Best Irish Whiskey: Try these Award-Winning Brands

Mar. 6, 2015

According to Beverage Information Group, Irish Whiskey is the fastest-growing spirits category in the United States, and the surge in consumption is only the beginning. More than 80% of the market share is owned by one brand, providing the opportunity for others to gain speed.

Teeling Whiskey—The Spirit of Dublin

The Teeling family has been crafting Irish Whiskey since 1782. Flash forward to 2015, the Teeling Brothers, Stephen and Jack, have successfully begun production at their new Dublin Distillery, the first new distillery to open in the city in over 100 years.

2015 also marks the launch of Teeling’ Single Grain Irish Whiskey to the US market, which was awarded the World’ Best Grain at the 2014 World Whiskies Awards.

The light-colored liquid is one of only a handful of Single Grain Bottlings in the world, and is fully matured in Californian red wine barrels resulting in an intensely fruity and beautifully amber liquid, with lush berry notes.

Tullamore D.E.W

An authentic Irish whiskey that was first distilled in Tullamore, Ireland, in 1829. In 2013 alone, Tullamore D.E.W sales grew 73%, outpacing the leading Irish Whiskey competition by three times, according to International Spirit Research.

Tullamore D.E.W has won 22 gold medals in the last 10 years, including Gold Best in Class at the 2013 International Spirits Challenge and Gold at the 2010 Irish Whiskey Masters.

Hell-Cat Maggie

The newest Irish Whiskey entering our portfolio, Hell-Cat Maggie is a unique blend of the finest Irish craftsmanship and American know-how.

Distilled in County Louth, Ireland, using the traditional single copper pot still method, it’ named after a feared streetfighter and member of the notorious Dead Rabbits gang that roamed the Five Points area of Manhattan in the 1840s.