Tyrconnell (whiskey)
Tyrconnell is an Irish whiskey brand that has existed since 1876 and was taken over by Cooley Distillery in Riverstown in 1988 . It owes its name to a successful racehorse named Tyrconnell .
history
The Watt family moved to Londonderry , Northern Ireland , in 1762 . Andrew A. Watt bought the Waterside Distillery there in 1839, and the Coffey Still process was soon used there . In 1876, against all odds, one of Watts horses named Tyrconnell won a horse race. This is how the whiskey got its label . Before American prohibition , this whiskey was the most popular in the United States . The company had to close in 1925 for competition reasons. Tyrconnell reopened when Cooley bought the distillery in 1988. Tyrconnell has received multiple awards including a gold medal (2004) and two silver medals (2005, 2006) from the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC).
sorts
Today the Tyrconnell whiskeys are distilled using the pot still method. Cooley experimented a little and, in addition to maturing in the usual bourbon barrels, created various finish whiskeys that are filled into other barrels again before bottling.
- Tyrconnell single malt
- Tyrconnell Single Malt (10 Years) Madeira Finish
- Tyrconnell Single Malt (10 Years) Port Finish
- Tyrconnell Single Malt (10 Years) Sherry Finish
- Tyrconnell Single Cask (15 Years)
- Tyrconnell Single Malt (16 Years)
literature
- Charles Maclean: Whiskey . Dorling Kindersley, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8310-1306-7
- Daniela Brack: "Irish Whiskey". Hädecke Verlag, Weil der Stadt 2019, ISBN 978-3-7750-0788-7
- Gilbert Delos: Les Whiskeys du Monde. Translation from French: Karin-Jutta Hofmann: Whiskey from all over the world. Karl Müller, Erlangen 1998, ISBN 3-86070-442-7 , p. 121 f.