Three Irish whiskeys: Knappogue Castle, Jameson, and Bushmills
Type
Distilled beverage
Country of origin
Ireland
Introduced
13th–15th century
Alcohol by volume
40–94.8%
Proof (US)
80–189.6°
Colour
Pale gold to dark amber
Flavour
smooth, sharp, hint of vanilla
Ingredients
Malt, water
Variants
Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Malt Irish Whiskey
Grain Irish Whiskey
Blended Irish Whiskey
Related products
Scotch whisky
English whisky
Welsh whisky
Irish whiskey (Irish: Fuisce or uisce beatha) is whiskey made on the island of Ireland. The word 'whiskey' (or whisky) comes from the Irish uisce beatha, meaning water of life.[1][2][3] Irish whiskey was once the most popular spirit in the world, though a long period of decline from the late 19th century onwards greatly damaged the industry,[4] so much so that although Ireland boasted at least 28 distilleries in the 1890s, by 1966 this number had fallen to just two, and by 1972 the remaining distilleries, Bushmills Distillery and Old Midleton Distillery (replaced by New Midleton Distillery), were owned by just one company, Irish Distillers.
The monopoly situation was ended by an academically-conceived launch of the first new distillery in decades, Cooley Distillery, in 1987.[5] Since 1990, Irish whiskey has seen a resurgence in popularity and has been the fastest-growing spirit in the world every year since. With exports growing by over 15% per annum, existing distilleries have been expanded and a number of new distilleries constructed. As of December 2019, Ireland has 32 distilleries in operation, with more either planned or under development.[6]
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^Barry O'Halloran (8 November 2013). "Distillers in high spirits as the whiskey sector enters golden era". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^Allan, M. Carrie (16 March 2018). "Irish whiskey is back from the abyss – and booming. Here's why". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 30 October 2020. So did John Teeling, who in the late 1980s, after years of planning and work, ended Irish Distillers' longtime monopoly when he launched Cooley Distillery.
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