Irish Whiskey
We offer an excellent selection of hand-picked Irish whiskeys at The Sun Tavern, complimenting our poitín collection.
Like poitín, Irish whiskey had its fair share of troubles, competing with Scottish whisky, as well as having the majority of Ireland taking the pledge against what was deemed ‘the demon’s drink’ in 1881.
The word ‘whiskey’ was derived from the gaelic ‘uisge beatha’ meaning water of life, and apparently evolved into the term ‘whisky’ due to mispronunciation in King Henry II’s army in the 12th century – but this could’ve just been from them slurring their words after a sample.
The ‘e’ was added to ‘whisky’ to differentiate it from the blending of the spirit, which was becoming more popular in Scottish production. Irish distillers were so against the blending of whisky that they produced a book ‘Truths about Whisky’ which called for the banning of blended whisky. This provoked the spelling change to whiskey to identify a non-blended beverage.
Thankfully Irish whiskey is out of the dark times and part of a much welcome renaissance! Production has begun outside of the big three distilleries; Midleton, Cooley and Bushmills and certainly gaining momentum. With this boom, we are witnessing a lot of resurrected brands as well as new names popping up.
At The Sun Tavern we aim to stock the very best of such an eclectic category; we host the finest grain, malt and peated whiskeys along with the unique single pot still style on our shelves.
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Tullamore Distillery
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Tullamore DEW
£4.80A popular Irish blend. Plenty of spicy sweetness.
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Tullamore DEW 12 YR
£6.50A 12 YR blend of bourbon & sherry finishes.
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Tullamore DEW Phoenix
£7.00Partly finished in Oloroso casks with a higher ABV.
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Tullamore DEW Cider Cask
£6.50Finished in cider casks from Bulmers Clonmel.
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Tullamore DEW 14 YR
£7.50A triple distilled single malt finished in some bourbon, sherry, port & madeira casks.
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Tullamore DEW 14 YR Duty Free Release
£10.00Travel retail sherry cask exclusive.
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Tullamore DEW 18 YR
£11.00A limited edition 18 year single malt finished in 4 different casks. This is essentially the 14 year but older!
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Walsh Whiskey Distillery Co
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The Irishman Founders
£5.00The first release from Walsh, a combination of 70% single malt and 30% single pot still whiskeys.
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The Irishman Single Malt
£5.50Triple distilled and aged in a combination of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks.
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The Irishman Cask Strength
£10.00Limited to 2,000 bottles each year.
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Writer’s Tears
£4.60A combination of pot still & single malt whiskies.
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Writer’s Tears Cask Strength
£10.00Writer’s Tears blend with some added ‘oomph’.
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Writer’s Tears Red Head
£7.00The Oloroso sherry casks give this one its red headed appearance. Plenty of richness & at 46%.
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The Irishman 12 YR
£6.50Aged in first fill bourbon casks.
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Midleton Distillery
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Power’s Three Swallows
£5.00A great introductory pot still expression.
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Jameson Crested Ten
£6.00Higher pot still to grain ratio.
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Green Spot Single Pot Still
£5.00Historic single pot still Irish whiskey – creamy & spicy.
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Jameson Select Reserve
£6.50Jameson aged in double charred first-fill bourbon casks.
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Paddy Centurion
£7.50A single pot still limited-edition version of the famous Paddy Irish Whiskey released to celebrate the 2013 centenary of the brand.
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Paddy Irish Honey
£5.00Paddy’s triple-distilled and triple-blended Irish Whiskey with honey flavourings.
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Paddy Spiced Apple
£5.00Paddy’s triple-distilled and triple-blended Irish Whiskey with spiced apple flavourings.
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Power’s Gold Label
£4.80Spicy pot still character and is aged between 5 and 6 years in Bourbon casks.
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Power’s John Lane
£6.50A combination of bourbon and oloroso-sherry-cask-matured spirit – non-chill filtered.
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Red Breast 12 YR
£6.00Single pot still Irish whiskey, with a warm, generous texture, rich, sweet flavours and a spicy kick.
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Red Breast 12 YR Cask Strength
£8.50A stronger, richer incarnation of Red Breast 12 YR.
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Red Breast 15 YR
£15.00Richer, earthier and stronger than its 12-year-old sibling.
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Red Breast 21 YR
£17.00Bourbon and first-fill Oloroso casks. The oldest of the Red Breast range.
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Yellow Spot 12 YR
£7.0012 years old and matured in Malaga casks on top of the Bourbon & Sherry.
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Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton
£8.00Green spot finished in Bordeaux cask.
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Jameson Caskmates Franciscan Well Brewery
£6.00Jameson finished in casks that once contained stout.
