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'''Cooley Distillery''' is the only independent, Irish-owned [[whiskey]] [[distillery]] in [[Ireland]], converted in [[1987]] from an older [[vodka]] plant by [[John Teeling]]. The Distillery is located on the [[Cooley Peninsula]] in, [[County Louth]] on [[Ireland]]'s eastern coast. |
'''Cooley Distillery''' is the only independent, Irish-owned [[whiskey]] [[distillery]] in [[Ireland]], converted in [[1987]] from an older [[vodka]] plant by [[John Teeling]]. The Distillery is located on the [[Cooley Peninsula]] in, [[County Louth]] on [[Ireland]]'s eastern coast. |
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The distillery uses only the finest Irish barley and has its own spring water source coming from the |
The distillery uses only the finest Irish barley and has its own spring water source coming from the sliabh na Gloch river high up in the Cooley mountains. |
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[[Image:Master Blender in Barley Field - low res.jpg|thumb|Noel Sweeney master distiller]][[Image:River Image.jpg|thumb| |
[[Image:Master Blender in Barley Field - low res.jpg|thumb|Noel Sweeney master distiller]][[Image:River Image.jpg|thumb|Sliabh na Gloch]] |
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The Distillery's main products are [[Kilbeggan (whiskey)|Kilbeggan]] and [[Lockes]] whiskeys, as well as [[Connemara (whiskey)|Connemara]] single malt Irelands only peated whiskey, [[Tyrconnell (whiskey)|Tyrconnell]] single malt and Greenore Irelands oldest single grain whiskey, the only peated whiskey made in Ireland. Other products include [[Michael Collins (Irish whiskey)|Michael Collins]] single malts, and a Michael Collins blended version. |
The Distillery's main products are [[Kilbeggan (whiskey)|Kilbeggan]] and [[Lockes]] whiskeys, as well as [[Connemara (whiskey)|Connemara]] single malt Irelands only peated whiskey, [[Tyrconnell (whiskey)|Tyrconnell]] single malt and Greenore Irelands oldest single grain whiskey, the only peated whiskey made in Ireland. Other products include [[Michael Collins (Irish whiskey)|Michael Collins]] single malts, and a Michael Collins blended version. |
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Revision as of 16:38, 19 March 2008
Cooley Distillery is the only independent, Irish-owned whiskey distillery in Ireland, converted in 1987 from an older vodka plant by John Teeling. The Distillery is located on the Cooley Peninsula in, County Louth on Ireland's eastern coast.
The distillery uses only the finest Irish barley and has its own spring water source coming from the sliabh na Gloch river high up in the Cooley mountains.
Image:River Image.jpg The Distillery's main products are Kilbeggan and Lockes whiskeys, as well as Connemara single malt Irelands only peated whiskey, Tyrconnell single malt and Greenore Irelands oldest single grain whiskey, the only peated whiskey made in Ireland. Other products include Michael Collins single malts, and a Michael Collins blended version.
What makes Cooley's whiskey distillery distinctive is their use of small copper pot stills with very large necks that causes the spirits to take 50 percent longer to pass through. This, the distillers believe, results in a more refined product. In addition, Cooley brand whiskeys are distilled only twice as opposed to the more common Irish method of distilling the spirits thrice.This gives Cooleys products much more flavor than most irish whiskies. The whiskies are still matured in Granite warehouses over 200 years old in Kilbeggan Distillery ensuring that the whiskies are still as smooth as good irish whiskies should be.
Cooleys products have won over 100 awards in the past ten years. Including gold medals at all the top spirit competitions.
Cooley was also award outstanding contribution to the spirits industry by the Iwsc. This was the first time this award was given to an Irish distillery
Tyrconnell maderia finish was voted best irish whiskey 2008 by Jim Murry famed whiskey critic in his whisky Bible.
Kilbeggan 15 was awarded the worlds best irish blend 2008 by whisky magazine
Products
Single Grain
Blended
Peated
Other Brands
- Michael Collins (website) exclusively for Sidney Frank Importing
- Eblana
See also
External links
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