ralfy review 1085 - West Cork 10yo Irish Whiskey @40%vol:

[@yermazzageebag239]

Really like the 5 year old Pot Still from West Cork and my Dad is quite fond of the Method and Madness single grain

[@trl75]

Eagerly anticipating the first bottling from Sliabh Laig Distillers in Donegal. Their sourced NAS Dark Silkie was my gateway into integrity whiskey and probably wouldn't be here had I not come across it.

[@grbadalamenti]

Cork issue with West Cork whiskey 😂😂😂

[@terrortower666]

The cork went west 😂

[@peterfinucane8122]

It is now unstopper-ble

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

1:50 - Ralfy, Scotch distilleries can use unmalted barley too in grain scotch whisky. Invergordon uses both malted and unmalted barley in their Single Grain Scotch Whisky.

[@terrortower666]

Aye, but it can only be labelled as “single grain”. Irish whiskey can be declared as “single malt” while using both un-malted and malted barley

[@xiamengbaby]

​@terrortower666 the use of malted and unmalted barley would make a single pot still whiskey, not a single malt whiskey.

[@geerakkers2060]

@@xiamengbaby exactly 💯

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

@@terrortower666true, but the same goes for Irish. Rewatch the video, Ralfy just says Irish Whiskey can use unmalted barley. He isn’t comparing Irish Single Malt vs Scotch Single Malt. Both Scotland and Ireland can use unmalted barley, but in different classifications of whisk(e)y. Irish Pot Still is a specific class of whiskey unique to Ireland.

[@walteracksel4300]

I really love the Silkies from Ardara - Sliab Liag Distillers, James Doherty and his Team do really good Job.

[@fritsk2]

There is really good irish whisky out there. The problem is that most of the irish producers are very good at being vague about what is actually in the bottle. Some are openly 'bonders' which is fine, others explicitly state that they distill themselves. The rest, well, it takes too much study of bottles and websites to figure out what is actually going on.

[@DocHorror666]

Hi Ralfy, as one whisky fan on and island to another on an island it would be great if you could give Achill Island whiskey a look.

[@gtb100dzikus]

Clonakilty distillery is doing the right thing. Non chill filtered. The single pot is really delightful and bottle at 46 😊

[@sav7568]

Clonakilty buys in a huge amount of stock. What you are drinking now was distilled elsewhere but that will change in a few years.

[@danmorgan7775]

Well I guess we know why it's not called 'Best Cork'. I'm sure I've ingested plenty of little particles of cork in drams over the years and I'm still walking about. Interesting review. I would love to see more age statement irish whiskey around here.

[@DaireSheehan]

I'm almost certain this one is sourced. The newer bottlings are their own spirit. They also use the ''rocket still''. Which apparently is the fasest pot still in the world. So no slow distillation going on here.

[@BillLinnane]

You are right - West Cork Distillers phased out their sourced stock a good few years ago, but they had a couple of ten year old single malts with different finishes which I assume were Cooley or possibly Bushmills. I think this bottle must be at least seven or eight years old.

[@alehhandro1]

I have a bottle of 8 years old Westcork. I sip it once in a while but I found that I’m not as attracted to triple distilled malt whiskies. A lot is lost in that third distillation, in my opinion, and not enough gained for malts.

[@marcwhiskey]

I've been interested in West Cork for a while. Very budget friendly across their range really.

[@razumov22]

If only some indicative factor on the bottle told you whether it was from the southeast or southwest of Ireland. :p

[@kaiserhog]

I once scored a bottle of Redbreast 12 cask strength for $72, that was 7 years ago. It's good very good but I don't like it as well Glenfarclas 12 or Glenfarclas 105.

[@con2719]

Southwest Ralfy......

[@pmckeown38]

Looking forward the the extras

[@borislavaleksiev2399]

I think west cork brand is sourced. Now they pruduced under brand Boann.

[@geerakkers2060]

They distil, bottle, and mature on site. Besides more than 16 million litres. So it's not a small distillery.

