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Double Maxim
Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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Anybody off here had this before?
My local pub have got it in I may have a dabble later in the week. Is it a whiskey? Is it a beer? Black Irish is a blend of both and therefore cannot be called either. Irish distillers have had success with caskmates, a whiskey finished in stout barrels, and several craft brewers have aged their beers in whiskey casks, but Black Irish has taken this a step further by combining triple-distilled Irish malt whiskey with stout. Whiskey is usually “cut” or watered down to about 40 per cent abv before bottling (unless it is labelled cask strength). Black Irish is “cut” with a strong stout and a barrel-aged stout. To add further flavour, it is infused with chocolate, malt, roasted barley and spices. The man behind Black Irish is David Phelan of Dublin-based Darker Still Spirits Company. He has previously worked with Boru Vodka, Irish Mist and Baileys. “I have a history in innovation and brand development of drinks, which I love,’’ he tells me. “I got involved with a couple of guys from Drinksology in Belfast, who are great with brand development, plus Adrian Walker, formerly of Coole Swan, who is a genius with liquids. I had this image of a guy in a snug with a beer and a chaser and wanted to combine those two drinks.” Beautiful flavours The liquid is 80 per cent Irish whiskey, with a deep No.4 char, from Great Northern Distillery, and the stout is from O’Hara’s. “We are bringing together really good Irish whiskey and really good Irish stout with extra flavours to accentuate both. Black Irish is a spirit drink stretching Irish whiskey the way spiced rum moved rum forward. I think whiskey needs a bit of innovation and this is a completely different interpretation.” The bottle and label design is unique too, with both crown and flip cap and references to classic stout. “I see it as a very approachable accessible drink with some beautiful flavours that makes it easy to drink solo. It can be drunk straight as a chaser but for those who like a long drink it is fantastic with coke (which Irish whiskey isn’t) and makes a great Irish coffee.” |
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Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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Had a pint of this Co Meath breweries brown ale very nice indeed.
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Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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Had a drop of that Jameson's orange liqueur in a pub in Sunderland last night very nice indeed.
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Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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Had some Wicklow Brewery Black Stout 16 last night.
Excellent stout. |
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Paul McGrath Ballymun Resident #MONKEANO Joined: 30 Jan 2010 Status: Online Points: 16138 |
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Smithwicks
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Double Maxim
Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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It was a long time since I'd had it (the Smithwicks that is ) and have to say I enjoyed it. It was a gift to be fair.
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Cabra Hoop
Roy Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Location: Royal County Status: Online Points: 10829 |
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" BFC always gives me a laugh........ "
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Double Maxim
Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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Got a six pack of Smithwick's ales from Sainsburys yesterday nice for a change. |
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Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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I had a bottle of the Drogheda company Dan Kelly's Whiskey cider last night very nice. |
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Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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Have you tried Rockshore cider?
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Jack Charlton Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6615 |
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Had a few cans of Rockshore Light a week ago. Very underwhelming.
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Double Maxim
Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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Roy Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Location: Royal County Status: Online Points: 10829 |
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Bit too hoppy for me, similar to a Kolsch in taste with a sour aftertaste. I prefer Pilsner when I can get them, must be German brewed. I hate German on sale and then see they are brewed under licence in the UK. Tescos are a whore for that. But all pale into insignificance against Lord Iveaghs Iveaghs masterpiece.
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" BFC always gives me a laugh........ "
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thebronze14
Jack Charlton Derry City Til I Die Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Location: Dublin/Donegal Status: Offline Points: 7168 |
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I like it. Bit of taste to it without being overpowering
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Liam Brady Joined: 14 Sep 2019 Status: Offline Points: 1353 |
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If Bud can survive then any drink should be able to. It's more or less diet coke.
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Double Maxim
Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42908 |
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Of course it's all about taste but Hophouse is one of the few lagers I like me not being a lager man usually.
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9fingers
Paul McGrath Ballymun Resident #MONKEANO Joined: 30 Jan 2010 Status: Online Points: 16138 |
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I drink it. I hope it’s only being delisted in the UK, I’d have said it’s a very good seller here
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Jack Charlton MAYO FOR SAM Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: The local Status: Offline Points: 6968 |
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Popular enough on draught here. Not a fan myself, too much of an after taste.
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