SPECIALITY BRANDS BOLSTERS WORLD WHISKY OFFERING
WITH DRUMSHANBO SINGLE POT STILL IRISH WHISKEY
Premium spirits agency Speciality Brands has signed an exclusive deal with The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney to distribute its first global whiskey release: Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, in the UK.
The new addition is joining Speciality Brands’ extensive, premium world whiskies portfolio which already includes Nikka from Japan, Michter’s from Kentucky, Kavalan from Taiwan and Irish Single Malt Waterford.
For the last decade, the Irish whiskey category has enjoyed exponential growth gathering consumer interest worldwide. Global Irish whiskey sales grew by +10.9% in 2019 and the UK remains one of its leading export markets accounting for over 4.2 million litres in volume (1).
The Shed Distillery, also home to Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Ireland’s leading gin export brand, has created an authentic, Irish single pot still whiskey with great provenance to appeal to enthusiasts globally. Every drop of Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is slow-distilled by hand at The Shed Distillery, with Head Distiller Brian Taft tasting and hand-selecting every single cask, guaranteeing absolute consistency in each bottle.
(1) Source: Irish Spirits Market Report 2019, Drinks Ireland
The Shed Distillery opened in December 2014 in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, in the heart of rural Ireland, making history as the first distillery in the Northwestern province of Connacht in over 100 years.
Head Distiller, Brian Taft says: “Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is a well-balanced whiskey, which dances effortlessly between sweet and spice, possessing a full, well-rounded creamy mouthfeel that lingers lightly on the tongue.”
“We’re delighted to add Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey to our world whisky portfolio as we’ve been looking to add a traditional Irish pot still whiskey to our range for some time. Provenance is really important to us and the fact that Drumshanbo is 100% hand-distilled and aged at the Shed Distillery is setting it apart from many other brands coming out of Ireland that simply don’t have this level of control or traceability.” Says Chris Seale, Managing Director, Speciality Brands.
Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (70cl, 43% ABV) launches this month and will be available at selected retailers – RRP £50.
Notes:
Tasting Notes:
Toasted nuts, vanilla, honeysuckle and toffee notes open on the nose, followed by winter spice, redcurrant, almonds and dark chocolate. The whiskey showcases a creamy, full-bodied mouthfeel with unexpected depth.
About Speciality Brands:
Speciality Brands is a premium drinks agency representing some of the world’s finest spirits, including Nikka, Kavalan, Michter’s, Diplomático, Cocchi, Beluga, Black Tot rum and Tapatio. A dedicated team of well-respected drinks industry personalities including award-winning mixologists, top brand ambassadors, experienced account managers and marketing experts is led by Managing Director Chris Seale. The agency’s passion is delivering first class products, in-depth educational trainings and impeccable service levels to the premium on-trade and retail sectors.
About The Shed Distillery:
The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney is the first distillery in Connacht in over 101 years & the home of Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Sausage Tree Pure Irish Vodka & other ambitious super-premium ‘Curious’ The Shed Distillery brands. A new €3 million Shed Distillery Visitor Experience has also just opened (September 2020) at the Leitrim distillery, inviting visitors from across the globe into the inner sanctum of the authentic whiskey distillery and on an adventure following in footsteps of PJ Rigney’s Curious Botanical Trail to the Far East, which inspired his now world-famous Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin. Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is the flagship whiskey release from The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney in Drumshanbo Co. Leitrim. Every bottle is slow-distilled by hand, sealed and labelled by the proud team at the distillery.
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin launched in summer 2016 – it is now in over 60 countries across the world, including every US state, Australia, Hong Kong, Russia, South Africa and the majority of European countries. Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey and other The Shed Distillery brands are slow-distilled by hand, hand-bottled, sealed and labelled by the proud team at The Shed Distillery.