[@NoNotions_]

Boann is a different distillery, they source their whistler older age releases but they have the boann brand they release stuff under like their recent winter solstice release. West cork is made by west cork distillers and have released a 5 year and 7 year old of their own distillate

[@sav7568]

They sourced their whiskey for many years but now have enough stock to sell their own whiskies.

[@borislavaleksiev2399]

Now i see my mistake. I am so confuse with the irish brands. West cork is different brand from the whistler/boann.

[@mytwocoins]

Appreciate your reviews and such. I’m a new viewer. Are there any business that offer some of the small distiller whiskeys that you have access to for sale, in a club or subscription format and ship to the USA?

[@peatbull3426]

Couple of years back i bought bottle of Nas West Cork Virgin Oak in Lidl, Norn Ireland for aprox £20 bottled at 43% Natural Colour Unchillfiltred. IT was nice easy sipper. Such a shame they released 10 yo at 40% 😁🥂🥂🥂🙋‍♂️

[@DocHorror666]

West Cork make Aldis Ardfallen brand and that is unchill filtered.

[@rubenheijstek5070]

Hi Ralfy. Thank you so much for your review, Allthough i do not agree with al of your opinions. There are plenty and lots of beautiful Irish whiskeys. Real gems and it would be too bad if you do not want to review some more of them. Take Glendalough or The Whistler or Waterford to name some. But yes unfortunately a lot at 40%. But this one got my eye. Looking forward to your next reviews.

[@barryhamilton7845]

You've got the cask adverts on KZbin, etc, saying Irish whiskey is the most investable? Aye,right ye are!!!

[@antunmcmagnais8856]

My contention is that the ommission of key information on the label is deliberate. The question then becomes why do that?

[@hardindr]

I do wish that whiskey makers would switch to high quality metal screw tops or artificial corks. I use an ice pick to pry out broken corks and then decant the whisky and filter it thru a sieve to get rid of the cork.

[@langtoun8235]

South West😊

[@forlornHope]

Cheers 🥃

[@perrin6]

‘Malted barley’ are two of the most beautiful words in the English language.

[@terrortower666]

And they work better together 😉

[@kurtlane6059]

Those Irish taxes are insane. Over $50.00 for the big jug of Baileys Irish Cream this season!

[@ladnargnoll1400]

Great video even with the cork "dram-a"😅

[@NoNotions_]

I'm not a big fan of west cork whiskey having tried their bourbon finish, cask strength and their own distillate release the 5 year old single pot still and haven't liked any of them, also a recommendation for a future review, The Busker Small Batch Single Pot Skill. Its not sourced and bottled at 46%

[@andypike1234]

Did Talisker get inspired by their label or otherway around?

[@paddyduffy13]

the best new whiskies are coming from County Down, Echlinville, Killowen, Rademon and Hinch, Two stacks also for bottling and bonding superb bottles

[@sav7568]

Irish whiskey is cheaper in London than it is in Ireland.

[@Whiskyanalyse]

Dear ralfy it is 1058 right? Not 1085 in the title 😉

[@e.r.v.9612]

The name of the brand should be Wasted Cork....I hope they don't make the mistake of charging high prices for this whiskies.... if that happens they'll simply disappear.

[@MichaelDaly-s2n]

It's ' West Cork ' like it says on the bottle... not East😂😂

[@JasonHilty]

I just assumed West Cork was SUPPOSED to have a cork floating in it 😁

[@benmarnoch4111]

40% and chill filtered, hardly craft credentials, the problem with so many Irish Brands is that the label says one distillery, but the liquid is often produced elsewhere.

[@brian6x]

1058 not 1085

[@Metal5678]

A standard pour in Ireland is 35ml. A double is 71ml. Uk standard 25ml or 35ml . Double 50 ml. Usa standard pour 44ml a double 88ml. 40ml is the sweet spot for a dram .

[@brian6x]

West Cork had a bad cork!

[@peatbull3426]

Now have Bad Reputation 😅

[@whompbiscuits8930]

Irish whiskey prices being very high is one thing, but when combined being 40%, chill filtered and added color, it's rather insulting. Redbreast 12 is just one example. But there are some that are better-produced and much cheaper (Roe & Co.) but those are becoming far & few in between.

[@countbasie20]

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