Lambay Malt Irish Whiskey 70cl

Malt-forward Irish whiskey that feels like a coastal getaway in a glass, bright, lightly sweet, and just complex enough to keep you poking at it sip after sip.

• Nose: Fresh orchard fruit (green apple, pear), honeyed cereal, a little vanilla, and a salty sea-breeze vibe that makes you lean in.
• Taste: Creamy malt and toasted biscuit up front, then citrus peel, light caramel, and a gentle spice that wakes up your tongue without turning it into a bonfire.
• Finish: Medium-long and tidy, fading through sweet malt, soft oak, and a faint maritime salinity that keeps it refreshing.

If you’re curious about Irish whiskey beyond the usual “easy sipper” lane, this is a smart place to start. The focus on malt gives it a bigger, grain-driven backbone, so it doesn’t disappear in a Highball, but it’s still friendly neat when you want to taste what’s going on.

Pour it neat first and give it a minute. You’ll catch the way the fruit and cereal notes stack, then the oak and spice show up like the plot twist. Add a few drops of water if you want to pull more citrus and vanilla forward.

Cocktail-wise, it’s a killer upgrade for classics where the whiskey needs to bring flavour, not just alcohol. Think Whiskey Sour with a brighter edge, or an Old Fashioned where the malt and honeyed notes play nice with orange peel.

It also makes a ridiculously good “one bottle for the group” pick. Newer drinkers get fruit and sweetness, seasoned whiskey nerds get that coastal, slightly savoury layer to chase.

Fun Fact: Lambay’s whiskey is finished in Cognac casks from Camus, the French Cognac house, and it’s tied to Lambay Island off the coast of Dublin, a place famous for its wildlife, including a colony of puffins.