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The Library

The Whiskey Library

Irish, and a little Scotch: twenty-three bottles in all. Find your way round the flavour map, then build a flight of three in tasting order.

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Whiskey library

The flavour map

Find your corner of the library

Light to rich, left to right. Sweet and fruity at the bottom, spicy at the top. Pick three for a flight and we’ll put them in tasting order.

Click a bottle to add it to your flight. Drag across the map to narrow the list.
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23 whiskeys

Irish whiskey

Priced at the bar · nineteen whiskeys

  • Redbreast 12

    Ireland · Single pot still. Christmas cake and dried fruit from the sherry casks, warm spice, then a long, creamy finish.

  • Redbreast 15

    Ireland · Single pot still. Deeper than the twelve: toffee, dried fruit and sherry spice, with a long, oaky finish.

  • Redbreast 21

    Ireland · Single pot still. Tropical fruit and honeyed sherry over old oak; long and layered.

  • Redbreast Lustau Edition

    Ireland · Single pot still. Redbreast finished in Lustau’s sherry casks from Jerez: dried fruit, toffee and nutty sherry over the pot still spice.

  • Midleton Very Rare

    Ireland · Blended. Vanilla, honey and soft spice, smooth and sweet, finishing on gentle oak.

  • Green Spot

    Ireland · Single pot still. Green apple, honey and barley, with a little spice: fresh and light for a pot still.

  • Yellow Spot

    Ireland · Single pot still. Peach and honey with sweet wine from the Málaga casks; creamy and rounded.

  • Jameson

    Ireland · Blended. Light and smooth: vanilla, sweet grain and a touch of spice.

  • Jameson IPA Edition

    Ireland · Blended. Finished in casks that held craft IPA: hoppy citrus and a little fruit over Jameson’s smooth grain.

  • Jameson Stout Edition

    Ireland · Blended. Finished in casks that held stout: coffee, cocoa and butterscotch over Jameson’s soft vanilla.

  • Jameson Black Barrel

    Ireland · Blended. Charred barrels bring toffee, vanilla and spice; fuller than the original.

  • Writers’ Tears Cask Strength

    Ireland · Blended malt & pot still. Apple, honey and vanilla at full strength. A drop of water opens it up.

  • Bushmills

    Ireland · Blended. Light and fruity: honey, vanilla and fresh grain.

  • Bushmills Black Bush

    Ireland · Blended. Sherry-rich for a blend: dried fruit and toffee, with a smooth, malty finish.

  • Powers

    Ireland · Blended. Spicy and robust: honey and pepper, and the classic pot still bite.

  • Paddy

    Ireland · Blended. Soft and sweet: honey and light spice, with an easy finish.

  • Tullamore D.E.W.

    Ireland · Blended. Light and smooth: citrus, vanilla and toasted wood.

  • Locke’s 8

    Ireland · Single malt. Malty and fruity, with honey and a gentle oak finish.

  • Glendalough

    Ireland. Expression to confirm

Scotch

Priced at the bar · four whiskeys

  • Glenfiddich 12

    Scotland · Speyside · Single malt. Fresh pear and green apple over soft, creamy oak.

  • Glenfiddich 15

    Scotland · Speyside · Single malt. Honeyed and rich: dried fruit, cinnamon and a little sherry.

  • Black & White

    Scotland · Blended. Light and gently smoky, with grain sweetness and a dry finish.

  • Glenmorangie

    Scotland · Highland · Single malt. Citrus, peach and vanilla; delicate and floral.

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The library, after dark.