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I rish Whiskey
I nventory
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I ntroduction
The word whiskey literally means Water of Life – Uisce Beatha
in Gaelic.
The origins of Irish whiskey are buried in the depths of
unwritten Irish history. It is however nearly certain that the
art of distillation was broughtto Ireland by
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During the 19th
century, Irish whiskey had a
superior quality image and was regarded as
being much more drinkable than Scotch.
Despite Ireland’s dominance of the 19th century whiskey
export market, many social and economic factors were to
affect the production, consumption and export of Irish
whiskey. The story of Irish whiskey is one punctuated with
political and economic upheaval, disasters, poor decision
making and more than a fair share of bad luck. In 1838, the
charismatic Capuchin Monk, Father Matthew, began a personal
and highly successful crusade against whiskey.
Good luck prevailed for a time for the Irish whiskey industry,
when in 1870 the wine louse decimated European vines, and
with them, the wine and brandy industry. Irish whiskey soon
became the drink of choice for the gentry in Europe and sales
soared until the advent of World War I. This was followed by
American prohibition in 1919, Irish independence in 1921, civil
war in 1921-22 and a trade war with Great Britain and her
colonies, all of which combined to cause a complete collapse
of the Irish whiskey industry. Distilleries in Ireland closed by
the dozen.
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I ntroduction
Prohibition in the USA was probably the severest blow. Due to
a misplaced sense of loyalty to the American government, and
despite many requests, the Irish passed over the opportunity
to supply thousands of gallons of whiskey, both during and
even after Prohibition. It was essentially after Prohibition that
Scotland quickly made a name for itself in the world of whisky.
An entire generation of Americans never had the opportunity
to drink and appreciate Irish whiskey. Scotch, and
not Irish, became the word for good
whisky.
Irish political
decisions regarding
whiskey exports during World War II
also lacked basic economic foresight. Whilst
production was heavily boosted in Scotland for the post-war
export market and domestic consumption was restricted,
while exports were criminally neglected. The result? The
export market collapsed completely after the war and even
more distilleries closed down.
In 1975 the new Midleton Distillery was commissioned on a site
next to the old Paddy Distillery in County Cork. Since then
Jameson, Paddy, Powers and Tullamore Dew have been
produced in this ultra modern distillery.
In 1988 Irish Distillers was taken over by the French drinks
giant, Pernod Ricard, which offered the benefit of its worldwide
distribution channels and networks and which gave Irish
whiskey sales a very substantial thrust into world markets.
In 1989, the Cooley distillery started
distilling whiskey and it remains to
this day the only independent Irish
distillery. In 2006, the Bushmills
Distillery in Antrim was sold by Irish
Distillers and now forms part of the
Diageo Group.
Irish whiskey, is today enjoying
once again a golden era and
has become one of the fastest
growing categories of spirit in the
world.
© The Ireland Whiskey Trail
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The Desert I sland Top 10
Stuck on an island with your ten
favourite Irish!! What would they be??
Tullamore Dew 10 Yr Old Reserve
€8.50
Inside the sophisticated 10 Year Old Reserve bottle is
a triple distilled blend, aged in Spanish and American
oak casks for a minimum of 10 years. The result is
a refined and balanced whiskey that exemplifies
Tullamore Dew's distinctive smoothness.
Tullamore Dew 12 Yr Old Reserve
€8.50
Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old Special Reserve is a
carefully crafted blend of old Irish whiskeys - full
of complex flavours,perfectly married to give a
sophisticated drinking session full of depth, character
and maturity.
Bushmills 16 Yr Old
€8.50
This distinctive Irish Malt Whiskey is aged for
16 years in a combination of Oloroso Sherry - and
Bourbon-seasoned casks, then matured for several months
in
port wine barrels. A unique maturation which
imparts distinct notes of juicy fruits, nuts and spice,
as well as a hint of ruby redness.
Bushmills 1608
€10.80
A special limited edition to mark 400 years of
distilling in the Bushmills area. A premium blended
Irish Whiskeycombining three types of whiskey - at it’s
heart is Bushmills malt whiskey distilled with crystal
malt.
Greenore 8 Yr Old
€6.20
Greenore single grain Irish Whiskey is a truly unique
whiskey as it is the only expression of irish single
grain whiskey and one of only a handful of such
bottlings in the world. Greenore is made from
maize/corn giving it a silky smooth sweet taste
that is exceedingly versitle and accessible to
all taste buds.
