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Irish
distillery collects 12 Gold Medals at
San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
This week Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s
only independent whiskey distillery,
continued its phenomenal strike rate on
the international circuit by claiming 12
gold medals at the San Francisco World
Spirits Competition.
The 11th annual San Francisco World
Spirits Competition brought together a
panel of 33 judges from across the
industry to taste and score a record
number of entries, 1,106 products from
61 countries. The judges awarded Double
Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to
the participating brands and special
awards to the most outstanding spirit in
its class.
Cooley won the top award, the coveted
Double Gold Medal for its Connemara Cask
Strength Peated Single Malt, Tyrconnell
10 Year Old Madeira Finish Single Malt,
Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Port Finish Single
Malt and topped it off with a Double
Gold Medal and Best in Class for the
Michael Collins 10 Year Old Single Malt it
produces for US importer Sidney Frank.
In addition, Cooley collected Gold
Medals for its Kilbeggan 15 Year Old, its
Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Sherry Finish
Single Malt and for two further
expressions of its Connemara brand.
Jack Teeling, Managing Director of
Cooley Distillery, commented, "This
latest success proves that Cooley is
consistently producing some of the
finest whiskeys in the world today. "
"These awards will further elevate the
profile of Cooley Distillery in the US
which is now the largest market for
Irish whiskey in the world and continues
to grow by double digit figures year on
year. In 2010, we doubled our sales of
whiskey to the US and our recent awards
will help us continue this growth in
2011."
Judging at the San Francisco World
Spirits Competition is based on a blind,
consensual procedure ensuring
competitive integrity, making this
competition one of the most reputable
and recognised competitions in the
spirits industry.
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