Irish Whiskey Brands   Ireland produces many different brands of whiskey. Please find below an A-Z to some of Ireland's favourite whiskeys, with a link to their respective website. Most of these offer a range of different whiskeys under their brand name so do check out their websites for full information on each brand. Alternatively, you can also check out The Celtic Whiskey Shop, who stock a full range of Irish whiskeys and provide excellent information on their website, as well as a mail order service.   Connemara Peated Single Malt A range of peated Single Malt whiskeys from the Cooley Distillery.  Ireland is not generally known for producing peated whiskeys, but Connemara is the award winning exception.  The standard Connemara is complemented by a 12 Year Old Single Malt, in cask strength and as a sherry cask finish.  It's also the only peated Single Malt Irish whiskey which is exported.  Our recommendation: try it after a 5 mile hike on the West Coast of Ireland...whiskey will never have tasted so good!  And if you can't make it to Ireland, pour yourself a glass at home, close your eyes, breathe in the peat, green apples and wet moss and let yourself happily be transported to the wild beauty of Ireland's Connemara Coast.   AVAILABILITY:  Widely available in Ireland, Benelux, France, Spain, Germany and some of Scandinavia. Also distributed in USA, Canada and Australasia - click here for list of international stockists. Greenore Single Grain Whiskey Single Grain whiskies are quite rare as most grain whiskey is used for blended whiskeys. This is the only Single Grain whiskey produced in Ireland.  Bottled in limited quantities as an 8 Year Old and a 15 Year Old.  The 15 Year Old Greenore won World's Best Single Grain Whisky in the 2010 World Whiskies Awards.  Soft, sweet corn, with hints of bourbon on the nose. Taste is rich, with soft oils, and a hint of barley for good measure and finish is crisp.    AVAILABILITY:  Limited export markets - click here for list of international stockists.   Green Spot Pure Pot Still Pure Pot Still whiskey (distilled from malted and unmalted barley in traditional copper pot stills) is unique to Ireland and this is one of only two brands regularly produced.  It is also the only Irish whiskey brand which still belongs to a traditional family owned Whiskey Bonder, Mitchell & Sons from Dublin. This triple distilled whiskey is distilled in Midleton and is smooth, soft, with gentle floral and honey notes.  Very hard to find outside of Ireland, and even many Irish have never heard of it.  Grab it if you see it!     AVAILABILITY: Ireland, France and Germany essentially.  Contact Mitchell & Sons for export details.     Irish Mist Whiskey Liqueur A secret blend of Irish Whiskey, honey and herbs. The original recipe, known as Heather Wine, is said to date back to the 17th century, but was lost until 1948 when the Tullamore Dew company advertised their search for the recipe throughout Europe and were contacted by an Austrian refugee with an Irish recipe which he said had been passed down his family for generations.  Sweet and aromatic, delicious with ice or in cocktails.  Also makes an extremely smooth Irish Coffee, just replace the sugar and whiskey in your recipe with Irish Mist.   AVAILABILITY: Available in most countries.  Click here for list of international distributors.       Jameson Irish Whiskey The world's best selling Irish Whiskey, selling over 20 million bottles annually. Triple distilled in Midleton, it is a smooth and well balanced whiskey. Almonds, vanilla and orchard fruits on the nose with light sherry notes, marzipan and gentle toasted wood on the palate with a very pleasant dry finish. Matured in ex bourbon and sherry casks.  The Jameson family also includes Jameson 12 Year Old Special Reserve and 18 Year Old Limited Reserve, Jameson Gold Reserve and Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve.   AVAILABILITY: Widely available throughout the world.            Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey A blended Irish whiskey from the Cooley Distillery which is named after the oldest continually licensed distillery in the world.  Sweet caramel, vanilla and toasty wood aromas on the nose and palate. A smooth, sweet and popular Irish whiskey from Ireland’s only independent distillery. Matured in ex-Bourbon casks only.  Also available as a very smooth and complex limited edition 15 Year Old launched to celebrate 250th anniversary of the Kilbeggan Distillery   AVAILABILITY: Throughout most of Continental Europe but hard to get in Eastern Europe and the US - click here for list of international stockists.         Locke's Irish Whiskey Available as a high malt content blend or as an 8 year old very gently peated Single Malt, both from the Cooley Distillery, who revived the original Locke's brand originally distilled in Kilbeggan.  The Single Malt is made up of both peated and non-peated malts resulting in a whiskey with soft citrus notes that compliment the gently peatiness. Full flavoured nose bulging with big fruit-barley character. There is a copper-tanginess, lots of barley followed by a dry fruity flavour on the taste and lots of malt on the finish.   