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Distilled since the 6th century, is one of the oldest spirit drinks in Europe. The Organoleptic Characteristics are of a great complexity of aroma, taste, and silky smoothness. With a range of flavours which could include fruity, honey, floral and woody flavours. Matured for a minimum of three years in wooden casks

Single Pot Still

	€	CASK	ABV	AGE
GREEN SPOT	10.00	Bourbon, Sherry	40	7 to 8
RED BREAST 12	12.00	Oloroso Sherry, Bourbon	40	12
POWERS John’s Lane	13.00	Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry	46	12
YELLOW SPOT	14.00	Malaga Wine, Sherry, Bourbon	46	12
RED BREAST 15	18.00	Sherry, Bourbon	46	15
RED SPOT	20.00	Marsala Wine, Oloroso Sherry, Bourbon	46	15
RED BREAST 21	27.00	Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry	46	21
MIDLETON Barry Crockett	33.00	Bourbon, New American Oak	46	up to 25

Single Pot still is exclusively made in Ireland. In 1800s Distillers due to the escalating taxes on Irish malted barley began cutting it with green barley. This incorporation of unmalted barley to the mash gave it a unique distinctive spiciness known as ‘pot still character’. Made with at least 30% malted and 30% unmalted barley and could be added up to 5% of other cereals such as oats and rye if required. Mainly triple distilled in large pot stills from a single distillery. That results in a higher strength which is light in aroma yet particularly sweet in taste. Usually spicy and distinctively mouth-coating style.

Single Malt

	€	CASK	ABV	AGE
CONNEMARA Peated	7.50	Bourbon	40
BUSHMILLS 10	8.50	Bourbon	40	10
TEELING Single Malt	8.50	White Burgundy & Cab Sav, Sherry, Port, Madeira	46	Nas
TEELING Blackpitts Peated	9.00	Bourbon, Sauternes Wine (15ppm)	46	Nas
WRITERS TEARS Red Head	10.00	Oloroso Sherry	46	Nas
THE SEXTON	10.00	Oloroso Sherry	40	4
CONNEMARA 12	12.00	Bourbon (20ppm)	40	12
HYDE 10	13.00	Oloroso Sherry, Bourbon	46	10
DINGLE Batch 3	13.00	Bourbon, Port	46.5	Nas
DUNVILLE'S PX 12	15.50	Pedro Ximenez Sherry	46	12

Single Malt are distilled from nothing other than 100% malted barley at a single distillery, usually in smaller copper pot. These contribute to an intensity of flavoured spirit of great complexity and diversity. May be double but mainly triple distilled. Usually smooth, sweet, and malty.

Single Grain Whiskey

	€	CASK	ABV	AGE
KILBEGGAN	7.50	Single Grain Bourbon & Fortified Wines	43	8
TEELINGS	7.50	Single Grain Napa Valley Cabernet	46	6
KILBEGGAN	8.50	Small Batch Rye Bourbon	43	7-8
METHOD & MADNESS	11.00	Virgin Spanish Oak Bourbon	46	Nas

Single Grain Irish Whiskey are produced from malted barley (not exceeding 30%) and includes whole unmalted cereals usually maize or wheat. From a single distillery and can only be distilled through column still (also known as Coffey still). Mostly triple distilled, usually sweet, light, with floral top notes.

Blended Whiskey

	€	CASK	ABV	AGE
PADDY	5.00	Bourbon	40	Nas
BUSHMILLS Original	5.00	Bourbon, Sherry	40	6 to 7
JAMESON	5.50	Sherry, Bourbon	40	Nas
POWERS GOLD	5.50	Bourbon	40	Nas
BLACK BUSH	6.00	Bourbon, Sherry	40	7 to 11
JAMESON Crested	7.00	Sherry, Bourbon	40	7 to 8
WRITERS TEARS Copper Pot	7.50	Bourbon	40	Nas
ROE & CO	8.00	Bourbon	45	Nas
TULLAMORE 12	8.00	Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry	40	12
JAMESON Black Barrel	9.50	American Oak, Sherry, Bourbon	40	Nas
MIDLETON Very Rare 2018	25.00	Bourbon	40	12 to 28
JAMESON 18	28.00	American & European Oak	40	18

