Categories of Irish Whiskey - Yellow Spot 12yr Pot Still Irish Whiskey

[@Erik_T_Thompson]

Writer's Tears and Writer's Tears Double Oaked are two of my favorite Pot Still Irish Whisky. So delicious.

[@brecher225]

So far Yellow Spot is my favorite Irish whiskey due to the tasty finish ... I haven't completely understood why. All I know is I am discovering a whole new aspect of myself on my whiskey journey. I learn something new each time I listen to Daniel's story time. Thank you! A highlight of my week.

[@ARGONUAT]

Try some Powers John’s Lane 12. Your welcome. Trust me on this one!

[@xxacidmv]

Welcome all Whiskey Vaulters to Story Time with Daniel! I love this topic

[@christinecamley]

Me too! Daniel is amazing!!

[@keithkcweld5188]

I love the new approach. In addition, great band!

[@markovucic]

I love the way you describe things in a simple way. Irish whisky is quite a mess and this video helps me to sort things out in my head. Thank you. In one of your previous videos (early, early), you so effectively described the point of Japanese whisky and how Nikka emerged after Taketsuru left Suntory. Keep on doing great things.

[@mikek6313]

I have been an Irish whiskey fanboy for 36 years. I'm 57 and have had a bottle of Bushmills in my house every day for the last 36 years. I know I'm privileged that I have 3 bottles of Bushmills 1608 400 Anniversary and can say with all certainty that it's my favorite whiskey of all time. Recently I have tried High n Wicked Foursquare Irish whiskey. It's not a traditional Irish, and technically High n Wicked isn't even a distiller, but they partner with distilleries around the world and their Irish aged in Bourbon barrels and finished in Rum barrels is delicious.

[@franksimonds04]

Bushmills 12 is stellar. Thanks to Daniel for the episode on it.

[@billmusgrave5468]

My favorite is Redbreast Cask Strength (to which I add a bit of water). Also a big fan of Green and Yellow Spot.

[@vandensoforth]

This was really neat and I appreciated getting to learn about the different categories since Irish whiskies are some of my absolute favorites

[@pduffy81]

for historic context both Redbreast and the Spots originally were distilled in Bow Street (JJ&S -- John Jameson & sons) distillery in Dublin. you can see old bottles which specifically mention JJ&S on them. once upon a time all Jameson whiskey was Pot stilled and it was all sold to Bonders (Gilbey's, Mitchell's etc.) -- they only started bottling themselves with "Crested Ten" (now rebranded to Jameson Crested) in '63 - what we call Jameson now dates to early 70's

[@ToddStach]

You’re awesome Daniel!

[@jeffbayer569]

Dang, that's awesome. Irish whiskey is one category I haven't really explored... Yet. Thank you for another great conversation 🥃

[@22grena]

The word whiskey derives from the Irish word Uisce (Ish-ka).

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

Invergordon Single Grain Scotch Whisky is also made with malted and unmalted barley. Tasted blind it could be mistaken for an Irish Whiskey.

[@bradkirbey1560]

Great video. Wonderful explanation of the difference Irish whiskey methods and blends. Love the Irish choices.

[@andynelson5864]

Well, that was informative! Thanks for sharing. Would be interesting to do blind tastings and analyses of the four (five?) different species.

[@christinecamley]

Fabulous info Daniel! So much appreciated!! Interesting whiskey! Prefer single malt scotch but I enjoy a Yellow Spot once in awhile!!

[@_emh]

I was a long time fan of Redbreast 12, but in recent years my go to Irish when enjoyed neat is Green Spot. The Redbreast 12 remains a tried and true for my coffee, where its shortbread notes hit perfectly.

[@cswoup5498]

thank you for this video! definitely helps to understand what Irish whisk(e)y is, i think...

[@keithottsman6475]

Green Spot is also my favorite of the spots!

[@ianreynolds494]

I prefer Green Spot as well and people always look at me sideways. It is just exactly what I want from an Irish Whiskey. Thanks, this is extremely helpful.

[@boxerdog5979]

I feel like i know nothing about Whiskey when I come here. Yet, I leave feeling that i know a little more each time i visit.

[@aragathor]

The story of Irish whiskey is really worth telling. Especially how they almost went extinct in the 1960s. People often don't know that Midleton is effectively the fusion of 3 different companies (Jameson, Powers, Cork), that were forced to "join or die" by a market decline.

[@mikeb9984]

Green is my favorite too

[@davidSFL79]

Wasn’t aware that Irish whiskey had that many styles to it. Nice!

[@user-zm5sb2il5f]

Great video!! The Busker Irish whiskey also has the Single Pot, Single Malt, Single Grain and the Blend of all 3. Because they are reasonably priced, the Busker range can be used to do comparisons to understand the different Irish whiskey styles. IMHO... Also, the latest Jamison Single Pot Still is interesting because they use 5 different casks!

