Irish Whiskey

Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt has been tripled distilled from 100% malted barley, matured in two woods, Oloroso sherry and seasoned Bourbon casks for a minimum of 10 years. The single malt is made from three key ingredients, malted barley sourced from Southern Ireland, distillers yeast which comes from Scotland and Bushmills water from St Columb's Rill, tributary of the River Bush. Triple distilled from 100% malted barley and matured for a minimum of 10 years mainly in Bourbon-seasoned barrels ...

Bushmills 16 Year Old Single Malt has been matured in three woods, Oloroso sherry and Bourbon casks for a minimum of 16 years and then finished in Port Wine Casks. The handpicked barrels are sourced from three countries, Spain, Portugal and America, each adding something completely different to the Rare Single Malt Irish Whiskey. A unique maturation which imparts distinct notes of juicy fruits, nuts and spice, as well as a hint of ruby redness. Big, robust. Treacle toffee and sweet spice.

Bushmills 1608 was released in 2008 to celebrate 400 Years of distilling; with the blended whiskey using three types of whiskey; the tripled distilled malted whiskey, in combination with a lighter grain whiskey, as well as malt produced from Crystal Malt and then finally matured in two woods, Oloroso sherry and Bourbon casks. A premium blended Irish whiskey combining three types of whiskey - at its heart is Bushmills malt whiskey distilled with crystal malt.

Bushmills 21 Year Old Rare Single Malt has been matured in three woods, 19 years in Oloroso sherry and seasoned Bourbon casks and then finished in Madeira Casks for a further 2 years. The handpicked barrels are sourced from three countries, Spain, Portugal and America and made ready for use by Bushmills Distillery Coopers Alastair and Chris Kane. The result is a whiskey of considerable depth that interweaves dried fruit flavours with spicy, aromatic maltiness and subtle nutty toasted raisin notes.

The Black Bush Irish Whiskey is a blend between Bushmills Tripled Distilled Pot still Irish Malt Whiskey aged in Oloroso Sherry Casks and batch distilled Irish Grain Whiskey. The production uses a high proportion of Sherry Barrel matured Bushmills Malt Whiskey with small batch sweet Grain Whiskey, with the dark colour coming from the Sherry casks. This unique recipe gives Black Bush its rich fruity notes and deep intense character, balanced by a unique smoothness.

Bushmills Irish Honey is a blend between Bushmills Tripled Distilled Pot still Irish Malt Whiskey, a lighter Column Still Irish Grain Whiskey and Irish Honey. In reality the honeyed whiskey is a blend between the Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey and infused Irish Honey sourced locally. It is an approachable blended Liqueur whiskey with honeyed pear and apple and somewhat sweet. Sweet with a forefront of honeyed pears and apple, with underlying grain whiskey.

Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey is a blend between Bushmills Tripled Distilled Pot still Irish Malt Whiskey and lighter Column Still Irish Grain Whiskey. The spirit is aged in Handpicked Ex-Bourbon Barrels and Flame Charred by Cooper Alastair and Chris Kane, four generations of coopers connected directly to the Old Bushmills Distillery Cooperage, dating back to 1935. It is an approachable whiskey with a rich, warming taste of fresh fruit and vanilla.

Released in early November 2017, the new Bushmills Red Bush Irish Whiskey has been distilled with a higher grain content than normal. The non-age statement Irish Blended whiskey has been matured in 1st fill Bourbon Casks and watched over by master distiller Colum Egan, with the final touches carried out by Bushmills Distillery Blender, Helen Mulholland. Lighter amber in colour with distinct floral notes, accompanied with green apple and hints of melon.

The estate distillery has released the New 3 Crowns Peated Blend to the local market, Ireland's first vintage peated blend. A combination of single grain whiskey, 10 year old single malt and 15 year old single malt finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks, finally matured and finished in peated bourbon barrel, right here in County Down, Northern Ireland.

The original Dunville & Co Distillery closed its doors in 1936 and was situated in the outskirts of Belfast and was revived nearly 80 years later by Shane Braniff. Relaunched in February 2015 by the County Down Distillery, the Ex-Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Irish Single Malt Whiskey has been aged in barrel and cask for 10 years. Fresh green apples, with green grass and tropical chews.

