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The limited release of
new Spirit from the refurbished pot stills in the Old Kilbeggan Distillery.
Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only
independent whiskey distillery, has
released a limited bottling of the new
Spirit distilled by the 19th century
refurbished still in operation in the
Old Kilbeggan Distillery in County
Westmeath.
The Old Kilbeggan Distillery is the
oldest distillery in the world and to
mark its 250th anniversary, a pot still
from the 19th century was refurbished
and distilling recommenced on the 19th
of March 2007. This is the oldest pot
still in use in the world and will
revive a traditional age old style of
distillation not seen in Ireland for
many years. Earlier this year a second
pot still, handcrafted by Forsyth’s
Copper Smiths of Scotland to match the
original still, was commissioned. The
full distillation process is now on show
to the public in the Old Kilbeggan
Distillery.
There is significant consumer interest
in the distillery and in the nature of
the new Spirit produced by the ancient
pot still. To satisfy this interest and
whet the appetite for the launch of
mature whiskey in mid 2010, Cooley has
released this limited bottling of aged
Spirit distilled in Kilbeggan.
Cooley has bottled 3,000 small six
centilitre bottles of Spirit, each
matured for one month as well as another
limited bottling of 1,000 packs of three
by six centilitre bottles containing
Spirit aged for one month, one year and
two years, which will enable consumers
to sample the maturing Spirit.
Jack Teeling, Sales & Marketing Director
for Cooley Distillery commented, “For
over 50 years the pot stills in
Kilbeggan were cold until distilling
recommenced in 2007. Since then there
has been keen interest and intrigue in
what style of whiskey the ancient pot
still will produce. This limited release
of the Spirit of Kilbeggan offers
consumers a chance to anticipate the
outcome.”
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