[@WhiskeyVault]

Maybe I miss remembering something, but I'm pretty sure Busker came out of working with Walsh distillery actually. Which would make sense on why they have similar profiles.

[@Stephen_Curtin]

​@@WhiskeyVaultyup the distillery where busker is made was built by a big international group (Campari I think) and was supposed to become the home of Walsh whiskey, but the deal fell through, and so they had to come up with a new brand (busker)

[@user-zm5sb2il5f]

@@Stephen_Curtin I had no idea! That's interesting, thank you!

[@berkaberk]

Had all the Spots...thought I was crazy for liking Green Spot the most.

[@aribach]

Irish craft whiskey is becoming a thing and has been a thing for some time. Best Irish whiskey I’ve had is the Glendalough Mizunara cask. Darn good whiskey. 🥃 Skål

[@mertman182]

Green spot and redbreast 12 is all you need. It will come in under £100 or likely $140 because of import. Im irish btw so that might count for something. Cheaper irish whiskeys that are nice are red bush from Bushmills, paddy's, sexton, teelings small batch and jameson black barrel.

[@patrickjesequel2203]

Best way to taste whiskey is with one in each hand. Would 100% support a series on comparative tastings.

[@taylor315]

I’ve been drinking Scotch for the last 4 years and just finally tried Red Breast 12 and Green Spot and I loved them 😅 might have to venture out of islay and start exploring Irish whiskys

[@aragathor]

If you do, here's some pointers: -Look for bottles that are off the safe path of "Irish Single Pot Still". There's a great peated Irish single malt called Connemara, for example. Or the West Cork finish series, that has the stuff finished in interesting barrels like Calvados or charred bog oak. -Check if it's sourced, Irish whiskey has seen a boom and lots of new distilleries just source their stuff from big name brands. -Don't miss out on small releases. I have a great bottle made to celebrate James Joyce from Writers Tears, and it was a steal.

[@22grena]

Simply Uisce Beatha (Ish-ka Ba-ha)

[@gamingmarcus]

Hey Daniel, I remember you had a selection of 5 whiskeys that you use to show the varieties in your sommelier class. I've been digging through your old content but couldn't find it anymore. At my workplace we've been doing events in the evening once or twice a year where we go over the history and sampling of different kinds of alcohol and I wanted to do one about Whiskey given that your channel inspired my love for the spirit and I'm here since...well let's just say I'm still in the quickly renamed Tribe predecessor.

[@WhiskeyVault]

I did 5 typically for a tour of Scotland - Auchentoshan 12, Deanston 12, Glenrothes bourbon cask, springbank 10 CS, Bunnahabhain 12 For Ireland, it was the list I read in the video

[@gamingmarcus]

@@WhiskeyVault Nice I've got 3/5 at home so that's a great start. I'm getting the feeling that we need to split it in two events. A world tour and a scotland tour. More reason to drink good Whisky, if only it wasn't mine they're mooching :D

[@Koby616]

Nice black spot. Yes the t-shirt 👕 😅 great explanation, recently i thought about irish whiskey and i thought what types they got. Thought it was pot still, and blends like jameson.

[@personanon-grata3716]

20 years ago you used to be able to get Bushmills 12 year old (or was it 10ys hmm) that was done all in one cask. It was my favourite. Then as demand out weighed supply they started maturing it 2 woods and the flavour profile changed. Initially it was a special release then it became the norm. I Never lived it as much. Best was to describe it, was a smoother more refined version of bushmills black bush. I recall writing to the distillery to ask if I could buy a case of Bushmills 12 matured in 1 wood like they used to do. The person replying gave a very pretentious response that she worked there for 20 years and they never did it in 1 wood. I replied by sending a picture of the empty bottles on the original matured in 1 wood, the special the bought out matured in 2 woods then the current norm matured in 2 woods. (I had a collection of all my old bottles). He response was she was a new employee and didn't know, but its not available

[@Tacocheesecake]

its still a family, pot still is just the uncle thats yelling about the government

[@Tacocheesecake]

eh, falls apart a little with the blended on this one

[@hulkslayer626]

Love Jameson, love Green Spot, LOVE Red Breast... tried Writer's Tears and was severly disappointed! 😭 I don't know if I just wanted to like it too much because of the name (best named Whisky imo) or if I actually didn't like it, because I haven't tried it again since. Which I really need to do because I didn't like Rye the first couple times I tried it and then I came around, so 🤷 this video might have given me the nudge I need to give it a 2nd and poaaibly 3rd chance lol

[@bakudanashita]

Apologies for not keeping up with the channel, I was becoming too jealous of all the delicious whiskies you get to drink, lol. This was a great little introduction to Irish whiskey, I'd love to see more. As a born and bred Irishman I have to believe Irish whiskey is superior to all others, even though I do love the occasional scotch or bourbon. Any chance anyone would know of any good books or other resources about the history of Irish whiskey? I'd very much like to delve deeper. PS: Your pronunciation of Uisce was perfect but beatha should sound a little more like bah-hah and/or vah-ha, and I had to assume what that third word you said was lol, it sounded like Éireannach (air-in-knock) {bonus points if you really get the phlegm up on that -CH sound, it should sound almost Arabic}.

