Irish Whiskey
Depending on who you read, it can be said that the Irish actually started distilling whisky first and passed it on to the Scots and no-one is quite sure why there's an e in whisk(e)y. For much of the 20th Century Irish whiskey was in a sorry state, with only 4 active distilleries (Cork, Jameson's and Powers, who had all formed Irish Distillers and Bushmills in the North, who joined them in 1972). A combination of Prohibition, Depression, Irish Independence (loss of the Commonwealth market) and the growth and popularity of Scottish producers had greatly diminished Irish market share. Originally producing quite rich and full bodied whiskies, Irish whiskey reinvented itself during the late 19th and 20th centuries as a light, smooth and easy drinking whiskey, partly due to triple distillation and the use of blended grain and malt.
Currently Irish whiskey production is experiencing an explosion, with 29 distilleries either in the process of being built or actively distilling. With this there is an exploration of what Irish Whiskey can offer with modern distillers exploring the richer fuller style of Ireland's past as well as the more well known style of it's bigger brands like Jameson's and Bushmills.
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Athru - Knocknarea Irish Single Malt Batch #1 14 year old Whisky
70cl | 48%
This ultra-premium whiskey is the second release in an exclusive collection of nine Athru whiskies, inspired by three trilogies. Each premium whiskey is presented as a First Edition book inspired by Celtic mythology and limited to just 6,600 bottles ... Click for more info£124.95Distillery Athru Age 14 year old Description Knocknarea Irish Single Malt Batch #1 Vintage Cask Wood Oloroso Sherry Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP13123 -
Athru - Keshcorran Irish Single Malt Batch #1 14 year old Whiskey
70cl | 48%
This ultra-premium whiskey is the third release in an exclusive collection of nine Athru whiskies, inspired by three trilogies. Each premium whiskey is presented as a First Edition book inspired by Celtic mythology and limited to just 6,600 bottles t... Click for more info£124.95Distillery Athru Age 14 year old Description Keshcorran Irish Single Malt Batch #1 Vintage Cask Wood Japanese Oak Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP13122 -
Athru - Annacoona Irish Single Malt Batch #1 14 year old Whiskey
70cl | 48%
This ultra-premium whiskey is the first release in an exclusive collection of nine Athru whiskies, inspired by three trilogies. Each premium whiskey is presented as a First Edition book inspired by Celtic mythology and limited to just 6,600 bottles t... Click for more info£124.95Distillery Athru Age 14 year old Description Annacoona Irish Single Malt Batch #1 Vintage Cask Wood Pedro Ximenez & Oloroso Sherry Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP13121 -
Blue Spot - Blue Spot & Red Spot Bundle (2 x 70cl) Irish Whiskey
70cl x 2 | 57.8%
Blue Spot & Red Spot Bundle (2x 70cl) Under the hustle and bustle of cobbled Dublin streets in the early 1900s, a rare Whiskey was quietly making a name for itself. The simple act of marking barrels with spots of coloured paint would not only si... Click for more info£189.95Distillery Blue Spot Age Description Blue Spot & Red Spot Bundle (2 x 70cl) Irish Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Tin Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP13118 -
Midleton - Powers - John's Lane Release 12 year old Whiskey
70cl | 46%
Featured in the 1001 whiskies you must try before you die book 96.5 points Jim Murray's Whisky Bible Featured in Ian Buxton's 101 world whiskies to try before you die book Featured in Ian Buxton's 101 legendary whiskies you're dying to try b... Click for more info£59.95Distillery Midleton Age 12 year old Description Powers - John's Lane Release Vintage Cask Wood American & European Oak Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP13032 -
Waterford - Single Farm Origin Series Ballymorgan 1.2 - 2016 4 year old Whisky
70cl | 50%
