Irish Whiskey

 


"Give an Irishman lager for a month, and he's a dead man. An Irishman is lined with copper, and the beer corrodes it. But whiskey polishes the copper and is the saving of him." Mark Twain, Life On The Mississippi

Irish whiskey, so long in the doldrums, is experiencing a real renaissance right now. Exports of Ireland’s native spirit have surged 200% over the last decade, with Jameson leading the charge. New distilleries are cropping up all over the landscape,new brands launched, new societies formed, new books published and new specialist bars opened as the world takes a renewed interest in Ireland’s native spirit.

It means that the shelves at the Celtic Whiskey Shop are heaving with whiskey brands. There’s something there for the connoisseur who likes characterful pot still and single malt whiskey and something too for those who prefer to mix it up with cocktails.Irish whiskey is an extraordinarily versatile spirit of consistently high quality.

All this from a low point in the 1970s and 1980s, when the sector was a barren landscape, with only two distilleries operating on the island. Bad luck, bad planning, American prohibition and independence from Britain conspired to close distillery after distillery after distillery. It was a far cry from the peak of Irish whiskey’s popularity in the Victorian era,when spirit flowed out of the country’s cities and towns on an industrial scale.Back then, it was the drink of choice of the British Empire and beyond.

Thankfully, a few distilleries kept the flame alive. In the 1970s, Powers, Jameson and Cork Distillers consolidated in a distillery in Midleton to produce the traditional pure pot still whiskey under the IDL flag, and Bushmills to the north joined the partnership with their triple-distilled malt. Entrepreneur John Teeling saw an opportunity and broadened the spectrum further with a double-distilled malt, peated and unpeated, as well as single grain whiskey.

Irish whiskey is once again on an upward curve, producing whiskey of real quality, versatility and consistency. And with more and more producers and bottlers coming on board, the sector is set for a new golden age. 

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Irish Whiskey

Clan Colla Single Malt 19 Year Old

70cl

An extremely limited Single Malt release from Ahascragh Distillery's Family Bond Serie..

€265.00 Ex Tax: €215.45

Clonakilty 13 Year Old Single Grain Madeira Cask Finish New In

Clonakilty 13 Year Old Single Grain Madeira Cask Finish

70cl

An incredible 13 Year Old Single Grain Madeira Cask Finish from Clonakilty! Made using pre..

€69.95 Ex Tax: €56.87

Clonakilty 15 Year Old Single Malt Single Cask Whiskey New In

Clonakilty 15 Year Old Single Malt Single Cask Whiskey

70cl

A stunning release from Clonakilty. This 15 Year Old Single Malt Single Cask Irish whiskey has gorge..

€145.00 Ex Tax: €117.89

Clonakilty 32 Year Old Single Malt Single Cask New In

Clonakilty 32 Year Old Single Malt Single Cask

70cl

One for the whiskey connoisseurs out there! This incredible 32 year old single malt single cask..

€2,250.00 Ex Tax: €1,829.27

Clonakilty Galley Head Single Malt Whiskey

70cl

An exciting offering from Clonakilty Distillers. A premium single malt cut with water that has been ..

€41.00 Ex Tax: €33.33

Clonakilty O'Hara's Cask Finish Single Malt Batch 2

70cl

An exciting Collaboration Whiskey between Clonakilty distillery and O'Hara's Craft Brewery. ..

€69.50 Ex Tax: €56.50

Connacht Spirit Of The Atlantic New In

Connacht Spirit Of The Atlantic

70cl

The first legal whiskey in Mayo in 150 years. Aged for five years in ex-bourbon casks in Kentucky, t..

€65.00 Ex Tax: €52.85

Connemara 12 Year Old

70cl

The 12-year-old edition of Connemara single malt has a full, rounded and complex flavour that is bot..

€80.00 Ex Tax: €65.04

Connemara Peated Irish Single Malt

70cl

Connemara is rare amongst Irish whiskey, its hook being the smokiness associated with the malts prod..

€46.50 Ex Tax: €37.80

Copeland Merchants Quay Blended Irish Whiskey

70cl

A smooth, rich Irish whiskey made from a unique blend of three whiskeys – grain whiskey, doubl..

€41.00 Ex Tax: €33.33

Croithli Coillin Darach Quercus Alba New In

Croithli Coillin Darach Quercus Alba

70cl

From Crolly distillery's Coillín Darach Oak Series comes Coillin Darach Quercus Alba! Thi..

€79.95 Ex Tax: €65.00

Croithli Coillin Darach Robur New In

Croithli Coillin Darach Robur

70cl

This release from Crolly Distillery marks an exciting departure away from traditional 'spir..

€79.95 Ex Tax: €65.00

Croithli Coillin Darach Sessile New In

Croithli Coillin Darach Sessile

70cl

From the Coillín Darach Oak Series, the delicious and unique Coillin Darach Sessile! This&nbs..

€79.95 Ex Tax: €65.00

Curraghmore Single Estate Pot Still Triple Cask Matured New In

Curraghmore Single Estate Pot Still Triple Cask Matured

70cl

This exquisite single pot still by Noel Sweeney, Master Blender at Powerscourt Distillery, is triple..

€195.00 Ex Tax: €158.54

Dead Island 2 Dunville's Irish Whiskey New In

Dead Island 2 Dunville's Irish Whiskey

70cl

A very unique and exciting limited edition release from Echlinville to celebrate the launch of ..

€56.50 Ex Tax: €45.94

Dingle Cask Strength Batch 5 Single Malt

70cl

The fifth release comprises of malt whiskey that has been matured in ex-Bourbon, PX and Madeira cask..

€175.00 Ex Tax: €142.28