McConnell’s launch Old Cromac Collection with a 20 year old single malt   McConnell’s Irish Whisky celebrated the opening of a new state of the art distillery and Visitor Experience in the A Wing of the Crumlin Road Gaol just last week. The McConnell’s team is honouring its rich heritage with the launch of a 20 year old single malt whisky, the first release from its Old Cromac Collection. This 2024 limited release, named after the original Old Cromac Distillery, which was founded over 200 years ago on the southern side of the River Lagan, will feature only 13 casks globally in 2024. The O ..read more

James J. Fox and Killowen Distillery in new Single Cask Collaboration   James J. Fox, Dublin’s most renowned cigar & whiskey merchants who are celebrating 143 years of trading in 119 Grafton Street and five generations of family ownership, and Killowen Distillery are pleased to announce their collaboration in a limited, single cask Killowen Barántúil release. Cask KD041 was developed as a contemporary acknowledgement of Pure Pot Still Irish Whiskey, using the Killowen style of production, with a GI compliant mashbill of malted and unmalted barley, oats and wheat. It was matured for 3 ..read more

The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney Drumshanbo launches special 7 year old Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Marsala Cask Edition   It has taken 7 years of slow maturation in exquisite Sicilian Marsala casks to receive the seal of approval from Head Distiller Brian Taft. Every precious drop of this Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey has been triple-distilled with malted and un-malted Irish Barley, and uniquely Irish Barra Oats at The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim. Brian Taft intricately manages every step of the slow distillation process by hand, carefully balan ..read more

The fifth release in the collaboration between Adare Manor and Midleton Very Rare   Adare Manor and Midleton Distillery are a natural fit when it comes to craft, tradition, luxury and respect for expertise. The partnership between these two exceptional offerings was established over 7 years ago, when the rarest whiskey at Midleton Distillery was hand-selected and bottled exclusively for Adare Manor for the first time.  This latest release represents the fifth collaboration between the five-star resort and the country’s greatest distillery – a natural celebration o ..read more

The first in a series of exclusive bottlings for The Irish Whiskey Collection in partnership with Aer Rianta International   Carefully crafted at the Royal Oak Distillery in Co.Carlow, this exclusive whiskey has been created from hand-selected casks, specifically chosen by the Master Blending team to produce a limited edition run of 450 bottles that are available to purchase exclusively from The Irish Whiskey Collection at The Loop, Dublin, and Cork Airports. The limited edition The Busker Single Cask Pot Still Whiskey encapsulates all that is Irish potstill whiskey. Chosen from ..read more

Distillery and Vistor Experience will employ 50 people and expects to attract 100,000 visitors per year   McConnell’s Distillery and Visitor Experience officially opened its doors at Crumlin Road Gaol today, joined by the First Minister and deputy First Minister and U.S. Special Economic Envoy Joe Kennedy. The new Distillery, which is already employing 34 people, is expected to attract 100,000 visitors each year and will be a significant addition to the Irish Whiskey industry as well as providing a significant boost to both Belfast and Northern Ireland’s expanding tourist offering. The ve ..read more

The 49-year-old limited edition expression is the penultimate opportunity for whiskey lovers to experience the Silent Distillery collection crafted from the old Midleton Distillery   Midleton Very Rare, renowned as the pinnacle of Irish Whiskey, proudly unveils the fifth chapter in its Silent Distillery Collection. Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Five is an extraordinary single pot still whiskey crafted with some of the last remaining drops of the inimitable liquid from the Old Midleton Distillery, which was decommissioned after operating from 1825 to 1975. Represe ..read more

Millennium-old giant toppled by storms to become rare Irish oak whiskey casks   A thousand-year-old wild Irish oak tree toppled by a storm is set to be resurrected as rare Irish oak casks skilfully crafted in Ireland. The ancient giant, with a 10-metre girth, stood tall on the historic grounds of Meath’s Swainstown Farm in Kilmessan, Co. Meath. In a unique project between Boann Distillery – also in Meath – and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel cooperage in Kildare, the storm-battered oak will be transformed into barrels that will age and produce Preston’s brand of Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey. Th ..read more

James J. Fox and J.J. Corry continue their collaboration with today’s release of two small batch limited edition Irish whiskeys   James J. Fox, Dublin’s most renowned cigar & whiskey merchants who are celebrating 143 years of trading in 119 Grafton Street and five generations of family ownership, and modern Irish Whiskey Bonders, J.J. Corry are pleased to announce their collaboration on two small batch releases: The Quick Brown Fox 8-Year-Old Single Malt and The Lazy Dog 8-Year-Old Single Pot Still.   The Quick Brown Fox, 8-Year-Old Single Malt   The Quick Brown Fox is th ..read more

Redbreast Cuatro Barriles Edition – the second permanent expression in Redbreast’s award-winning Iberian Series   Redbreast Cuatro Barriles Edition single pot still Irish whiskey has launched exclusively to Global Travel Retail available now at Dublin and Cork Duty Free, Ireland, at €108 RRP and forms part of the Redbreast Iberian Series. This exceptional expression has been created by marrying together whiskey aged in four distinct cask types – American ex-bourbon, Spanish oloroso sherry butts, Portuguese tawny port hogsheads and European virgin oak casks. Featuring this unique and rare ..read more