For Ballymorgan 1.2, Robert Milne exploits one of Ireland’s premier barley terroirs in the shadow of the Wicklow Mountains in County Wexford. Working with his son and nephew, five generations of his family have farmed these fertile fields with thei... Click for more info£74.95Distillery Waterford Age 4 year old Description Single Farm Origin Series Ballymorgan 1.2 Vintage 2016 Cask Wood First Fill American Oak, Virgin American Oak, Premium French Oak & Vin Doux Naturel Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12996 -
Waterford - Single Farm Origin Series Sheestown 1.2 - 2016 4 year old Whisky
70cl | 50%
Known locally as ‘the place of the lush grass’, the Sheestown farm has well-drained lowland soil and is owned by Phillip O’Brien, father of one of Waterford distillery’s workers. It’s a high-quality terroir that sits outside the historic to... Click for more info£74.95Distillery Waterford Age 4 year old Description Single Farm Origin Series Sheestown 1.2 Vintage 2016 Cask Wood First Fill American Oak, Virgin American Oak, Premium French Oak & Vin Doux Naturel Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12995 -
Midleton - Method & Madness - Ruby Port Pipe Single Pot Still Irish 28 year old Whiskey
70cl | 56.1%
Single Pot Still and a single Ruby Port Pipe don’t meet every day. But 28 years ago, Midleton posited a theory that the two could harmonise quite nicely over time. Theory confirmed, as you’ll see upon first sip. This Limited Edition release is a... Click for more info£1,799.95Distillery Midleton Age 28 year old Description Method & Madness - Ruby Port Pipe Single Pot Still Irish Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon & Port Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12939 -
The Shed Distillery - Sausage Tree - Pure Irish Vodka
70cl | 43%
The latest release from The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo, Ireland, is a super-premium vodka made with the fruit of the Kigelia Africana, or sausage tree, known as the sausage tree - because the fruit looks like sausages! Using Irish grain vodka,... Click for more info£43.45Distillery The Shed Distillery Age Description Sausage Tree - Pure Irish Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12873 -
The Shed Distillery - Drumshanbo Gunpowder Glass Pack Gin
50cl | 43%
A smart Gunpowder Gin and Glass Gift Pack, perfect for the gift seeker. An Irish gin from made with juniper, angelica, orris, caraway, coriander, meadowsweet, cardamom and star anise as well as vapour infused oriental lemon and lime, fresh grapefrui... Click for more info£39.95Distillery The Shed Distillery Age Description Drumshanbo Gunpowder Glass Pack Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12868 -
The Shed Distillery - Drumshanbo Gunpowder Ceramic Gin
70cl | 43%
An Irish gin from made with juniper, angelica, orris, caraway, coriander, meadowsweet, cardamom and star anise as well as vapour infused oriental lemon and lime, fresh grapefruit and gunpowder tea! It's produced at The Shed distillery, who are al... Click for more info£44.95Distillery The Shed Distillery Age Description Drumshanbo Gunpowder Ceramic Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12866 -
Waterford - Arcadian Series Organic Gaia 1.1 - Irish Single Malt - 2016 3 year old Whisky
70cl | 50%
Waterford’s Arcadian series celebrates radical barley growers and alternative farming philosophies, focusing on the pursuit of flavour over crop yield. The first installment is Organic Gaia 1.1, Ireland’s first organically-certified whisky using ... Click for more info£79.95Distillery Waterford Age 3 year old Description Arcadian Series Organic Gaia 1.1 - Irish Single Malt Vintage 2016 Cask Wood First Fill American Oak, Virgin American Oak, Premium French Oak & Vin Doux Naturel Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12831 -
Teeling Whiskey Co. - Black Pitts - Peated Single Malt Irish Whisky
70cl | 46%
Located just behind the new Teeling Whiskey Distillery is the historic Blackpitts area of Dublin City. Steeped in manufacturing tradition and formerly home to an abundance of malting houses, it provides the inspiration for the Teeling Blackpitts Peat... Click for more info£52.95Distillery Teeling Whiskey Co. Age Description Black Pitts - Peated Single Malt Irish Vintage Cask Wood Sauternes Wine Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12830 -