[@WhiskeyVault]

Go get the book called "a glass apart,. It's one of the best.

[@bakudanashita]

@@WhiskeyVault Nice one, thank you, I'll have to keep an eye out for it. If you're ever planning a trip to Ireland for content or anything leave a reply here beforehand and I'll make sure you get some proper poitín.

[@PattyCullen]

Thanks Daniel! Looks like I have a boozy tasting in my future 😅

[@ConorMulcahy]

uisce beatha, water of life.

[@jb008ny4]

Anyone able to compare this with the Jameson Triple Cask which retails for like one-quarter the cost?

[@GeekGinger]

Hey! Thanks to the US Navy I know your pronunciation of "Malaga" is ... let's just say a bit off😂 I knew something! Doesn't happen often.

[@-RONNIE]

For me I think my order is Irish, Scotch then Bourbon's only because I like so very few of Bourbons. Nice attempt on trying to speak Irish words keep practicing you'll get it 🥃 Sláinte 🇮🇪

[@Persepolis8564]

Is there a diminishing returns in aging a whisky after a certain number of years? Meaning that at what point,age,proof of whisky do you have to stop the aging because it is not getting better and it is starting to get worse.

[@WhiskeyVault]

not diminishing returns. It just changes. Whether or not you like how it changes depends on the distillery

[@DonnerPassWhisky]

Interesting that Yellow Spot, Redbreast 12, and Powers John's Lane are all single potstill made by Middleton but are pretty wide in price

[@iamnoone940]

I’ve only tried Redbreast 12 and I love it

[@kvetcha]

I actually think I like Redbreast more than Yellow Spot, regardless of the price.

[@aragathor]

Because they are in the end recipes from different companies and aimed at different markets. The Spots are, as Daniel said, made for Mitchell & Son Wine Merchants. Redbreast was made for Gilbey's Wine & Spirits, until bought by Irish Distillers AKA Midleton in the '80s (they were already making it for Gilbey's). Powers was the brand of John Power & Son distillery, with the John's Lane name being a call back to the John's Lane distillery in Dublin (it was sadly demolished after closing).

[@YoJimBo851610]

8👍

[@PotemkinBUMP225]

I have yet to have a better taste irish whiskey than Red Breast12 and really no better bang for the buck as you can get it in the USA for as low as 59$ although yellow spot is my second choice but more money.

[@luiscordeiro1397]

in case it matters to you, mAlaga, not malAga

[@meltedwing]

I'm sure this question has come up a million times or more, but do you have any plans to sell merch related to the vault, the tribe or the academy? I'd love to be walking around with a Whiskey Vault t-shirt.

[@WhiskeyVault]

We've thought about it, but haven't finalized any plans yet

[@meltedwing]

@@WhiskeyVault It would definitely help the tribe find each other in the wild 😜

[@bideshicarvings2191]

For the yellow spot algorithm

[@adamcroft80]

Seeing how blended whisky has a slightly ‘cheap’ ’ or ‘poorer’ reputation I wonder how much Jameson’s reputation would drop if they put blended whisky on their bottles.

[@zer0tzer0]

A great man once said, "If you want Scotch just take a good Irish Whiskey and throw some dirt in it". He may have a point. Scotch is a bit peaty.

[@BoyanDimitrov]

There is this common misconception that a defining characteristic of scotch is peatiness when in fact the vast majority of scotch is not peated at all. Highland whisky is generally quite sweet while Speyside whisky tends to be fruity or floral - both definitely never peaty.

[@Tambo81]

Zero fkn clue 👉🤡

[@jmcsms]

Still very hit and miss is Irish whiskey Daniel. Yellow Spot better all round than Gold - Dingle well worth a bash - most disappointing for me has been the first release Waterford Single Farm - terroir and all of the good words - tasted bogging.....I hope they improve going forwards,

[@TimHoekstra]

Sourced irish is just turning this into a convoluted mess imo until the new distilleries are finally up and running and have mature enough stock.

[@ToddStach]

My favorite part of these videos is the audio of your swallowing 🤭

[@lisovenkoev]

I have tried several Irish whiskeys and they are certainly not worth the money.