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'''Cooley Distillery''' is located on the Cooley Peninsula in [[County Louth]] on [[Ireland]]'s eastern coast. |
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==History== |
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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. |
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Cooley Distillery was opened in [[1987]] by John Teeling, who converted it from a [[Vodka]] plant. It is the only independently owned [[whiskey]] [[distillery]] in [[Ireland]]. |
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The distillery uses only the finest Irish barley and has its own spring water source coming from the brusna river high up in the Cooley mountains. |
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| ⚫ | The Distillery's main products are [[Kilbeggan (whiskey)|Kilbeggan]] and [[Locke's]] whiskies; as well as [[Connemara (whiskey)|Connemara]] single malt, Ireland's only peated whiskey; [[Tyrconnell (whiskey)|Tyrconnell]] single malt and Greenore, Ireland's oldest single grain whiskey, the only peated whiskey made in Ireland. Other products include [[Michael Collins (Irish whiskey)|Michael Collins]] single malt, and a Michael Collins blended version. |
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[[Image:Master Blender in Barley Field - low res.jpg|thumb|Noel Sweeney master distiller]][[Image:River Image.jpg|thumb|River Brusna]] |
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| ⚫ | The Distillery's main products are [[Kilbeggan (whiskey)|Kilbeggan]] and [[ |
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| ⚫ | Cooley makes use of small copper pot stills with very large necks that causes the spirits to take 50 percent longer to pass through. This, the company believes, results in a more refined product. In addition, Cooley brand whiskies are distilled only twice as opposed to the more common Irish method of distilling the spirits thrice. |
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The whiskies produced at the Cooley Distillery are sent to [[Kilbeggan Distillery]] for maturation. |
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[[Image:23172 03.jpg|thumb|Cooleys copper pots]] |
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In addition to the products made at Cooley Distillery, the company also recommenced production at the Kilbeggan (Locke's) Distillery in 2007, 54 years after the last whiskey was distilled there.<ref>[http://www.athloneadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=4077 "Kilbeggan Distillery re-activated after 53 years"], ''Athlone Advertiser'', 23 March 2007</ref> |
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== Products == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.cooleywhiskey.com/ Official website] |
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Revision as of 21:42, 18 March 2008
Cooley Distillery is located on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth on Ireland's eastern coast.
History
Cooley Distillery was opened in 1987 by John Teeling, who converted it from a Vodka plant. It is the only independently owned whiskey distillery in Ireland.
The Distillery's main products are Kilbeggan and Locke's whiskies; as well as Connemara single malt, Ireland's only peated whiskey; Tyrconnell single malt and Greenore, Ireland's oldest single grain whiskey, the only peated whiskey made in Ireland. Other products include Michael Collins single malt, and a Michael Collins blended version.
Cooley makes use of small copper pot stills with very large necks that causes the spirits to take 50 percent longer to pass through. This, the company believes, results in a more refined product. In addition, Cooley brand whiskies are distilled only twice as opposed to the more common Irish method of distilling the spirits thrice.
The whiskies produced at the Cooley Distillery are sent to Kilbeggan Distillery for maturation.
In addition to the products made at Cooley Distillery, the company also recommenced production at the Kilbeggan (Locke's) Distillery in 2007, 54 years after the last whiskey was distilled there.[1]
Awards
Cooley's 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 Murray, famed whiskey critic in his Whisky Bible.
Kilbeggan 15 was awarded the world's 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
53°59′50″N 6°12′21″W / 53.997276°N 6.205902°W
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References
- ^ "Kilbeggan Distillery re-activated after 53 years", Athlone Advertiser, 23 March 2007