Castle Brands Scoops Top Accolades at the Irish Whiskey Awards

 

Castle Brands walked away with top accolades at last night’s Irish Whiskey Awards. Awards included Irish Whiskey of the Year 2016 and overall winner for Irish Single Malts (13 Years and older) for Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Twin Wood. Castle brands also won a gold medal for their Knappogue Castle 16 Year Old Single Malt in the Irish Single Malts (13 Years or Older) category and a gold medal for Boru Vodka in the Best Irish Vodka category, with the overall winner in this category going to Straw Boys Vodka from the Connacht Distillery, Mayo. Dick Mack’s bar in Dingle was named Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year 2016, walking away with the accolade for the third year in a row. Accolades were awarded at a ceremony last night (Thursday, the 20th of October), in Tullamore Dew Visitor Centre, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

Pictured at the Irish Whiskey Awards 2016 which took place in the Tullamore Distillery Visitor Centre recently (20th October 2016) was Marianne Courtney of Castle Brands who collected the awards for the Irish Whiskey of the Year 2016 for Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Twin Wood, which also won the best in the Irish Single Malts (13 years and older) and Gold medals for Knappogue Castle 16 Year old Single Malt and Boru Vodka.  For further information please contact O'Leary PR 01-6789888

Pictured at the Irish Whiskey Awards 2016 which took place in the Tullamore Distillery Visitor Centre recently (20th October 2016) was Marianne Courtney of Castle Brands who collected the awards for the Irish Whiskey of the Year 2016 for Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Twin Wood, which also won the best in the Irish Single Malts (13 years and older) and Gold medals for Knappogue Castle 16 Year old Single Malt and Boru Vodka.
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The Irish Whiskey Awards, which are in their fourth year, recognise the excellence and innovation from indigenous producers and distillers. The awards spanned a total of 20 categories, including recognition of the best in Irish gin, Irish vodka, Irish liqueur, craft beer and Whiskey Bar of the Year.

 

The Irish Single Malt Whiskey (12 Years & Younger) category was won by Dunvilles PX Single Malt and Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength took home the trophy in the Irish Single Pot Stills category. Teeling Small Batch got the nod for best Irish Blended Whiskey (RRP of less than €60) with Midleton Very Rare receiving the top accolade for the Irish Blended Whiskey (RRP of €60 or more) for the second year in a row.  Marrowbone Lane Irish Whiskey Society Bottling and St. Patrick’s Cask Strength Irish Whiskey were awarded overall winners of the Irish Single Cask Whiskey and Irish Cask Strength Whiskey categories respectively.

 

Whilst at home, Dick Mack’s bar in Dingle, Co Kerry received the Trophy for Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year for the third year in a row; Patrick’s Bar in Paris was named the International Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year. (Full list of winners outlined below)

 

Ally Alpine, Managing Director of Celtic Whiskey Shop and the Irish Whiskey Awards, said: “Each year the Irish Whiskey Awards have gone from strength to strength and with over 100 entries to this year’s awards, it made the competition tougher than ever.  We are proud to have this platform to showcase the very best in the industry.”

 

This year the judging was in the form of a blind tasting of all the entries across three sessions. Members of the Celtic Whiskey Club & Irish Whiskey Society judged all entries in Brooks Hotel on Saturday 3rd and 10th of September.  Members of the trade were responsible for judging white spirit categories (Gin, Vodka & Poitin), which took place on Monday the 12th of September in No. 10 Stephen’s Green. All voting was anonymous and the final scores will be made available to the industry after the awards.

 

Each of the category winners were awarded a trophy and the runners up received a Gold Medal that can be prominently displayed on their whiskey at point of sale.

 

The winners of the Irish Whiskey Awards will be celebrated at Ireland’s premier whiskey tasting event, Whiskey Live Dublin in The Printworks, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2, on Saturday the 5th of November. The showcase will be divided into two sessions (13:30-17:00 and 18:00- 21:30), tickets are priced at €42 plus booking fee with the Celtic Whiskey Shop donating €10 per ticket to Down Syndrome Dublin. Masterclass tickets are an additional €5, with all money donated to Down Syndrome Dublin.