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Midleton Reserve Pot Still
£15.00Combines bourbon cask matured whiskey with some from a new American oak barrel.
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Midleton Very Rare
£15.00Second release from Master Distiller Brian Nation.
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Power’s Signature
£6.00Predominately matured in ex-bourbon with a small proportion of 1st fill bourbon & sherry casks.
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Jameson Caskmates Beavertown
£20.00Special release - Jameson finished in casks that held some Beavertown beer!
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Jameson 18 YR
£10.00A blend of two pot still and one grain. Matured in sherry then finished in bourbon.
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Jameson Bold
£6.50Part of Jameson’s Deconstructed Series. This focuses on the bold characteristic of Jameson.
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Jameson Gold Reserve
£8.00A special pot still whiskey-heavy version of Jameson.
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Midleton Dair Ghaelach
£25.00A single pot still whiskey that was aged initially in refill American oak for between 15 and 22 years and then finished for a year in virgin Irish oak. This is something else!
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Paddy Irish Whiskey
£5.00Named after generous whiskey salesman Paddy Flaherty, this is a triple distilled, triple blend of grain, malt & pot still.
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Powers Gold Label
£5.00A sure sight in any pub in Ireland. Spicy pot still character and aged between 5 & 6 years in Bourbon casks.
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Powers Three Swallows
£6.00A great introductory pot still. Named three swallows after how you should drink a measure.
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Powers Signature Release
£6.50A heavy pot still spirit aged between 7-9 years old.
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Powers John Lane 12 YR
£7.00A combination of bourbon and oloroso-sherry-cask-matured spirit reminiscent to the style that was once made in Dublin.
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Redbreast Lustau Edition
£20.00Limited! Finished for one extra year in first-fill sherry butts which have been seasoned with oloroso sherry from the prestigious Bodegas Lustau in Jerez, Spain.
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Kilbeggan Distillery
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Kilbeggan 18 YR
£15.00Small batch release of only 4,000 bottles.
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Locke’s 8 YR
£8.00A ceramic crock containing tasty 8 year old Irish Single Malt whisky.
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Kilbeggan Blended
£5.00An easygoing blend of grain & malt from Ireland’s oldest distillery.
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Kilbeggan 8 YR Single Grain
£6.50This grain whiskey loads plenty of flavour. A great one for introducing someone to whiskey!
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Castle Brands Inc.
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Clontarf
£4.80A blend of malt whiskey from Co. Antrim and grain whiskey from Co. Cork.
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Knappogue Castle
£5.00A crisp, clean vintage distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2008.
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Knappogue Castle 16 YR
£13.00A twin wood 16 YR single malt.
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Irish Fiddler Whisky Co Ltd
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Innismore
£4.80A small scale Irish blend from a bottling company in the west.
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Irish Fiddler
£4.80Soft and gentle Irish whiskey with hints of honey, vanilla and citrus.
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Additional Bottles
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Jack Ryan Beggars Bush
£6.50A 12 YR old single malt by a family with rich history in Irish whiskey.
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The Dublin Liberties
£5.00A whiskey aged in bourbon casks, inspired by the eponymous area of Dublin.
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The Dubliner
£4.60Irish whiskey blended with honeycomb.
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Flaming Pig
£4.80Whiskey Liqueur with notes of cloves, pepper & cinnamon.
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Irish Mist
£4.80A well known whiskey liqueur with honey & spices.
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Egan’s 10 YR Single Malt
£5.50Non-chill filtered single malt from Tullamore.
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The Quiet Man 8 YR Single Malt
£5.00Ex-bourbon and fresh bourbon casks.
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First Spirit Ireland
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The Dubliner Whiskey
£4.80A blend aged in bourbon casks.
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The Dubliner Liqueur
£4.80Irish Whiskey blended with honeycomb.
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The Dublin Liberties
£5.00A whiskey inspired by the eponymous area if Dublin.
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West Cork 10 YR
£5.50Aged single malt from West Cork.
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West Cork Distillery
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West Cork Blend
£5.00A blend of grain and malt aged in bourbon casks.
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West Cork 10 YR
£6.00A single malt with plenty of character.
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West Cork 12 YR Cask Strength
£6.50A blend of grain & malt but this time – at cask strength.
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Teelings Whiskey Company
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Teeling Small Batch
£5.00Finished in rum casks and bottled at 46% without chill-filtration.
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Teeling Single Grain
£5.50Matured full term in Californian Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels.
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Teeling Single Malt
£6.00A blend of whiskies as old as 23 YR matured in an array of wine casks.
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Teeling 21 YR
£20.00A lightly peated 21 YR, matured in ex-bourbon casks and then married in Sauternes casks to finish.
