Speciality Brands Bolsters World Whisky Offering With Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Published Date: 16th October 2020
Premium spirits agency Speciality Brands has signed an exclusive deal with The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney to distribute its first global whiskey release: Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, in the UK.
The new addition is joining Speciality Brands' extensive, premium world whiskies portfolio which already includes Nikka from Japan, Michter's from Kentucky, Kavalan from Taiwan and Irish Single Malt Waterford.
For the last decade, the Irish whiskey category has enjoyed exponential growth gathering consumer interest worldwide. Global Irish whiskey sales grew by +10.9% in 2019, and the UK remains one of its leading export markets, accounting for over 4.2 million litres in volume.
The Shed Distillery, also home to Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Ireland's leading gin export brand, has created an authentic, Irish single pot still whiskey with excellent provenance to appeal to enthusiasts globally. Every drop of Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is slow-distilled by hand at The Shed Distillery, with Head Distiller Brian Taft tasting and hand-selecting every single cask, guaranteeing absolute consistency in each bottle.
The Shed Distillery opened in December 2014 in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, in the heart of rural Ireland, making history as the first distillery in the Northwestern province of Connacht in over 100 years.
Head Distiller, Brian Taft says: "Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is a well-balanced whiskey, which dances effortlessly between sweet and spice, possessing a full, well-rounded creamy mouthfeel that lingers lightly on the tongue."
"We're delighted to add Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey to our world whisky portfolio as we've been looking to add a traditional Irish pot still whiskey to our range for some time. Provenance is significant to us, and the fact that Drumshanbo is 100% hand-distilled and aged at the Shed Distillery is setting it apart from many other brands coming out of Ireland that simply doesn't have this level of control or traceability." Says Chris Seale, Managing Director, Speciality Brands.
Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (70cl, 43% ABV) launches this month and will be available at selected retailers - RRP £50.
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