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$112.99
This is an Irish mystery malt, with the original distillery behind the whiskey being kept secret. Walsh Whiskey - the company behind The Irishman and Writer's Tears brands - does not currently have a distillery, though one is in planning with the hope to open in 2026. Rumours usually go with the whiskey originally coming from Midleton Distillery or perhaps Bushmills Distillery. Only 5,000 bottles are released a year. The triple-distilled whiskey is bottled at 43% after maturing for at least 12 years in ex-Bourbon casks.
Producer Description
"A true standout, and that’s down to the distillate and casks it’s aged in. The outcome of a minimum of 12 years maturation in exclusively first fill, flame-charred Bourbon casks. Triple distilled and 100% single malt. Crafted from a mash bill made entirely of Irish barley. An outstanding award-winner, picking up gold medals from Ireland to USA and everywhere in between."
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Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Sweet spicy notes of Vanilla, Cinnamon and even a tincture of Clove. All balanced with Apples and Pears, some charred wood and freshly cut hay.
Taste: Sweet with Vanilla, bolstered by Black Peppercorns, reluctantly giving way to a succulent fruity mid-section.
Finish: Lingering succulent flavour of Barley and Oak. A touch of creamy dairy fudge and Dark Chocolate.
$124.99
This whiskey is a tribute to 100 years of the Ryan Family at their famous Beggars Bush pub on Haddington Road, in Dublin’s Ballsbridge. Bottled at 46%, this 12 year old Irish single malt is sourced from casks produced at the Cooley distillery. Matured in Ex-Bourbon barrels.
About the Producer: "There’s been a pub on the site for at least 200 years. Thomas Ryan became proprietor in 1913, the eve of World War and of Ireland’s independence. He was a traditional vintner and whiskey man – sourcing, maturing, finishing and bottling his own Ryan’s Malt, a firm favourite among discerning locals in The Bush and the other Ryan houses.
"Thomas handed on the pub, and Ryan’s Malt, to his son Jack, born to the trade. Jack maintained the whiskey tradition into the ’40’s, when the near demise of the whole Irish whiskey business forced a pause.
"The Ryans still own and run The Bush, and have revived the family’s whiskey tradition. The Jack Ryan Beggars Bush 12 Year Old Single Malt won an Irish Whiskey Award in 2014. The Centenary 15 Year Old Single Barrel Cask Strength was released in 2015, and more small batches of premium single malts are planned; watch out for the Jack Ryan 15 Year Old Single Malt – The Bourdega."
$69.99
Founder's Reserve is the flagship bottle in the Irishman Whiskey range. It is a blend of 70% Single Malt and 30% Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey. All components are triple distilled and matured in ex-Bourbon Casks. Bottled at 40%.
What is Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey you ask? It is whiskey made using a combination of malted and unmalted barley. Why do this you ask? Why, to dodge unfair taxation, of course! The Malt Tax came into being in Ireland for a short time starting in 1785, enforced by the (insert expletive said in your best Irish accent here) English. The Irish, being Irish, decided that they didn't need to use malted barley for the entirety of the mash used to distill whiskey and started adding portions of unmalted barley. Necessity being the mother of invention, this eventually became a legitimate style of whiskey-making that is now not just celebrated but codified into law in Ireland with the Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey classification.
$79.99
Like its older sibling, production of this small-batch Irish single malt is limited to just 6,000 bottles a year. Matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso Sherry casks, expect deeper fruits and spice notes than you'd normally find on a triple distilled whiskey from the Emerald Isle. Bottled at 40%.
$99.99
Irish Whiskey meets Canadian Ice Wine with this release from Walsh Whiskey. Bottled at 46%.
Producer Description
"This is a first for Irish whiskey with the creation of an Icewine finished whiskey. Writers’ Tears – Icewine Cask Finish has been produced in collaboration with Inniskillin Winery in Niagara, Ontario, Canada’s original estate winery and leading producer of icewine.
This limited-edition release is a unique triple-distilled vatting of Single Pot Still & Single Malt whiskeys, has been finished for an additional 12 months in icewine hogsheads, before being bottled at 46% ABV."