 

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Notes to the Editor:

 

Irish Whiskey Awards 2016

 

 

Irish Whiskey of the Year 2016                                 (Trophy)

Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Twin Wood

 

Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year 2016                           (Trophy)

Dick Mack’s, Dingle

 

Irish Single Pot Stills

Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength                                    Overall winner

Redbreast 21 Year Old                                                                Gold Medal

Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy                                              Gold Medal

Redbreast Lustau Edition                                                            Gold Medal

 

Irish Single Malts (12 years and younger)

Dunvilles PX Single Malt                                                             Overall Winner

The Famous Galway Bay Irish Whiskey                               Gold Medal

Teeling Single Malt                                                                      Gold Medal

 

Irish Single Malts (13 years and older)

Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Twin Wood                         Overall Winner

Knappogue Castle 16 Year Old Single Malt                         Gold Medal

Glendalough 13 Year old Single malt                                     Gold Medal

 

Irish Blended Whiskey (RRP of less than €60)

Teeling Small Batch                                                                      Overall Winner

Jameson Black Barrel                                                                   Gold Medal

Jameson Crested                                                                           Gold Medal

 

Irish Blended Whiskey (RRP of €60 or more)

Midleton Very Rare                                                                      Overall Winner

Jameson The Distillers Safe                                                       Gold Medal

Jameson The Blender’s Dog                                                      Gold Medal

 

Irish Single Cask Whiskey

Marrowbone Lane Irish Whiskety Society Bottling                             Overall Winner

Powers Single Pot Still Celtic Whiskey Shop Single Cask                   Gold Medal

The Irishman 17 Year Old Single Cask                                                     Gold Medal

 

Irish Cask Strength Whiskey

St Patricks Cask Strength Irish Whiskey                               Overall Winner

Spade and Bushel 10 Year Old Single Malt                          Gold Medal

Dingle Distillery Cask Strength Whiskey                               Gold Medal

 

Irish Single Grain Whiskey

Teeling Single Grain                                                                     Overall Winner

Kilbeggan 8 Year Old                                                                   Gold Medal

Hyde 6 Year Old Single Grain Bourbon Cask                        Gold Medal

 

Irish Poitín

Bán Barrelled and Buried                                                            Overall Winner

Bán Poitín                                                                                         Gold Medal

Glendalough Mountain Strength Poitín                                 Gold Medal

 

Irish Liqueur

Merrys White Chocolate Irish Cream Liqueur                     Overall Winner

Merrys Salted Caramel Irish Cream Liqueur                        Gold Medal

Mrs Doyle’s Cream Liqueur                                                       Gold Medal

 

Irish Gin

Boyle’s Gin Small Batch                                                              Overall Winner

Dublin City Gin                                                                                Gold Medal

Thin Gin                                                                          Gold Medal

 

Irish Vodka                        

Strawboys Irish Vodka                                                                Overall Winner

Boru vodka                                                                                      Gold Medal

Kalak Vodka                                                                                   Gold Medal

 

Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged Irish Craft Beer

Five Lamps Whiskey Barrel Aged Honor Bright                  Overall Winner

O’Hara’s Barrel Aged Leann Folláin                                        Gold Medal

Five Lamps Whiskey Barrel Aged Dark IPA                         Gold Medal

 

Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year- Leinster

The Dylan, Kilkenny                                                                     Overall Winner

The Palace Bar, Dublin                                                                Gold Medal

Bowes Bar, Dublin                                                                         Gold Medal

 

Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year- Munster

Dick Mack’s, Dingle                                                                     Overall Winner

Folkhouse, Kinsale                                                                       Gold Medal

The Shelbourne Bar, Cork                                                          Gold Medal

 

Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year- Connacht

Garavan’s, Galway                                                                      Overall Winner

An Púcán, Galway                                                                        Gold Medal

 

Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year- Ulster

The Duke of York, Belfast                                                          Overall Winner

McCauls bar, Cavan                                                                     Gold Medal

Fealty’s, Bangor                                                                            Gold Medal

 

Irish Whiskey Bar of the Year- International

Patricks Bar, Paris                                                       Overall Winner