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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 previously exclusive release in the Causeway Collection that is now available. This 2008 Jupille C..
€168.00 Ex Tax: €136.59
The 2010 Cognac Cask is a limited edition rare cask finished, cask strength (53.8% ABV) and non chil..
€125.00 Ex Tax: €101.63
The 1999 American Oak Cask is a limited edition rare cask strength (50.1% ABV) and a delicious non c..
€450.00 Ex Tax: €365.85
Bushmills Original is also known as 'White Bush' and is the flagship blend from Bushmills di..
€32.00 Ex Tax: €26.02
A very exciting release in the ever-popular Bushmills Causeway Collection. This special release ..
€120.00 Ex Tax: €97.56
A wonderful expression of Bushmills single malt that was originally released for travel retail. This..
€101.00 Ex Tax: €82.11
The fourth expression from the Bushmills Steamship Collection, here we have the Rum Cask Reserve. Re..
€120.00 Ex Tax: €97.56
The first release in the Bushmills Steamship range. This was initially intended for Travel Retail on..
€110.00 Ex Tax: €89.43
Celtic Cask 50 is our first Celtic Cask release from Dingle Distillery. A triple distillery malt tha..
€170.00 Ex Tax: €138.21
A triple distilled single malt from the island of Ireland that was initially matured in ex-Bourbon c..
€199.50 Ex Tax: €162.20
Celtic Cask Daichead a cúig (45) was double distilled and first aged in a first fill bourbon ..
€185.00 Ex Tax: €150.41
The accompanying Wooden Gift Box for the Celtic Cask range by Celtic Whiskey Shop- whiskey bottles s..
€30.00 Ex Tax: €24.39
Launched to honour the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of The Wolfe Tones. A stunning Irish ble..
€49.95 Ex Tax: €40.61
A stunning small batch single malt from Chamber Whiskey. Aged for 18 years in ex bourbon a..
€170.00 Ex Tax: €138.21
This triple distilled single malt has spent its entire maturation of 5 years in Oloroso sherry casks..
€50.00 Ex Tax: €40.65
A fantastic small batch single malt from Chamber Spirits. This release was fully matured for 6 yea..
€59.50 Ex Tax: €48.37