Boutique-y Irish SM Batch #1.4 50ml
$19.99
This 50ml / mini bottle of Irish Whiskey was featured on Day 11 of our 2021 KWM Whisky Calendar
Could this juice be from Cooley? The signs look good... and boy do we love the juice from Cooley! A 14 year Irish Single Malt bottled at 47.6%.
Producer Description: "Our fourth batch from this undisclosed Irish distillery is a 14 Year Old, a release of just 2,116 bottles at 47.6% abv. If you know your Irish Whiskey history, then you should be able to close down on the distilleries this could come from. It’s a single malt, so that rules out Ireland’s largest distillery, Midleton as they don’t make a single malt."
About the Label
"The inspiration for this label comes straight out of a British made sitcom called ‘Father Ted’ It originally aired on Channel 4 from April 1995 and ran for just three series up until May 1998 Set on the fictional Craggy Island, a remote location off Ireland's west coast, the show is about three priests exiled on the island for various past incidents. Our label comes from an episode called ‘A Song for Europe’ that featured ‘My lovely Horse’"
Teeling Pot Still Irish Whiskey
$91.99
One of the first official releases from the new distillery carrying the Teeling family name is this Single Pot Still offering. It is made from a combination of 50/50 malted to unmalted barley and bottled at 46% after maturing in a combination of virgin American oak, ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks.
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.
Drumshanbo Sardinian Citrus Gin
$61.99
Joining the Shed Distillery's gin Lineup is the Citrus-driven version of their Gunpowder Irish Gin. Bottled at 41%, it includes Citrus elements sourced from Sardinia.
Two Stacks First Cut Irish Whiskey
$57.99
Finally, full-size portions of Two Stacks have hit our shelves. The First Cut is a rather complicated five-part blend that pulls together a few styles, grains, and cask types. In fact, this may be one of the most interesting bits of Irish alchemy we've ever seen. The good people at Two Stacks say that this one is made from Virgin Oak Grain, Ex-Bourbon Grain, Ex-Oloroso Pot Still, Ex-Bourbon Double Distilled Malt and Ex-Bourbon Peated Malt. 43% and non chill-filtered.
Interesting side notes: This is one of the first whiskies we have received that we know was sourced from The Great Northern Distillery in Louth, Ireland. The distillery was founded by John Teeling in 2015. John Teeling previously owned and operated the Kilbeggan Whisky Company (Cooley and Kilbeggan Distilleries) until selling the company to Beam Global (Now Beam Suntory) in late 2011. John's sons Jack and Stephen Teeling founded the Teeling Whisky Company in 2012 and opened a distillery with the same name in Dublin.
Magnum Scotch Whisky Cream
$41.99
After extensive testing, the staff at KWM have come to the conclusion that this Magnum is more than just a fancy package. The Scottish Cream within drinks wonderfully on its own, but also plays nicely with coffee. The reusable container that it comes with is an added bonus!
This Scottish Cream liqueur uses Speyside Single Malt Scotch (possibly BenRiach) for its base. Bottled at 17%
Dumangin Whisky Cooley 2009
$134.99
Double distilled Single Grain Irish Whiskey from Cooley. Just to be clear, before we even address the cask finishing, grain whiskey (or whisky) is generally column-distilled and Irish Whisky is often triple distilled. Already we're in strange waters. Now factor in the fact that we have a grain whisky matured for 10 years in refill Bourbon and STR casks before being re-racked into Ratafia? Guaranteed you've not seen a whiskey quite like this.
258 bottles. Natural colour and non-chill filtered.
47.1%
Hinch Whiskey 12YO Amarone Cask
$127.99
Hinch is one of the new kids on the block. The distillery's first spirit ran from the stills in 2020, so we know that this 12-year-old was sourced juice. Possibly (probably?) from Cooley. Triple distilled. 11 years ex-Bourbon, 12 months finish in ex-Masi Amarone casks.
46% abv
W.D. O`Connell Peated Bt. Irish Whiskey
$95.99
Triple-distilled peated Irish whiskey. This is a bottle of WTF if we've ever seen one. And apparently the first peated triple-distilled Irish malt in over a century. Bill Phil - named for W.D. O'Connell's great grandfather William Philip O'Connell - was matured in first fill ex-Bourbon barrels, ranging in age from 3-5 years. This is batch 04, bottled in Autumn 2021.
47.5%
Bushmills 12 Year
$75.99
The Bushmills 12-Year-old is made from 100% Malted Barley. It is triple distilled, then aged for 11 years in ex-sherry and ex-Bourbon casks before being finished in casks that previously held Marsala wine. 40% ABV