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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.
From Blacks of Kinsale comes this rather striking Irish Whiskey aged in a triple threat of bourbon, ..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52
A special limited first release from Blackwater Distillery that explores the historical mashbills of..
€250.00 Ex Tax: €203.25
An exciting single malt release from Blackwater won Gold at the Irish Whiskey Masters 2022. Mat..
€62.00 Ex Tax: €50.41
Velvet Cap Irish whiskey is the latest small batch release by Blackwater Distillery. This whisk..
€39.99 Ex Tax: €32.51
A superb Irish whiskey made from a combined blend of malt whiskies that have been aged in imperial s..
€45.50 Ex Tax: €36.99
Bua is the Irish word for win or victory and Bua Irish Whiskey celebrates the aspirational underdog ..
€49.00 Ex Tax: €39.84
An exciting Triple Barrell-aged premium blend whiskey from Bunratty. This blend of Malt and Gr..
€37.50 Ex Tax: €30.49
We have managed to source a small amount of this Travel Retail Exclusive! A limited edition Bushmill..
€75.00 Ex Tax: €60.98
This has been the standard single malt release from Bushmills for many years and is drawn from tripl..
€48.00 Ex Tax: €39.02
The 16 year old Bushmills builds on the soft, smoothness of the 10 year old and adds some very nice ..
€100.00 Ex Tax: €81.30
Introducing the world’s first-ever vermouth cask-finished Irish single malt whiskey release an..
€250.00 Ex Tax: €203.25
The 21-year-old Bushmills is the oldest whiskey in the standard distillery range. It is a remarkably..
€185.00 Ex Tax: €150.41
Inspired by a partnership spanning decades between two of the world’s great whiskey-makin..
€35.00 Ex Tax: €28.46
Black Bush is classed as the 'deluxe' blend from Bushmills and it has a lot of loyal fans ac..
€36.00 Ex Tax: €29.27
A new iteration of the iconic Black Bush, 80/20 is a unique blend of Bushmills Single Malt finis..
€56.50 Ex Tax: €45.94
A very welcome new addition to the core range of Bushmills. This expression has used high quali..
€35.00 Ex Tax: €28.46