Connemara 12 Yr Old Peated
Single Malt
€6.20
This 12 year old Peated Single malt has aged in ex
bourbon casks imparting a smooth sweet character and
lessening the intensity of the peat flavours.
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The Desert I sland Top 10
Stuck on an island with your ten
favourite Irish!! What would they be??
Tyrconnell 18 Yr Old
€10.80
Tyrconnell single malt Irish Whiskey is an historic
Irish Whiskey brand from the 1900s, named after a
very famous racehorse that won a legendary race at odds
of 100 to 1. Tyrconnell’s beautiful fresh, fruity
bouquet, smooth sweet taste and delicate dry finish
make it a classic Irish Malt with it’s own distinctive
character.
Kilbeggan Malt (A Palace Favourite) €6.20
This is a 3 year old Malt, first whiskey to be
distilled in the old distillery in more than 50 years.
Kilbeggan finest irish Whiskey comes from the oldest
licensed whiskey distillery in the world with over 250
years of whiskey heritage going into each bottle. The
finest grain and malt whiskeys are blended together for
the smooth, sweet taste and lovely malty finish that
is Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey.
Redbreast 12 Yr Old Pure Pot Still
€6.20
This 12 Year Old Pure Pot Still Whiskey (or Single Pot
Still as it is now known) has been matured for up to
15 years in ex bourbon and ex Oloroso Sherry Casks.
Ireland is the only country in the world producing
Single Pot Still Whiskey, which is distilled from
malted and unmalted barley.
Greenspot Pure Pot Still
€5.10
For true aficionados of Irish Whiskey, the words Green
Spot make the pulse quicken. This is Mitchell’s own
label Irish Whiskey for the past 100 years. Mitchell &
Son Merchants was founded in 1805 and both the 5th and
6th generations of the family run the business. Green
Spot is produced by Irish Distillers, and is distilled
in Midleton, Co. Cork. It’s made up of 7 and 8 year old
pot still Whiskey, and 25% of it is matured in sherry
wood.
“One of the cult whiskeys of the world.”
The Malt Advocate (USA), July 2001.
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Cooley/ K ilbeggan Distillery
Cooley is the smallest and the youngest of the three
distilleries operating in Ireland, having started distilling
in 1989. It is also the only one which is independently
owned. It is located in the Cooley Peninsula in Co.
Louth. It currently produces over 1.5 million litres and
filling over 12,000 200L ex-Bourbon casks annually. It
distils both grain and malt whiskey and operates a
double distillation process. Double distillation in pot
stills produces a new spirit which is more robust in
nature than triple distilled whiskey and which has very
pleasant malt and gentle fruity notes.
Cooley is also the only Irish distillery creating peated
Single Malt whiskeys and bottling Single Grain Irish
Whiskey. Their Single Grain whiskey has been distilled
from maize and malted barley in tall column stills..
All Cooley whiskeys are matured in ex-Bourbon casks
only, with the exception of whiskeys finished in special
casks, such as the Tyrconnell collection.
Cooley produce many different brands of whiskey, such
as: Locke’s – Tyrconnell – Connemara – Kilbeggan.
Cooley also manage the oldest continually licensed
distillery in the world, the Kilbeggan Distillery which
is situated on the Brosna River in Co. Westmeath.
Originally opened back
in 1757, it closed in 1957
due to tough economic
circumstances in Ireland
at the time. In 2007
however, 50 years after
its closure, production
started
again
in
Kilbeggan and the first
new whiskey - The
Kilbeggan Malt - to
come
from
this
distillery in over 50
years was bottled in
2010.
