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Irish Whiskey: All 24 Bottles
Whiskey made on the island of Ireland, including Northern Ireland. Many are triple-distilled for a light, smooth style, and single pot still — made from malted and unmalted barley — is a uniquely Irish category. Here are all the Irish whiskeys in our dictionary.
How to choose and enjoy
Most are gentle and easy-drinking, making Irish whiskey a great place to start.
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Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt
Ireland / Northern Ireland / Single Malt / 10 yrs / 40%
A benchmark Irish single malt: triple-distilled malt aged at least 10 years in bourbon and sherry casks. Smooth honey, vanilla and ripe fruit.
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Bushmills 16 Year Old Single Malt
Ireland / Northern Ireland / Single Malt / 16 yrs / 40%
A single malt combining whiskeys aged 16+ years in bourbon and sherry casks, then finished in port pipes. Rich dried fruit, berries and nuts.
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Bushmills Black Bush
Ireland / Blended / NAS / 40%
A rich Irish blend with a very high malt content, matured in oloroso sherry casks. Dried-fruit sweetness and smooth depth.
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Bushmills Original
Ireland / Northern Ireland / Blended / NAS / 40%
The core blend from Northern Ireland's Bushmills Distillery. A high malt content gives fruity sweetness and smoothness in a light style.
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Connemara Peated Single Malt
Ireland / County Louth / Single Malt / NAS / 40%
A rarity in Ireland: a single malt made with peat-smoked barley. Gentle smoke and honeyed sweetness, with an Irish lightness of touch.
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Green Spot
Ireland / County Cork / Single Pot Still / NAS / 40%
A single pot still whiskey from Dublin wine merchants Mitchell & Son. Fresh green apple and pear with a light touch of spice.
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Jameson
Ireland / Blended / NAS / 40%
The world's best-selling Irish whiskey. A smooth, approachable blend of triple-distilled pot still and grain whiskey.
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Jameson Black Barrel
Ireland / County Cork / Blended / NAS / 40%
Jameson's richer step up, matured in double-charred bourbon barrels for deep butterscotch, toffee and vanilla.
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Kilbeggan Traditional Irish Whiskey
Ireland / County Westmeath / Blended / NAS / 40%
A blend from Kilbeggan, which still distils under its 1757 licence. Double distillation gives a fuller malty character with gentle sweetness.
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Midleton Very Rare
Ireland / County Cork / Blended / NAS / 40%
Released as a new vintage every year since 1984, widely regarded as the pinnacle of Irish whiskey. Each year has its own character, and every bottle is individually numbered.
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Powers Gold Label
Ireland / County Cork / Blended / NAS / 43.2%
A long-time Irish favourite: a pot-still-led blend with grain whiskey, bottled at 43.2% to bring out its spice.
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Powers John's Lane 12 Year Old
Ireland / County Cork / Single Pot Still / 12 yrs / 46%
A single pot still named after the old Powers distillery in Dublin. Toffee and brown sugar give way to bold ginger and nutmeg spice.
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Redbreast 12 Year Old
Ireland / County Cork / Single Pot Still / 12 yrs / 40%
The benchmark single pot still Irish whiskey. Sherry-cask dried fruit and pot still spice come together in a mellow, rounded dram.
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Redbreast 15 Year Old
Ireland / County Cork / Single Pot Still / 15 yrs / 46%
An older, richer step up from the 12, bottled at 46% and non-chill filtered. Berry fruit and ripe plum meet spice and toasted oak.
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Roe & Co
Ireland / Blended / NAS / 45%
Diageo's revival of the name of Dublin distilling great George Roe. Non-chill filtered at 45%, with vanilla, pear and a kick of spice.
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Slane Irish Whiskey Triple Casked
Ireland / Blended / NAS / 40%
A blend matured in three casks — virgin oak, seasoned American-whiskey casks and oloroso sherry. Layers of caramel, vanilla and raisin.
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Teeling Single Grain
Ireland / Grain / NAS / 46%
A corn-based grain whiskey fully matured in Californian red wine casks — vivid red berry fruit and spice.
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Teeling Single Malt
Ireland / Single Malt / NAS / 46%
A single malt combining whiskeys matured in five wine casks — sherry, port, Madeira, white Burgundy and Cabernet Sauvignon. Vivid dried fruit, citrus and spice.
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Teeling Small Batch
Ireland / Blended / NAS / 46%
Teeling's flagship: a grain-and-malt blend married in Central American rum casks. Bottled at 46% without chill filtration, with sweet vanilla and rum notes.
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The Tyrconnell Single Malt
Ireland / County Louth / Single Malt / NAS / 43%
A double-distilled Irish single malt from Cooley. Creamy and delicate, built around citrus and honey.
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Tullamore D.E.W. 12 Year Old Special Reserve
Ireland / Blended / 12 yrs / 40%
Tullamore D.E.W.'s 12-year-old blend, with a higher share of pot still and malt. Bourbon and sherry casks bring citrus, nuts and spice.
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Tullamore D.E.W. Original
Ireland / Blended / NAS / 40%
A light, triple-distilled blend of grain, malt and pot still whiskeys. Biscuity sweetness and fresh citrus make it an easy-going Irish classic.
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Writers' Tears Copper Pot
Ireland / Blended / NAS / 40%
An all-barley Irish whiskey marrying single pot still and single malt. Gentle honey, vanilla and apple with warm spice.
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Yellow Spot 12 Year Old
Ireland / County Cork / Single Pot Still / 12 yrs / 46%
A 12-year-old single pot still matured in bourbon, sherry and sweet Malaga wine casks. Rich with honey, peach and spice.
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Order and flavour profiles are our editorial guide.