Blended Irish Whiskey is an art. They use their experience of flavours to choose from a range of parameters including whiskey type, distillery of origin, cask, and age to produce each of the finished products. They will use one or two lighter whiskeys and overlays one or more Malt Irish Whiskey or Pot Still Irish Whiskey to achieve their desired flavour and consistency. The skill is to retains or enhances the component flavours but the whole is inseparable from the parts. A blend is mixture of two or more styles of Irish whiskey. There are no specific names to differentiate between blends made from such or such. The flavour profile varies, but generally smooth, mellow, and silky.

World of Malt

KENTUCKY BOURBON

	€	ABV	AGE
JIM BEAM	6.00	40%	Nas
BULLEIT	7.50	45%	Nas
WOODFORD RESERVE	8.00	43.20%	6 to 7
MAKER’S MARK	9.00	45%	6 to 7
BASIL HAYDEN’S	13.00	40%	Nas

TENNESSEE WHISKEY

	€	ABV	AGE
JACK DANIEL	6.00	40%	Nas

Bourbon has a mash that must contain at least 51% corn. The rest is usually filled out with malted barley and either rye or wheat. The distillate must be aged in a new charred oak barrel Most often white oak Tennessee Whiskey is filtered through sugar-maple charcoal. known as the Lincoln County Process. This is the only difference from bourbon.

Single Malt

	€	CASK	ABV	ORIGIN	AGE
GLENMORANGIE Original	9.00	American Oak	40%	Highland.SC	10
GLENFIDDICH 12	10.00	Bourbon, Sherry	40%	Speyside.SC	12
AMRUT	11.00	Bourbon, American Oak	46%	India	3 to 4
GLENMORANGIE 18	18.00	Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry	43%	Highland.SC	18
ARDBEG 10	12.00	Bourbon	46%	Islay	12
LAPHROAIG 10	11.00	Makers Mark	43%	Islay	11
AMRUT Peated	14.00	Bourbon	46%	India	6
AMRUT Fusion	15.00	Bourbon	50%	India	17
THE HAKUSHU 12	28.00	Bourbon	43%	Japan	12

Single Malt is made only from malted barley, using copper pot still, product of a single distillery and traditionally double distilled (compare to triple in Ireland). Then be aged in an oak cask for at least three years and a day.

Peated Single Malt

	€	PPM	CASK	ABV	ORIGIN	AGE
LAPHROAIG 10	11.00	35	Makers Mark	43%	Islay.SC	10
AMRUT	14.00	24	Bourbon	46%	India	6
AMRUT Fusion	15.00	17	Bourbon	50%	India	4 to 5
THE HAKUSHU 12	28.00	8	Bourbon	43%	Japan	12

Peat is a natural resource used since ages It is abundant and was used from the start in the whisky industry to dry the barley over a peat fire to protect it from moisture and bacterial infection.

At the same time, it gives a certain smokiness to the whisky. It is measured in parts per million (ppm) of phenols in the barley before it has been milled.

Blended & Peated Blended

BLENDED

	€	ABV	ORIGIN	AGE
BLACK & WHITE	5.00	40%	Scotch Whisky	3
FAMOUS GROUSE	5.00	40%	Scotch Whisky	3
BELL’S Original	5.50	40%	Scotch Whisky	Nas
CANADIAN CLUB 1858	6.50	40%	Canadian Whiskey	6
CROWN ROYAL	8.00	40%	Canadian Whiskey	Nas

PEATED BLENDED

	€	ABV	ORIGIN	AGE
JOHNNIE WALKER RED	5.50	40%	Scotch Whisky	5 to 8
JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK	8.00	40%	Scotch Whisky	12
CHIVAS REGAL	8.50	40%	Scotch Whisky	12
JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE	29.00	40%	Scotch Whisky	25 to 30

Master blenders gain the same respect in the industry as master distillers. They are responsible for ensuring the quality of existing brands and innovate to create new ones as tastes change.