The Three Crowns is a blend of single grain whiskey, 10-year-old single malt and Oloroso Sherry Finished 15-year-old single malt Irish whiskey. Launched in 2016, it is the second in the range to be revisited by the Ards Peninsula Distillery and intents to bring out the Three Crowns Peated in a few months. Sweet and smooth with caramel and butterscotch overtones.

The Glendalough 13 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey has been double distilled and aged in carefully selected 1st filled Bourbon Barrels. The resulting cask strength double distilled whiskey is then cut with Wicklow Mountain fresh water, offering a heavier small batch single malt whiskey style, rounded and smooth. The nose is deep butterscotch, honeycomb and rich lemon meringue balanced with citrus fruits and just a hint of a clove spice.

The Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey has been double distilled from locally grown malted Barley, the aged whiskey was sourced from Cooley Distillery and sublimely finished by Glendalough Distillery in carefully selected 1st filled Bourbon Barrels. The resulting cask strength double distilled whiskey is then cut with Wicklow Mountain fresh water. Rich and sweet, a premium single malt Irish whiskey with a touch of cinnamon and more than a hint of citrus fruits - orange zest and lemon infused with vanilla ice cream.

The Glendalough Double Barrel Irish Whiskey is a single grain whiskey, distilled in a Coffey Still using a mash bill of malted barley and corn from a single distillery. The Glendalough Double Barrel has been aged for 42 months in ex-bourbon barrels and then finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks for the final 6 months. Slight but undoubtedly rich with dark fruit - cherry, raisin, fig (with Christmas pudding notes on the nose for those lucky enough to know what that is) along with floral lemongrass and a touch of nutmeg.

The Mizunara Oak 13 Year Old has been aged for 12 years in 1st fill American Oak Bourbon Barrels and finish in Japanese Oak Casks for a further 12 months. The Mizunara Casks are made and charred by Japan's oldest cooper, with the oak sourced from the volcanic Island of Hokkaido. The Barrels then travel 6000 miles to County Wicklow in Ireland, where they used on Glendalough Distilleries new look 13 year old single malt Irish whiskey and become the first Irish Distillery to do so.

Irish Poitin (Potcheen) is the first and oldest distilled drink in the world, dating back to 584. The 6th Century has records of Irish Monks distilling Poitin from Malted Barley and Irish sugar Beet. The Glendalough Mountain Strength Poitin is double distilled from both Malted Barley and Irish Sugar Beet and with each small batch then matured in Virgin Irish Oak Casks. The nose is now spicier, with the higher alcohol. Oak, berried fruit, gooseberries still there along with lime zest notes.

The 7 Year Old Black Pitts Single Malt has been double distilled from malted barley and matured in virgin American Bourbon Oak for 6 years and then finish in Porter Barrels for 12 months, sourced from Dublin's 5 Lamps Brewery. Sweet with toffee apples, chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Smooth and warm with dark chocolate orange, cocoa, toffee and cooked fruit, followed by clove and peppery spices.

The Glendalough Poitin is double distilled from both Malted Barley and Irish Sugar Beet and with each small batch then matured in Virgin Irish Oak Casks, sourced locally. The method of distillation is the old style of production which does not use Potatoes and dates back as far as the 6th century, distilled by Irish Monks.The nose is slight in nature with a faint Riesling fragrance. Oak, berried fruit, gooseberries and blackcurrants are in there. A good, heady aroma.

The base ingredients of malted barley and Irish sugar beet are double distilled in a copper pot still and the resulting Poitin is cut with Fresh Wicklow Mountain Water and then matured in Virgin Irish Oak to form the Glendalough Premium Poitin, from here it is passed to ex-sherry casks for a period of time, giving it extra depth and flavour. The nose this time, is a little sweeter and fruitier. A blueberry wine sweetness, and a faint zest of orange peel.

The Grain whiskey has been distilled and matured at the distillery and then passed to ex-Bourbon barrels for three and a half years, aged further for six months in sherry Oloroso barrels, prior to being finished in Portuguese Madeira Butts. We decided not to Personalise the label, but added - Select Barrel Release for 'Whiskey Enthusiasts Around The World ' Uisce Beatha''.