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"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
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.
Here is the first peated single malt Irish whiskey to be distilled, matured and bottled on Achill Is..
€67.00 Ex Tax: €54.47
A limited-edition Single Malt is the first Irish whiskey to be distilled matured and bottled on the ..
€47.00 Ex Tax: €38.21
A limited-edition Single Malt is the first Irish whiskey to be distilled matured and bottled on the ..
€47.00 Ex Tax: €38.21
Introducing Ireland's first island single pot still! Aged in Sherry and Bourbon casks this has a..
€123.00 Ex Tax: €100.00
Treat that whiskey fan in your life to this mini gift box offering by Ahascragh Distillery! Inc..
€55.00 Ex Tax: €44.72
A 16 Year Old Single Cask Single Malt which has been matured in bourbon barrels and bottled at cask ..
€285.00 Ex Tax: €231.71
Introducing the first single cask Pot Still from An Fear Grinn. This whiskey spent over 5 years in B..
€76.00 Ex Tax: €61.79
After 13 long years ageing in wood, the Tide is In at long last with this limited release. An Fear G..
€88.50 Ex Tax: €71.95
Another superb, limited-edition release - An Fear Grinn Torin! Made at the Great Northern ..
€74.00 Ex Tax: €60.16
The newest addition to Athru a 17-year old Oloroso finish Single Cask - an exceptional example ..
€164.00 Ex Tax: €133.33
An exceptional 14 year old single malt that has been matured in the finest Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso..
€130.00 Ex Tax: €105.69
A 14 Year Old single malt whiskey that has been finished in Hungarian Tokaji casks and nam..
€130.00 Ex Tax: €105.69
The second expression from the Athru range, the Athru Knocknarea. A 14 Year Old single malt that was..
€130.00 Ex Tax: €105.69
Gift box set of the three 14 year Athrú single malt whiskies. Individual 50ml bottles of the ..
€35.00 Ex Tax: €28.46
This is a new release from the Connacht Whiskey Distillery which has been carefully blended with the..
€44.00 Ex Tax: €35.77
Master winner at the Irish Whiskey Masters 2023! A 100% grain to glass single malt from Ballyke..
€61.00 Ex Tax: €49.59