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Cooley/ K ilbeggan Distillery
Connemara Peated Single Malt
€5.10
Connemara Turf Mor Peated S/Malt €8.50
Connemara Cask Strength
Peated Single Malt
€8.50
Connemara Sherry Peated S/Malt
€8.50
Connemara 12Yr Old Peated S/Malt €6.20
Kilbeggan
€4.30
Kilbeggan Malt
€6.20
Kilbeggan 15Yr Old
€15.00
Kilbeggan 18Yr Old
€15.00
Tyrconnell S/Malt
€4.30
Tyrconnell (Sherry) S/Malt
€8.50
Tyrconnell Port Cask Finish
€8.50
Tyrconnell Madeira Cask Finish
€8.50
Tyrconnell 15 Yr Old S/Malt
€8.50
Tyrconnell 17Yr Old S/Malt
€10.80
Tyrconnell 18Yr Old S/Malt
€10.80
Tyrconnell
(A Mallorcan W/Cask Finish) €8.50
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Cooley/ K ilbeggan Distillery
Greenore 6Yr Old S/Grain
€6.20
Greenore 8Yr Old S/Grain
€6.20
Greenore 15Yr Old S/Grain
€8.50
Greenore 18Yr Old S/Grain
€8.50
Locke’s
€4.30
Locke’s
8Yr Old
€6.20
Locke’s Grand Crew 9Yr Old
€8.50
Locks Premier Crew 10Yr Old
€8.50
Millars spec reserve
€4.30
Inishowen
€4.30
*Cooley Tasting Tray
(4 of the best)
€5.10
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I ndependent I rish Bottlings
Feckin Irish
Wild Geese Limited Edition
Wild Geese Rare
Wild Geese Classic Blend
Wild Geese Single Malt
Clontarf
Clontarf Single Malt
Three Stills Whiskey
Knappogue Castle
Writers Tears
€5.10
€6.20
€6.20
€6.20
€6.20
€4.30
€6.20
€4.30
€5.10
€5.10
Danny Boy
Slane Castle
Brogans
Michael Collins Single Malt
Michael Collins
Greenspot
Irishman Single Malt
John Sullivan
Knappogue 12y old Single Malt
Merrys Single Malt
Merrys
Inish Turk Beg Single Malt
Greenspot Pure Pot Still
10 Year Old Limited Edition
Dingle Gold
Avoca Irish Whiskey
Avoca 8Yr old
Dundalgan
Shanahans
€5.10
€5.10
€4.30
€6.20
€5.10
€5.10
€6.20
€6.20
€6.20
€5.10
€4.30
€15.30
€20.00
€5.10
€5.10
€6.20
€5.10
€5.10
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Tullamore Dew – Brand Background
Ireland was once the world’s greatest whiskey producing
nation, Tullamore Dew was one of Ireland's most famous
whiskey brands. Today, as the world number 2 Irish whiskey,
Tullamore Dew has once again returned to international
prominence.
The origins of Tullamore Dew’s legendary Irish whiskey can be
traced back to 1829 when the Tullamore Distillery was founded
in Tullamore, County Offaly by Michael Molloy. Daniel E
Williams was the major influence on the development of the
distillery. His initials, D-E-W, inspired the whiskey to be named
‘Tullamore Dew’ with the original slogan "Give every man his
Dew" still in use today.
Daniel E Williams was a great customer in The Palace in the
40’s often holding court in the snug with the Fitzgeralds the
wholesalers of Westmoreland St.
Tullamore Dew
Tullamore Dew
€4.30
Tullamore Dew Heritage Reserve
Heritage Reserve
€6.20
Tullamore Dew 10Yr Old S/Malt
Single Malt
€6.20
Tullamore Dew
10Yr Old
Reserve €8.50
Tullamore Dew 12 Yr Old
€8.50
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Tullamore Dew
Tullamore Dew is the legendary triple ditilled Irish
whiskey known the world over for its distinctively
smooth taste. Tulamore Dew has been widely acclaimed
by independent whiskey connoisseurs, winning an
impressive 23 Gold medals in the last 10 years.
Tullamore Dew 12Yr Old Reserve
See Desert Island Top 10.
Tullamore Dew 10 Yr Old Reserve
See Desert Island Top 10.
Tullamore Dew 10Yr Old Single Malt
The new Tullamore Dew 10 Year Old Single Maltis matured
to perfection in Old Bourbon, Dry Oloroso Sherry,
Madeira and Port casks. Ageing in these specially
selected casks enhances and intensifies the flavour of
the spirit, resulting in a singularly rich and mellow
expression of this legendary Irish whiskey.
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Bushmills Distillery
Bushmills is the second largest distillery and the
oldest working distillery in Ireland. It is located in the
village of Bushmills, in Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland.
It currently produces over 500,000 cases a year and
aims to double this output by 2013. It only distils malt
whiskey and all their whiskeys are triple distilled.
Bushmills however also bottle blends as well as single
malt whiskeys. The grain whiskey for their blends
comes from Midleton.
