood name from the fact that it combines whiskey aged in two types of wood: Oloroso Sherry casks and bourbon barrels. It spends a minimum of 14 years in bourbon barrels and then it is combined with more Irish single malt aged in casks specially infused with Oloroso Sherry. Straw-hued gold in color, the aroma is of vanilla, coconut and barley. On the palate green apples, pears and citrus with vanilla and caramel. Spice notes and honey come through toward the end, and it finishes smooth and dry.

$17

Knappogue Castle 16 Year Single Malt

Aged for 16 years with a sherry cask finish, this numbered bottle was distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2010. It has an intense aromatics that range from malty and fruity to dusty dark chocolate. The flavors are deep and complex with a pleasant woodiness and has some sweetness and dark chocolate lingering on the finish.

$23

Midleton

Green Spot Single Pot Still

Greenspot is a 100% pure pot still whiskey that can trace its roots to the early 1900’s, when Jamesons sold whiskey to wine merchants Mitchell & Son. The current bottling made at Midleton from 7-12 year old pure pot still whiskey, with 25% coming from sherry casks. Made in very limited quantities it is highly prized by both drinkers and whiskey writers.The nose is mouth watering and fresh with honey and menthol. Stunningly attractive. It is crisp and mouth watering with a fabulous honey burst. Alarmingly sensuous. The finish has coffee that intertwines with the pot still. The thumbprint thread of honey remains. Soft yet incredibly complex throughout. Unquestionably one of the world’s great whiskeys.’ Jim Murray Whisky Magazine.

$21

Paddy Irish Whiskey

The nose has a touch of linseed oil, flowers and is very appetizing. On the palate it smooth’s out and becomes perfume-like, finishing intensely with mustard.

Powers Irish Whiskey

Originally a pure pot still whiskey; it is now produced from a blend of pot still and grain whiskey. The nose is dry with notes of all spice and orange peel. The palate is full, rich and sweet, finishing with licorice notes.

$11

Powers John's Lane Release

James Power founded his distillery at Thomas St. in 1791 moving shortly thereafter to a larger site at John’s Lane near the western gate of Dublin. This whiskey is true to the original style of John’s Lane which used a pot still distillate. The whiskey has been matured for not less than 12 years, mainly in first fill American bourbon casks, with a small contribution of distillate which has been matured in Oloroso sherry butts. On the nose there is an abundance of earthy aromas, leather and tobacco with layers of charred wood, dark chocolate and treacle toffee. Full bodied spice front followed by vanilla, honey and dried apricot with a lingering honey sweetness on toasted oak finish.

$21

Redbreast 12 Year Old

Single aged pure pot-stilled whiskey that’s been triple distilled in traditional copper pot stills from malted and un-malted barley mashes. The aroma of Redbreast is woody, with mature fruits and cloves, while the palate exhibits layer of flavors, including creaminess and even a hint of ginger cake!

$23

Yellow Spot 12 Year Old Single Pot Still

Nose: There are masses of fleshy stone fruit on the nose, especially peach and apricot with hints of sherried dried fruit and bourbon cask vanilla. Palate: The palate is equally fruity with a substantial body and a velvety texture. Finish: The finish is long and sweet with notes of marzipan and dried apricots.

$41

Redbreast 27 Year Old

A succulent medley of exotic fruits on the nose complemented by fresh herbs, aromatic oils and wood spices. An incredibly rich taste with ripe red fleshed plums, black cherries and summer berries. The taste evolves as cherry menthol introduces vanilla and cinnamon sweet spices combined with red pepper, nutmeg and toasted oak. A satisfyingly long finish worthy of it's nearly three decade journey.

$265

Old Bushmills

Black Bush

The nose on the Whiskey is big and full with notes of rich fruit cake and Sherry sweetness developing into a ripe raisin and dried fruit. On the palate it’s soft and silky with a nutty texture. The finish has a lingering sweetness. here is remarkable balance between the Sherry from the casks and the overall smoothness of the Whiskey.

$11

Bushmills 10 Years Old

The nose starts fresh and zesty and turns to notes of honey and ripe fruit. The palate is soft, giving notes of vanilla, milk chocolate and toasted wood. The Whiskey finishes crisp, clean and slightly dry.

$15

Old Bushmills

With a nose of light fruit and spice, the notes form to vanilla, then to crème brulée and vanilla ice cream. On the palate the whiskey is gently warming with a mouth coating texture. A touch of honey sweetness lingers. The finish is crisp and fresh with a touch of spice.

Quiet Man Distillery

The Quiet Man Blended Traditional Irish Whiskey

A classic Irish blend. Finished in bourbon casks, the distinctive vanilla, caramel, and spicy notes you’ve come to expect from Irish whiskey jump on the nose. The palate delivers a soft, pleasant rye flavor, mixed with a rich creaminess provided from the bourbon cask finish. The finish on this classic Irish Whiskey is warm and pleasant. Nice spice, and vanilla tannins balance themselves out pleasantly.

$10

Writers Tears Copper Pot Irish Whiskey

Nose: Soft and sweet with thick honey spread on granary toast. Hints of citrus peels. Palate: Honey develops on the palate. Mellow notes of vanilla and golden malt. Green apple skin, caramel and a hint of oak. Finish: Warming, sweet and long.

$13

Tullamore

Tullamore Dew

The nose is edgy and slightly metallic. It seems young, with green walnuts and unripe fruit. On the palate there are notes of daffodils and light pear. The finish is dry and quick.

$11

Tullamore Dew XO Rum Cask Irish Whiskey

Tullamore Dew XO Rum Cask Finish is a triple distilled, triple blend, triple wood matured, Demerara Rum cask finished Whiskey. Incredibly fragrant with caramelized banana, tropical fruit, pear and light spice; the palate is round and soft with toffee and cinnamon flavors that come together on a long creamy finish.

$13

West Cork Distillers

West Cork Irish Whiskey

A standard blend of grain and malt whiskeys, aged in Bourbon barrels. It's a light and breezy blend, largely in keeping with the gently "house style" of Irish whiskey. There's a citrus edge on the nose, but the body features plenty of malt, with solid nougat, vanilla, and a mild echo of citrus - lemon meringue, perhaps - as the finish takes hold. It's a whiskey that initially comes across as simple but which grows on you quite a bit as you work through that first glass.

Whiskey Cordials

Bailey's Irish Cream

The original whiskey and cream combination that started it all! Thick and creamy in body, with sweet vanilla, butter toffee and gentle cocoa and coffee notes. Perfect on the rocks or in your coffee!

$10

Other

Limavady Irish Whiskey

$15

McConnells Irish Whiskey

$10

Slane Castle Irish Whiskey