Introduction
By its very nature, Irish whiskey has always been more approachable to the brown spirits ingenue.
The barley used for Scotch whisky is dried over open peat fires which gives it that sultry smokiness. The malt in Irish whiskey is dried in sealed ovens, locking in at pure malt flavor instead. Irish whiskey is distilled three times as opposed to only twice for scotch, for a rounder mouthfeel and a smoother, friendlier finish.
The campaign’s working: sales of Jameson, which has upgraded its whiskey blends rather than go the single-malt route like Bushmills, has soared 20 percent in the last three years.
Jeff Isaacson, director of operations for Midnight Oil, Rande Gerber’s national chain of uber-trendy bars and lounges, says that after a recent successful trial run at their New York venues, Midnight Oil is set to stock up on deluxe Irish whiskeys in Los Angeles such as Jameson’s top-tier blends and Bushmills single malts.
Meanwhile, the smaller Cooley distillery is creating its own buzz for its “boutiqueâ€â€“and slightly renegade–style of whiskey making.
“As the only independent Irish distillery, it really is up to us innovate,†says marketing director Jack Teeling, whose father, John, got the idea for Cooley while at Harvard, after writing a paper on Irish whiskey’s decline.
The distillery has been reviving some of the old distillation techniques that died over the last century. Their line of Connemara peated single malts is turning heads. (Apparently, some Irish distillers also experimented with peat long ago).
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The barley used for Scotch whisky is dried over open peat fires which gives it that sultry smokiness. The malt in Irish whiskey is dried in sealed ovens, locking in at pure malt flavor instead. Irish whiskey is distilled three times as opposed to only twice for scotch, for a rounder mouthfeel and a smoother, friendlier finish.
The campaign’s working: sales of Jameson, which has upgraded its whiskey blends rather than go the single-malt route like Bushmills, has soared 20 percent in the last three years.
Jeff Isaacson, director of operations for Midnight Oil, Rande Gerber’s national chain of uber-trendy bars and lounges, says that after a recent successful trial run at their New York venues, Midnight Oil is set to stock up on deluxe Irish whiskeys in Los Angeles such as Jameson’s top-tier blends and Bushmills single malts.
Meanwhile, the smaller Cooley distillery is creating its own buzz for its “boutiqueâ€â€“and slightly renegade–style of whiskey making.
“As the only independent Irish distillery, it really is up to us innovate,†says marketing director Jack Teeling, whose father, John, got the idea for Cooley while at Harvard, after writing a paper on Irish whiskey’s decline.
The distillery has been reviving some of the old distillation techniques that died over the last century. Their line of Connemara peated single malts is turning heads. (Apparently, some Irish distillers also experimented with peat long ago).
Best single Malt selection Omaha
Contact Info
Address:
1008 Howard Street, Omaha, NE 68102 • 402.614.3800
OMAHA
68102
United States
OMAHA
68102
United States
Tel:
402.614.3800
Fax:
402.614.3800
Website:
http://Thehavanagarage.com/
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