AVAILABILITY: Limited availability around the world as not extensively exported outside of Ireland - click here for list of international stockists.      Midleton Very Rare A deluxe whiskey from Midleton. Every year since 1984 a new vintage has been produced.   Bottled in limited quantities, every vintage is a collectors and connoisseurs’ whiskey and slightly different from the previous year.  Barry Crockett, Master Distiller in Midleton, personally selects whiskeys matured in bourbon casks only and aged generally up to 25-27 years. Box contains a certificate and each purchaser is entered into the Midleton Very Rare book. One of the smoothest whiskeys money can buy.    AVAILABILITY: Available in most countries in deluxe retail outlets and bars     Paddy Irish Whiskey From the Midleton Distillery, one of Ireland's favourite whiskeys.  Triple distilled, it is a blend of pot still and grain whiskeys from Midleton and malt whiskey from Bushmills.  A very popular whiskey in Ireland, ideal for mixing.  It is a young and light whiskey, with also opens up quite nicely with a little water.  Mild, soft, a distinctive mellow maltiness, a touch of sweet oil, spiciness with background notes of honey, vanilla, toasted wood on the nose and palate. Mellow maltiness and mild woody notes on the finish. Named after Paddy Flaherty, a famous 1930's whiskey sales rep from Cork.    AVAILABILITY:  not available in the U.S.A. and very difficult to find outside of Europe.   Powers Irish Whiskey For a long time, this was Ireland's best selling whiskey and it still remains extremely popular.  A blend of triple distilled pot still and grain whiskeys. Smooth yet robust, this is a complex whiskey for its age – excellent with a few drops of water, as well as for Irish coffee and Hot Irish. Warm cereal notes, lots of spice, touch of honey and high pot still content.  Long finish with plenty of spice. Only matured in ex bourbon casks.  Exported to Northern & Central Europe & USA, but difficult to find in all those markets. It is also available as a 12 Year Old, which is actually aged 12-17 years - grab the 12 Year old if you can, - very smooth, perfectly balanced, but with a surprising peppery and spicy kick at the back of the palate, with a finish that goes on forever.   AVAILABILITY:  Exported mostly to continental Europe, but difficult to find.  Small quantities of Powers and Powers 12YO available in the U.S.A.      Redbreast Pure Pot Still A 12 year old pure pot still whiskey from the Midleton Distillery.   This type of whiskey is unique to Ireland and Redbreast is a continuation of the great tradition of pure pot still whiskeys, made from malted and unmalted barley in the traditional pot still method.  A unique whiskey, full of character, lovely touch of oilyness and fruitcake on the taste and long classy sherry notes on the finish. Regularly wins top awards in International spirits competitions.  Very hard to find outside of Ireland with the exception of UK, France and Germany. Small quantity exported to USA too.  Also available as a limited edition 15 year old at 46% Vol Alc but unfortunately, even harder to find than the 12 Year Old.   AVAILABILITY:  Exported mostly to UK, France and Germany.  Small quantities available in the U.S.A.    The Irishman Irish Whiskey An independent Irish whiskey brand which includes a blend, Single Malt and limited edition cask strength.  The Irishman 70 is unique in the world of blends as it contains no grain whiskeys, being made up of 30% triple distilled pot still and 70% malt whiskey.  Matured in ex-Bourbon casks only.  Pepper and spice on the nose, a good smooth whiskey with nice long finish. Awarded gold at the International Spirits Challenge 2008.    AVAILABILITY:  Exported to most major international markets, but in small quantities only.        Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey The world's second best selling Irish Whiskey.  It is triple Distilled whiskey, smooth and gentle and a blend of grain and pot still whiskeys from Midleton and malt whiskey from Bushmills. Charred wood undertones on the nose and palate with warming, sweetish spices and pleasant maltiness. Distilled in Tullamore until the early 1950’s and distilled in Midleton since the mid 1970’s. Very approachable whiskey, also good with ice and in cocktails.  Look out for the Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old and limited 10 Year Old and Heritage editions.  There is also a new and very complex 10 Year Tullamore Dew Single Malt available, which is the only Irish whiskey matured in four different types of casks: ex bourbon, sherry, port and madeira.   AVAILABILITY: Available in most countries.      Tyrconnell Single Malt An unpeated Single Malt whiskey from the Cooley Distillery. This is a historic old Irish brand named after a famous race horse that won the largest race in Ireland at odds of 100 to 1.  It is one of only a handful of Irish Single Malts. Full and fruity aroma with a citrus spiciness, with the malt becoming more dominant on the finish. Matured in ex-Bourbon casks only.  The range also includes award winning 10 Year Old Sherry, Madeira and Port Cask finish editions.   Availability: Available throughout most of Continental Europe but hard to get in Eastern Europe and the US.  Click here for a list of distributors.