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Ballykeefe Distillery, County Kilkenny (est. 2017) – released its own whiskey in March 2021. [42] Also produces vodka, gin and poitín. These differences are not carved in stone; the Irish Whiskey Act of 1980 outlines only the broad parameters necessary to label a product “Irish” whiskey. Basically, it requires that whiskey be composed of grains (such as barley, wheat, corn, and rye), be distilled to no more than 94.8 percent alcohol, and be aged at least three years in wooden barrels. These guidelines leave producers a lot of leeway to define their styles. I’ve no doubt that we’ve unintentionally left out some top Irish whiskey brands from the guide above. Spain, William (15 March 2014). "America is awash with Irish whiskey". USA Today . Retrieved 27 May 2014. Alltech Announce Pearse Lyons Distillery". global.alltech.com. 18 March 2016 . Retrieved 12 January 2017.
One of the unique things about this lesser-spotted drop is that each bottle is individually numbered and signed by the Master Distiller, and sold in an accompanying wooden display case. Lees, Frederic Richard (1864). The Condensed Argument for the Legislative Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic. United Kingdom: J. Caudwell. p.54. Royal Oak Distillery, County Carlow (est. 2016) – previously called Walsh Whiskey Distillery. An Irish-Italian venture, since January 2019 100% owned by Illva Saronno the makers of Tia Maria. The distillery is expected to have a capacity of 500,000 cases per year. [68] Situated inside the imposing former Guinness Power House in Dublin’s Liberties district, Roe & Co. is named after legendary 19th-century whiskey pioneer George Roe and only began distilling in 2017. Irish whiskey is a protected European Geographical Indication (GI) under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. [37] As of 29 January 2016, production, labelling and marketing of Irish whiskey must be verified by the Irish revenue authorities as conforming with the Department of Agriculture's 2014 technical file for Irish whiskey. [38]a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Mulryan, Peter (2002). The Whiskeys of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: O'Brien Press. ISBN 0-86278-751-3. McNulty, Anton (20 January 2015). "Planning Permission granted for Lahardaun distillery". The Mayo News . Retrieved 30 July 2015. One of the things I like most about Paddy is that it has a taste that is fairly inoffensive to novice whiskey sippers, which makes it a go-to for any occasion that warrants a bring-a-bottle-buzz.
A smooth and balanced sip is on offer here with notes of citrus, nutmeg, apple and malt. There are plenty of reasons for seeking out a bottle of West Cork. Ramirez, Mark (15 March 2014). "Return of the king: Irish whiskey on the rise, aiming to rise above bar-shot status". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014 . Retrieved 27 May 2014.However, the one that I find myself returning to is their single pot still, which is matured in bourbon barrels (see Irish whiskey vs Bourbon) before being further matured in Spanish sherry casks. Irish whiskey producers generally use a mix of malted and unmalted barley for their mash bill – unlike the Scots, who use all malted barley – and these unmalted grains may enhance earthy, oily notes in the spirit. They generally dry the grains with ovens, instead of the Scots’ traditional peat fires, so with some exceptions Irish whiskeys don’t have the smoky aromas that characterize many scotch whiskies. Finally, Irish whiskeys are typically distilled three times, which is one more go-around than is usual for most scotch whiskies.
