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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.
A follow up release to Clan Colla's Amarone Finish 20 Year Old, now bottled at 46%. This sp..
€282.00 Ex Tax: €229.27
This exciting 20 Year Old release from Ahascragh Distillery was double distilled in ..
€282.00 Ex Tax: €229.27
From Ahascragh Distillery comes this smooth yet complex blend of malt and grain whiskeys. This ..
€105.00 Ex Tax: €85.37
This exceptional Single Malt from Ahascragh Distillery's Family Bond Series was distil..
€290.00 Ex Tax: €235.77
An extremely limited Single Malt release from Ahascragh Distillery's Family Bond Serie..
€252.00 Ex Tax: €204.88
An exciting Collaboration Whiskey between Clonakilty distillery and O'Hara's Craft Brewery. ..
€68.00 Ex Tax: €55.28
An exciting collaboration between Irish Distillery Clonakilty and the American Pelican Brewing ..
€69.00 Ex Tax: €56.10
The latest release from the Clonakilty Atlantic Distillery, co. Cork. This is the first of the Cask ..
€54.00 Ex Tax: €43.90
Here's the fourth and final release from Clonakilty’s collaboration series.This time ..
€69.00 Ex Tax: €56.10
Clonakilty Single Batch Double Oak Finish is the flagship of Clonakilty’s Cask Finish Series.&..
€52.00 Ex Tax: €42.28
An eight year old single grain that has been finished in Bordeaux casks. The first batch is lim..
€52.00 Ex Tax: €42.28
Clonakilty Distillery joins forces with Manor Hill Brewery to create this fine dram. It's distil..
€69.00 Ex Tax: €56.10
The first widely available release of single malt from good folks at the Connnacht Distillery in Bal..
€70.00 Ex Tax: €56.91
The 12-year-old edition of Connemara single malt has a full, rounded and complex flavour that is bot..
€79.00 Ex Tax: €64.23
Connemara is rare amongst Irish whiskey, its hook being the smokiness associated with the malts prod..
€43.95 Ex Tax: €35.73
A smooth, rich Irish whiskey made from a unique blend of three whiskeys – grain whiskey, doubl..
€40.00 Ex Tax: €32.52