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

Flying Tumbler The Roller

70cl

Aged exclusively in 1st fill ex-bourbon casks for at least 5 years. This single grain whiskey opens ..

€46.00 Ex Tax: €37.40

Flying Tumbler The Tippler

70cl

The latest release from Flying Tumbler! This expression is a complex and deep 12 Year Old blend..

€79.00 Ex Tax: €64.23

Garden County Irish Whiskey 5 Year Old Single Grain New In

Garden County Irish Whiskey 5 Year Old Single Grain

70cl

A unique, small batch single grain whiskey. It has matured in ex bourbon barrels then is transferred..

€45.00 Ex Tax: €36.59

Garden County Single Pot Still Single Cask Irish Whiskey 2201 New In

Garden County Single Pot Still Single Cask Irish Whiskey 2201

70cl

A stunning Single Pot Still Single Cask release from Ireland's Garden Country Distillery. This s..

€73.00 Ex Tax: €59.35

Gelston's 10 Year Old Single Malt

70cl

A soft and gentle single malt Irish whiskey that has been aged for 10 years in ex-Bourbon casks.&nbs..

€59.00 Ex Tax: €47.97

Gelston's 12 Year Old Bourbon Cask Single Malt

70cl

A 12 year old Single Malt from Samuel Gelston's matured in ex-Bourbon casks. A little flora..

€63.00 Ex Tax: €51.22

Gelston's 12 Year Old Port Cask

70cl

This 12 Year Old Gelston's expression was finished in a Douro Superior Port cask for 115-160 day..

€62.00 Ex Tax: €50.40

Gelston's 12 Year Old Rum Cask

70cl

A 12 Year Old single malt that was initially matured in a first fill bourbon barrel before being&nbs..

€62.00 Ex Tax: €50.40

Gelston's 15 Year Old Single Malt

70cl

Distilled at Bushmills near the Antrim coast and matured in a coastal location for the full 15 years..

€140.00 Ex Tax: €113.82

Gelston's 26 Year Old Single Malt

70cl

This wonderful 26 year old single malt, bottled for the Gelston's range, was recently revived by..

€349.95 Ex Tax: €284.51

Gelston's 28 Year Old Single Malt

70cl

An extremely rare bottling of Irish Single Malt matured for a minimum of 28 years solely in ex-bourb..

€350.00 Ex Tax: €284.56

Gelston's Single Malt

70cl

An exciting edition in the Gelston family, this non-age statement Single Malt is finished ..

€34.00 Ex Tax: €27.64

Glendalough 17 Year Old

70cl

A 17 Year Old Single Malt that was aged in ex-Bourbon barrels for the first 15 years before being tr..

€270.00 Ex Tax: €219.51

Glendalough 25 Year Old

70cl

The first Irish Single Malt to be aged in Irish Oak — the Glendalough 25 Year Old. This limite..

€440.00 Ex Tax: €357.72

Glendalough 7 Year Old Irish Craft Porter Finish

70cl

A 7 year old single malt from Glendalough distillery. Matured initially in American Oak Bourbon Cask..

€75.00 Ex Tax: €60.98

Glendalough 7 Year Old Mizunara Cask

70cl

This wonderful whiskey is initially matured in America Oak Bourbon Casks and finished in the Mizunar..

€86.00 Ex Tax: €69.92