Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2014

[varizoltan]

I think it was no surprise here, same as last year, but he dropped single cask of the year;

Irish whiskey and Irish pot still of the year;Redbreast 12 Cask strength
Irish single malt; Bushmills 21
Irish blend; Jameson nas

[varizoltan]

The Society's single cask Midleton 17 yo, got 91.5 points, and some good words in the description

96.5 points to
Midleton sps sc 1991 for Whisky exchange
Powers JL, first release (2013 got 91)
Redbreast 12 CS first release again, (2013 got only 89)

96 points;
redbreast 12
Redbreast 12 CS, i do not know why he has this twice?!
Redbreast 15 2012 bottl,
Jameson RVR 2007

95 points;
Midleton Pure Pot Still 1973
Tyrconnell 11yo
Bushmills select cask 12yo
Bushmills 21
Jameson nas
Midleton very rare 2009 (which is really rare)

[varizoltan]

new entries this year;

Midleton SC 1991 for TWE 96.5
Paddy Centenary 93
Powers JL 2012 91
Powers Signature release 91 (my new favourite)
Redbreast 12 3013 L3007 89
Redbreast 12 CS B1/12 97
Redbreast 15 2012 nov, L2317 96
IWS SC 17yo 91.5
Milroys of soho Cooley SM SC 11yo 91
Irishman 12 SM 88
Midletom VR 2012 89.5
Powers gold label the new 43.2% 93
Teeling Poitin 85

[JohnM]

Redbreast 21 too late to make it in?

[varizoltan]

Redbreast 21 too late to make it in?

i do not know why, but the powers signature and paddy centenary came in the same time really and they are in

[silliwilli]

seems rarity adds a few points regardless of taste.

RB 12 CS B1/12 got 97 points?

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

seems rarity adds a few points regardless of taste.

RB 12 CS B1/12 got 97 points?

I'd say the current batch is way better. I can't believe it only got 89. No accounting for taste!

[JohnM]

I know the list of whiskeys he tastes is not exhaustive, but it gives an indication of what's been going on since Diageo and Beam took over Bushmills and Cooley, respectively. On the face of it anyway. Nothing at all, really. Hopefully they have something in the pipeline.