Irish
Distillers who produces some of the best
whiskey to come out of Ireland has
unsurprisingly been named World Whiskey
Producer of the Year at the
International Wine and Spirits
Competition.
Irish Distillers, who produce some of
the best whiskey's to come out of
Ireland has been named World Whiskey
Producer of the Year at the
International Wine and Spirits
Competition, following a prestigious
ceremony in London.
The Irish whiskey maker scooped the
respected accolade after scoring the
highest number of medals across its
portfolio of Irish whiskeys throughout
the 2019 awards season, beating
distillers from Japan, Ireland and the
USA. The result follows an outstanding
year of recognition for Midleton
Distillery which saw it claim 24 award
wins, including the Worldwide Whiskey
Trophy for Redbreast 12 Year Old Single
Pot Still, which continues to be the
most decorated single pot still Irish
whiskey in the world.
The influential spirits competition also
awarded Jameson Cooper’s Croze and
Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy with an
impressive 98 points out of 100, meaning
Irish Distillers won the most Gold
Outstanding honours within the Irish
whiskey category. In addition, the
Powers Three Swallows release, Powers
John’s Lane 12 Year Old, Redbreast 15
Year Old and Red Spot 15 Year Old Single
Pot Still were also awarded gold medals.
The international benchmark for quality,
the IWSC was the first competition of
its kind, set up to seek out, reward and
promote the world’s best wines, spirits
and liqueurs. Now in its 50th year, the
IWSC’s relentless pursuit of excellence
underpins every aspect of the
competition today. The IWSC is set apart
by the formidable reputation of its
judging process with panels made up of
carefully selected industry experts
including Master Distillers, Masters of
Wine, wine and spirit buyers and
sommeliers, WSET qualified educators and
respected wine and spirit journalists.
Tommy Keane, Production Director at
Irish Distillers, comments "We are
honoured to be recognised as World
Whiskey Producer of the Year by one of
the most respected awards bodies, and to
see such outstanding results across the
portfolio. This trophy is a tribute to
the incredibly hard working passionate
and skilled craftsmen and women at
Midleton - 2019 has truly been a
landmark year for Irish Distillers."
If you fancy trying some of Irish
Distillers award winning whiskey's for
yourself you will find their current
whiskey ranges available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of Malt
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