During this period, the four largest Dublin distilling firms, of John Jameson, William Jameson, John Powers and George Roe (all family-run, and collectively known as the "Big Four") came to dominate the Irish distilling landscape. The chief output of these distilleries, known as single or " pure pot still" whiskey, was made from a mix of malted and unmalted barley, and solely distilled in pot stills. The style, having initially emerged as a means of avoiding a 1785 tax on malt, endured although the tax had been later repealed. [24] In fact, even by the late 1880s, only two of Ireland's then 28 existing distilleries were producing single malt whiskey, the rest steadfast in their devotion to "pure pot still". [24]The Shed Distillery Introduced Connacht's First Whiskey in 104 Years". The Taste. 22 December 2017 . Retrieved 12 February 2018. Micallef, Joseph V. "Is It Whisky Or Whiskey And Why It Matters". Forbes . Retrieved 18 February 2021. Carruthers, Nicola (9 November 2017). "Dingle Distillery to Double Spirits Production". The Spirits Business . Retrieved 12 February 2018. In addition to the introduction of blended whiskeys and the Irish distillers' failure to account for its appeal to changing tastes, there were a number of additional issues which placed further pressure on the Irish distillers: the Irish War of Independence, the subsequent civil war, and trade war with Britain (which cut off whiskey exports to Britain and all Commonwealth countries, then Irish whiskey's biggest market); prohibition in the United States (1920-1933), which severely curtailed exports to Irish whiskey's second-biggest market (Irish whiskey had accounted for more than 60% of whiskey sales in the US in the 1800s [29]); widespread counterfeiting of Irish whiskeys in America and Britain; protectionist policies introduced by the Irish Free State government, which significantly capped whiskey exports in the hope of taxing domestic consumption; and finally, over-expansion and mismanagement at several Irish distilleries. Together, these factors greatly hampered exports and forced many distilleries into economic difficulties and out of business, and by the early 20th century Scotland had surpassed Ireland to become the world's largest whiskey producer. There's whiskey in the Mournes.... Killowen distillery". BusinessFirstOnline.co.uk. 6 February 2019 . Retrieved 26 May 2019.
In the early 1800s, Ireland was the largest spirit market in the United Kingdom, with demand for spirit exceeding that of more populous England. [16] Therefore, as capacities expanded, Ireland became the largest producer of spirits in the United Kingdom; and Dublin, then the largest market for spirits in Ireland, emerged as a major distilling centre. By 1823, Dublin boasted the five largest licensed distilleries in the country. [16] [23] At their peak, the distilleries in Dublin would grow to become the largest in the world, with a combined output of almost 10million gallons per annum, the largest of which, Roe's Thomas Street Distillery, had an output exceeding 2million gallons per annum. [19] By 1878, the reputation of Dublin whiskey was such that Distillers Company Ltd., a Scottish distilling firm, having built a distillery in Dublin, claimed that Dublin whiskey could sell for a 25% premium over other Irish whiskeys, and that it had a demand five times that of Scotch at the time. Although these figures are likely inflated, they give an indication of the esteem in which Dublin whiskey was held, even by Scottish distillers. [19] Achill Island Distillery, County Mayo (est. 2015) – produces the Irish American brand whiskey. [41] Together, these reforms greatly improved the distilling landscape, leading to a drop in illicit whiskey production and a boom in investment in legal distilleries. In 1821, two years before the reforms, there were 32 licensed distilleries in Ireland. Just four years later (in 1827), this number had risen to 82, and reached 93 by 1835, a 19th-century peak. [16] The increased attractiveness of legal distillation is evident in the scale of the equipment used. Prior to the Excise Act of 1823, the largest pot still in Ireland had a capacity of just 750 gallons. By 1825, however, the Midleton Distillery operated a 31,618-gallon pot still, which remains the largest ever built; [19] Note: the largest pot still in operation in the world (as of 2014), located next door in the New Midleton Distillery, are roughly half this size, at 16,498 gallons (75,000 litres). [22] Production reached a nadir at about 400,000–500,000 cases per annum during the consolidation period, down from a peak of 12million cases around 1900. [4] Resurgence [ edit ] Ireland also has its own local version of "moonshine," an unaged whiskey called potcheen (also spelled poitín or poteen). Because it's not aged for three years, it can’t legally have “Irish whiskey” on the label, but it is another type of whiskey made in Ireland.Whiskeys made entirely from malted barley distilled in a pot still within a single distillery are referred to as single malt whiskeys, a style also very commonly associated with Scotch whisky. These may be double or triple distilled. [24] Single pot still whiskey [ edit ]
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