Teeling Whiskey Co. - 2 x Branded Glass Gift Pack & Small Batch Whiskey
70cl | 46%
This elegant gift pack contains a bottle of Teeling's rum-cask-finished Small Batch blended Whiskey and a pair of tumblers. The blend is said to contain a high proportion of first-fill bourbon cask whiskey, and a higher-than-normal ratio of malt to ... Click for more info£49.95Distillery Teeling Whiskey Co. Age Description 2 x Branded Glass Gift Pack & Small Batch Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon & Sherry Oak Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Gift Packaging Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12814 -
Sexton - With Luxury Quality Branded Glass & Irish Single Malt Whiskey
70cl | 40%
A new Irish single malt, matured for 4 years in refill sherry butts for added depth of flavour. Distilled in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Bushmills distillery) this is a new release for 2019 aimed at both those who like to drink neat or mix. Li... Click for more info£34.95Distillery Sexton Age Description With Luxury Quality Branded Glass & Irish Single Malt Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon & Sherry Oak Year Bottled Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength No Bottler Sexton HTFW Cat. No. LP12806 -
Red Spot - Single Pot Still Irish 15 year old Whiskey
70cl | 46%
Red Spot was originally produced exclusively by the Mitchell family who commenced trading in 1805 on Grafton Street in Dublin as purveyors of confectionery, wines and fortified wines. The family's entrepreneurial spirit expanded into the whiskey bond... Click for more info£104.75Distillery Red Spot Age 15 year old Description Single Pot Still Irish Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon, Sherry & Marsala Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12771 -
Jameson - Crested - Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey
70cl | 40%
Jameson Crested is a tribute to the first drops bottled at The Bow Street Distillery and it is Jameson's oldest distillery bottled brand. It reveals delicate sherry undertones and toasted wood, with fruit, spice and chocolate notes. Jameson's didn't... Click for more info£29.95Distillery Jameson Age Description Crested - Triple Distilled Irish Vintage Cask Wood Bourbon & Sherry Oak Year Bottled Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12761 -
Bushmills - Gift Pack - 2 x 35cl Original & Black Bush Irish Whiskey
35cl x 2 | 40%
Bushmills offers two iconic whiskeys in this box beautifully illustrated in the image of the distillery with walls, windows and roof. This Gift Pack contains 2 x 35cl bottles, of the Bushmills Original and Bushmills Black Bush along with two cocktail... Click for more info£29.95Distillery Bushmills Age Description Gift Pack - 2 x 35cl Original & Black Bush Irish Vintage Cask Wood American & European Oak Year Bottled Packaging Gift Packaging Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12626 -
Waterford - Single Farm Origin Series Ballymorgan 1.1 Irish - 2016 4 year old Whisky
70cl | 50%
A new Single Farm release from Waterford, with the first Batch from Sheestown. Batch 1.1 Uses 100% Irish malted barley, Waterford’s Single Farm Origin series is an uber-provenance range of limited edition natural whiskies that explore Irish “te... Click for more info£79.95Distillery Waterford Age 4 year old Description Single Farm Origin Series Ballymorgan 1.1 Irish Vintage 2016 Cask Wood First Fill American Oak, Virgin American Oak, Premium French Oak & Vin Doux Naturel Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12625 -
Waterford - Single Farm Origin Series Sheestown 1.1 Irish - 2016 3 year old Whisky
70cl | 50%
The new Single Farm Estate release from Waterford, Sheestown 1.1. Using 100% Irish malted barley, Waterford’s Single Farm Origin series is an uber-provenance range of limited edition natural whiskies that explore Irish “teireoir” – one farm,... Click for more info£79.95Distillery Waterford Age 3 year old Description Single Farm Origin Series Sheestown 1.1 Irish Vintage 2016 Cask Wood First Fill American Oak, Premium French Oak & Vin Doux Naturel Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12624