Bushmills mature their whiskeys in ex- Bourbon and
ex- Oloroso Sherry casks, but also regularly use other
types of casks such as Port and Madeira to produce
brands such as Bushmills 16 Year Old and Bushmills
21 Year Old.
The Bushmills Distillery is owned by the Diageo Group.
Black Bush and all whiskeys bearing the name
Bushmills are produced by the
Bushmills Distillery.
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Bushmills Distillery
Bushmills
€4.30
Blackbush
€5.10
Bushmills 10Yr Old S/Malt
€6.20
Bushmills 12Yr Old S/Malt
€6.20
Bushmills 16Yr Old S/Malt
€8.50
Bushmills 21Yr Old S/Malt
€15.00
Bushmills (Bourbon) S/Cask
€10.80
Bushmills (Sherry) S/Cask
€15.00
Bushmills (Rum) S/Cask
€15.00
Bushmills 1608
€10.80
Bushmills Millennium Malt
S/Cask
€15.00
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Midleton Distillery
Midleton Distillery is the largest and has the largest
production capacity of all the Irish distilleries. It is
located in Co. Cork in the south-east, next to the old
Cork Distilleries Co. distillery (which produced Paddy).
Annually more than 100 million bottles of whiskey are
produced in Midleton. It produces both grain whiskey
from maize and malt in column stills and pot still
whiskey from malt and barley in pot stills.
All whiskeys distilled in Midleton are distilled 3 times.
Triple distillation produces a new spirit which is lighter,
smoother and has fruitier, sweeter and more floral notes
than double distilled whiskey.
Jameson
€4.30
Paddy
€4.30
Powers
€4.30
Crested Ten
€5.10
Jameson Gold
€10.80
Jameson
€6.20
12 Yr Old
Jameson 18 Yr Old
€15.00
Jameson Marconi
€15.00
Powers 12 Yr Old
€6.20
Redbreast 12 Yr Old
Single Pot Stil
€6.20
Redbreast 15 Yr Old
Single Pot Stil
€10.30
Midleton Very Rare
€15.00
Dunphys
€4.30
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Play Your Part
Buy your county colours on limited addition whiskey
minitures from the Cooley Distillery €5.10.
H istory of the Palace Bar
“ When I first came to Dublin in 1939, I thought the Palace was
the most wonderful temple of art” Patrick Kavanagh.
HISTORY
Untainted, unspoiled and unperturbed by the passage of time
- that’s what makes The Palace Bar one of Dublin’s best loved
original Victorian Pubs. Like all Victorian Pubs The Palace
pulsates natural ambience and character. But if you wish to see
it at its best, go along in early morning, preferably on a
sunshine day when shafts of light come filtering through
stained glass windows illuminating the old mahogany back bar
and high vaulted ceiling. Ponder over the Victorian magic of
this design; austere and simple but yet vibrant, quaint and
enchanting. Note the high alter style Victorian back bar typical of the era - with Romanesque arches and very clever
use of mirrors.
Reflect over a Tullamore Dew, small Kilbeggan from the
oldest distillery in the world or a Blackbush and soak up the
atmosphere of this fine Victorian jewel. Here at The Palace we
have a singular devotion to the promotion of Irish Whiskey in
excess of 85 of the finest Irish Whiskies can be savoured here.
Sláinte
Flann O’Brien was a regular in The Palace . He drank
whiskey in the intensive care unit (lounge room at the
back). He was once asked why he wore a velvet glove
when he drank whiskey.
‘I swore to my mother on her deathbed that I’d never touch
a glass of whiskey. That’s why I wear a velvet glove’.
“ I nternationally famous for our intellectual refreshment”
All our Malt Whiskeys are served with the finest Irish Spring
Water, we use tapwater for washing the glasses!!
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21 Fleet Street, Dublin 2.
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www.thepalacebardublin.com
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The Palace Bar is a proud member of the Ireland
Whiskey Trail, the free touring guide to Ireland’s
distilleries, best whiskey pubs, bars and shops.
We would like to thank the Ireland Whiskey
Trail for providing much of the information
for this Whiskey Inventory.
Please ask any of our bar staff for a free
Whiskey Trail map. For more information
on the Ireland Whiskey Trail, or to
download a free map, check out
www.irelandwhiskeytrail.com