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Teeling 15 YR Revival
£9.00Released to mark the opening of the Teeling Distillery in Dublin.
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Teeling Single Cask Madeira Finish
£12.00Packs a punch at 55.5% with a sweet finish.
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Teeling Single Cask White Burgundy Finish
£15.00Exclusive bottling for the Celtic Whiskey Shop in Dublin.
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Teeling 13 YR Revival
£13.00Aged for 12 years in bourbon then 1 more year in Calvados! Think apple pie.
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Teeling Single Cask Port Finish
£12.00This travel retail release sees the whiskey finished off with a lovely port richness.
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Bushmills Distillery
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Bushmills 10 YR
£5.5010 YR single malt from Co. Antrim – apples & spice.
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Bushmills Black Bush
£5.00A rich blend of single malt aged in Oloroso casks and grain.
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Bushmills Irish Honey
£5.50A blend of Bushmills and irish honey.
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Bushmills 16 YR Three Wood
£10.00Aged in Oloroso sherry & bourbon then finished in port casks.
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Bushmills 21 YR Three Wood
£15.00Madeira finish 21 YR single malt.
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Bushmills Original
£5.00Grain and malt slowly matured in American oak for a minimum 5 years.
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Bushmills 12 YR Distillery Reserve
£6.50Matured mainly in ex-Oloroso casks – can only be bought at the distillery! (and here).
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Bushmills Red Bush
£5.50Nothing to do with the tea. This stuff is matured in first fill bourbon barrels to appeal to the American whiskey fans.
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Bushmills Steamship
£12.00A travel retail exclusive sherry cask. We love a session in a duty free.
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Bushmills Steamship Port
£12.00This limited edition has been finished in port barrels which have given the whiskey some lovely red berry and chocolate flavours.
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The Echlinvile Distillery
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Dunvilles
£10.00A lovely blend from the first distillery in Northern Ireland in over 130 years.
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Dunvilles PX
£7.0010YR blend finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks.
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Dunville’s Three Crowns
£6.00A name revived, this whiskey contains three whiskeys that have been aged in different casks. Nice & layered.
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The Cooley Distillery
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Connemara Single Malt
£5.00One of the few Irish whiskies containing peat. A good one to convert the Islay drinkers.
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Connemara 12 YR
£8.0012 YR old peated, single malt Irish whiskey.
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Connemara Turf Mor
£16.00Limited edition young & very peaty Irish whiskey.
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Feckin Irish
£5.00A smooth & sensual easygoing drop.
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Greenore
£4.80Light & delicate grain based whiskey.
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Greenore 18 YR
£14.00World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Grain Whiskey.
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Inishowen
£5.00A peaty blended Irish whiskey. Rich & zesty.
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Connemara 22 YR
£18.00One of the oldest age statement Irish whiskies currently available.
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Titanic
£5.00A 5-year old blend from Belfast Distillery Company.
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Tyrconnel
£5.00Smooth Irish single malt whiskey.
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Tyrconnel Port Finish
£8.0010 year old Tyrconnel finished in port casks.
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Tyrconnel Sherry Finish
£8.0010 year old Tyrconnel finished in sherry casks.
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The Wild Geese Single Malt
£6.50Best Non-Age Irish Malt in the World Whisky Awards 2011.
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Uisce Beatha
£5.00Blend of single malt and grain.
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Connemara Distillers Reserve
£5.50Distiller’s edition with a slightly higher ABV punch.
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Michael Collins
£4.80A blend of both peated & unpeated single malt whiskey.
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Tyrconnel Madeira Finish
£8.0010 year old Tyrconnel in madeira casks.
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Glendalough Distillery
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Glendalough Double Barrel
£5.00Single grain whiskey, aged in Bourbon barrels & finished in Oloroso sherry casks.
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Glendalough 7 YR
£6.80A non-chill filtered single malt.
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Glendalough 13 YR
£8.00The style of whiskey your great granddad drank.
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Glendalough Triple Barrel
£10.00A fairly exclusive bottle, which sees the Double Barrel finished off in some Madeira casks for extra dimension.
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HIBERNIA DISTILLERS
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Hyde 10 YR Sherry
£6.50Limited Edition Single Malt finished in sherry casks.
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Hyde 10 YR Rum
£6.50Limited Edition Single Malt finished in rum casks.
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Hyde Single Grain 1916
£5.00A 6-year-old grain whiskey matured in bourbon casks. This was released to celebrate 100 years since the 1916 rising.
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Hyde Single Grain Burgundy
£5.50A single grain finished off in some amazing Burgundy wine casks.
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