Review: Minke Irish Vodka
With six days left until St Patrick’s Day I thought I would pick up a couple bottles of Irish spirits, one Irish vodka, and one Irish whiskey. Today’s selection is Minke Vodka. On Friday we will post our Irish whiskey review. Minke Irish Vodka is crafted at Clonakilty Distillery, a family owned distillery founded by Helen and Michael Scully. They opened March 2019. The Scully family has farmed this coastal land for 9 generations. The Minke Whale that swims in the Atlantic off the coast of Clonakilty Ireland was the inspiration for the name. They currently produce 3 Irish Whiskies, a gin, and Minke vodka. Clonakilty is a grain to glass distillery that grows most of the barley used to craft their Irish whiskey on their family farm. The balance is sourced within 15 km of the distillery. The whey, a bi-product of dairy and milk production, used to distill their vodka and gin comes from milk produced on their family farm. Minke Irish Vodka is distilled on their copper pot stills and bottled onsite. Read more 
Review: Straw Boys Irish Vodka
Straw Boys Irish Vodka was launched in 2015. It is crafted at the Connacht Distillery that sits on the banks of the River Moy. The Connacht Whiskey Company is the result of a dream shared by four men, three Americans, and one Irishman, to bring pure pot still Irish whiskey back to the west of Ireland after a 100 year absence. While they wait for their own produced whiskey to mature they have sourced Irish whiskey distilled from a secondary source, and they craft a gin, poitin, and vodka. The Straw Boys name comes from an age old tradition in Ireland where a fun bunch of young men appear suddenly at a wedding to dance with the bride and groom. They depart as swiftly as they arrived. Their name comes from the straw hats used to hide their identity. Their appearance is said to bring good fortune. Straw Boys Irish Vodka is created using select wheat and is batch distilled in copper pot stills and hand bottled at the distillery. Read more
Review: Boru Vodka
Boru Vodka is made in Ireland from locally grown wheat and pristine spring water. It is distilled five times and filtered through ten feet of Atlantic Oak charcoal. Boru is named after High King Brian Boru who in 1029 at the age of 88 lead the Battle at Clontarf, near Dublin, where they defeated the Danish Vikings, liberating Ireland forever. King Boru however died in this battle. Read more