The Whiskey Trail, Taste the Spirit of Ireland
Clonakilty Single Batch Double Oak whiskey has been finished in double oak casks since its conception, but now the team have decided to highlight the fact! A premium product matured in ex-bourbon casks, it is finished in virgin American oak; and shaved, toasted and re-charred ex-red wine European oak casks (NEOC)*.
This makes it the world’s first Irish whiskey to be finished in a NEOC cask.
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The Jameson Caskmates is a collaboration between Jameson and Cork’s Franciscan Well brewery. Barrels used for Jameson whiskey were taken to the Franciscan Well Brewery to age their craft stout in. Once used they were sent back to the distillery where Jameson whiskey was put in and spent a period of time soaking up those wonderful stout flavours.
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This is a unique Irish spirit that was distilled in Dublin city, in the Teeling Distillery. It is a triple distilled blend of malted and unmalted barley. It is referred to as a spirit, new make, because it has not been aged in wood for three years. In Ireland it is legally required to be aged in wood for three years in order to be considered a whiskey.
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After acquisition from Scottish Whisky powerhouse William Grant & Sons, a plethora of Tullamore DEW expressions have hit the market. One such expression is Tullamore DEW 14 Year Old Single Malt. The whiskey itself features on our Deluxe Whiskey Trail in Dublin and we felt compelled to write about it after the positive feedback it consistently receives on our tours, not to mention the wonderful pairing it makes with Irish cheese!
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2017 saw the release of an Irish whiskey with a little Californian twist. The second edition in the ‘Wine Geese’ series, Green Spot Chateau Montelena combines the efforts of the Midleton Distillery, Mitchell & Sons, and the Napa based Chateau Montelena winery. The series itself seeks to establish collaborations between international wineries of Irish heritage and Green Spot whiskey. The first edition, Green Spot Chateau Léoville Barton, saw Green Spot finished in wine casks from the Chateau Léoville Barton, a Bordeaux based winery of Irish origin. Check out our blog on Green Spot Chateau Léoville Barton here!
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Yellow Spot, along with its younger brother Green Spot, have the enviable title of the last original bonded whiskies of Ireland. What is bonded whiskey I hear you ask? Great question. If you find yourself walking around Dublin, Cork or any one of our great cities you may see “Bonder” or “Whiskey Bonder” written over the doors to some older pubs. These are relics of simpler times for whiskey producers when the bonded market reigned supreme. Distillers would produce whiskey but leave the task of aging and bottling to the whiskey bonders. Essentially, anyone who wanted to produce their own style of whiskey could.
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HYDE Single Grain Irish whiskey is made on a traditional ‘Coffey Still’ from pure Corn and Barley grain. It is a triple distilled, pure grain, Irish whiskey from one single distillery location. Made in small batches and not blended in any way. It is matured for over 6 years in flame charred, first fill, ex-bourbon casks from Kentucky in the USA.
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Teeling Irish Single Grain Whiskey is a good representation of a changing attitude toward what’s historically been called Irish Whiskey. A movement towards innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit of doing something different when it comes to the Irish Whiskey vertical. True Scottish Single Grain whisky has been around for a long time, so grain whiskey itself isn’t new, but it wasn’t until fairly recently that Irish Grain whiskeys started showing up on the market. Which really isn’t any sort of a surprise because the entire purpose of grain whiskey is to be mixed with single malt to make the blends Irish whiskey is famous for.
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