Irish
Distillers and The Irish Whiskey Society
unveil exclusive bottling of 17 year old
Single Cask Single Pot Still Whiskey.
 Irish
Distillers Pernod Ricard and the Irish
Whiskey Society (IWS) last night
celebrated the launch of The Irish
Whiskey Society Single Cask Whiskey at
the Old Jameson Distillery in Dublin.
The Irish Whiskey Society Single Cask
Whiskey is an exclusive IWS members’
only whiskey produced by Irish
Distillers Ltd. at their Midleton
Distillery in Midleton, Co. Cork,
Ireland.
The event was attended by members of the
IWS who came to sample a selection of
Irish Distillers’ whiskeys, alongside
the new limited-edition expression. A
tutored whiskey tasting was conducted by
Liam Donegan of Irish Distillers Pernod
Ricard.
The Irish Whiskey Society Single Cask
Whiskey comprises of the entire contents of
one ex-bourbon cask – cask number 1038 -
which was chosen by the members of the IWS at a tasting event in the Old
Jameson Distillery in April of this
year. With just 204 bottles produced,
this exclusive release is only available
to members of the IWS.
The Irish Whiskey Society Single Cask
Whiskey is a 17 Year Old Single Pot
Still Whiskey which has been bottled at
55.2% ABV. The cask was filled on the
13th January 1995 and was bottled on the
17th October of this year (2012). Single
Pot Still Whiskey is unique to Ireland
and to the Midleton Distillery in
particular. Made from a mash of malted
and unmalted barley that is then triple
distilled in traditional copper pot
stills, this style of whiskey is
renowned for its full, complex flavours
and smooth, creamy mouth feel.
Barry Crockett, Master Distiller for
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, says:
"We are delighted to have collaborated
with the Irish Whiskey Society for this
unique and exclusive distillation of one
of our select aged whiskey casks. It was
a pleasure for us to partner with the IWS
to select and produce a product which
celebrates both the best of Irish Single
Pot Still Whiskey and our special
relationship with them. The fact that
the whiskey has been selected by its
members, for its members, has made the
project most enjoyable."
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