The Best Irish Whiskeys Revealed
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The Best Irish Whiskeys Revealed

THE BEST Irish whiskeys in the world are toasted at the annual Irish Whiskey Awards.

Irish whiskey is enjoying something of a moment, with no fewer than 35 different and highly distinctive distilleries operating across the Emerald Isle.

The Irish Whiskey Awards offered a rare chance to celebrate the very best in what has become a billion-dollar industry in the US.

In 2019, Dingle Distillery in County Kerry hosted the gala event in what was a memorable night for Irish spirts.

Walsh Whiskey was the big winner on the night, taking home the coveted Best Irish Whiskey of the Year prize for the Irishman 17-Year-Old.

Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy was named Best Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey with Dunville’s PX Cask 12-Year-Old crowned Best Irish Single Malt Whiskey (12 Years & Younger).

Bowe’s Bar was one of the other big winners, with the traditional old-world pub taking home the award for Best Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year.

Elsewhere, New York’s world-famous drinking establishment The Dead Rabbit was crowned Best Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year in the International category.

There were a selection of non-whiskey awards on offer too with Beara Ocean Gin receiving the award for Best Irish Gin while the Best Irish Vodka gong went to Lough Ree Zesty Vodka.

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The full list of winners can be enjoyed below:

Irish Whiskey Awards & Gold Medal (2019) Winners:

Overall Winners:

Best Irish Whiskey of the Year – The Irishman 17-Year-Old

Best Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year - Bowe’s, Dublin

Best Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey

-         Winner: Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy

-         Gold Medal: Redbreast 15-Year-Old

-         Gold Medal: Green Spot

Best Irish Single Malt Whiskey (12 Years & Younger)

-         Winner: Dunville’s PX Cask 12-Year-Old

-         Gold Medal: Tyrconnell 10-Year-Old Port Finish

-         Gold Medal: Tyrconnell Single Malt

Best Irish Single Malt Whiskey (13 Years & Older)

-         Winner: Teeling Brabazon Volume 1

-         Gold Medal: Dublin Liberties Keeper’s Coin

-         Gold Medal: Knappogue Castle 16-Year-Old

Best Irish Blended Whiskey (RRP of less than €60/$66)

-         Winner: Jameson Black Barrel

-         Gold Medal: Slane Triple Casked Irish Whiskey

-         Gold Medal: Tullamore D.E.W 12-Year-Old Special Reserve

Best Irish Blended Whiskey (RRP of €60/$66 or more)

-         Winner: Jameson 18-Year-Old Bow Street

-         Gold Medal: J.J. Corry AN FA

-         Gold Medal: Writers’ Tears Copper Pot Japanese Mizunara Finish

Best Irish Single Cask Whiskey

-         Winner: The Irishman 17-Year-Old

-         Gold Medal: Sonny Molloys Redbreast 16-Year-Old

-         Gold Medal: Celtic Cask 27

Best Irish Cask Strength Whiskey

-         Winner: Redbreast 12-Year-Old Cask Strength

-         Gold Medal: The Whistler 7-Year-Old Cask Strength

-         Gold Medal: Writers’ Tears Cask Strength 2019 Release

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Best Irish Single Grain Whiskey

-         Winner: Method & Madness Single Grain Virgin Spanish Oak Finish

-         Gold Medal: Glendalough Triple Barrel

-         Gold Medal: Kilbeggan Single Grain

Best New Irish Whiskey

-         Winner: Kilbeggan Small Batch Rye

-         Gold Medal: Dingle Single Malt Batch 4

-         Gold Medal: Teeling Single Pot Still Batch 3

Best Irish Gin

-         Winner: Beara Ocean Gin

-         Gold Medal: Echlinville Single Estate Irish Pot Still Gin

-         Gold Medal: Dingle Gin

Best Irish Vodka

-         Winner: Lough Ree Zesty Vodka

-         Gold Medal: Assaranca Vodka

-         Gold Medal: Loch Measc Vodca

Best Irish Poitín

-         Winner: Mad March Hare Poitín

-         Gold Medal: Straw Boys Poitín

-         Gold Medal: Bán Poitín

Best Irish Liqueur

-         Winner: DV8 Gold Cream Liqueur

-         Gold Medal: Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur

-         Gold Medal: Coole Swan

Best Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged Irish Craft Beer

-         Winner: Dingle Celebration Stout

-         Gold Medal: Crann Beatha Imperial Stout

-         Gold Medal: DOT Brew Easy Malt Dipa

Best Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year (Leinster)

-         Winner: Bowe’s, Dublin

-         Gold Medal: The Palace Bar, Dublin

-         Gold Medal: The Sky & The Ground, Wexford

Best Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year (Munster)

-         Winner: Dick Mack’s, Dingle

-         Gold Medal: The Shelbourne Bar, Cork

-         Gold Medal: The Folk House, Kinsale

Best Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year (Connacht)

-         Winner: Garavan’s, Galway

-         Gold Medal: Sonny Molloy’s, Galway

-         Gold Medal: Sean’s Bar, Athlone

Best Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year (Ulster)

-         Winner: The Duke of York, Belfast

-         Gold Medal: Bittle’s Bar, Belfast

-         Gold Medal: Madden’s, Belfast

Best Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year (International)

-         Winner: The Dead Rabbit, New York

-         Gold Medal: Milroy’s of Soho, London

-         Gold Medal: The Dillon, Iceland

Who will be the 2021 Irish Whiskey Award winners? Keep tuned to IrishPost - for further updates later next month.

 

** Originally Published on: Oct 22, 2019 by Jack Beresford