Cooley Distillerys' Gold Rush Continues

Cooley Distillery claims more Gold Medals at 2011 International Wine & Spirits Competition.

The multi-award winning Irish whiskey distiller, continued its phenomenal success at the International Wine & Spirits Competition, (IWSC) held in London, by claiming a further 8 IWSC Gold medals.

The medal haul included a record 4 Gold Medals for its Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish whiskey range including two Best in Class honours reaffirming its place as the most honoured Irish Single Malt of all time at International Spirits Competitions.

Other repeat winners for Cooley at the IWSC included the Lockes 8 Yr Old Single Malt and Tyrconnell 10 Yr Old Madeira Finish Single Malt. Two recently launched products, the Kilbeggan 18 Yr Old Deluxe Blended Irish whiskey and the Greenore 18 Yr Old Single Grain Irish Whiskey also both claimed Gold medals in their maiden IWSC competition.

Jack Teeling, Managing Director of Cooley Distillery, commented, “The Irish whiskey industry is in rude health. There are opportunities in many markets around the world where Irish whiskey exports are benefitting from the industry’s collective success. The International awards we receive each year for the quality of our products will enable us to take advantage of this opportunity.

This latest success at the International Wine & Spirits Competition is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our staff. It is a further ringing endorsement on the International stage of the quality and consistency of the whiskey being produced by Cooley”.

Founded in 1987, Cooley Distillery has won a total of 40 IWSC Gold medals over the last 5 years.

This year on year success has resulted in Cooley Distillery being named European Distiller of the Year by the IWSC for the last three years running and is shortlisted for the 2011 European Distiller of the Year Award, the results of which will be announced at the 2011 IWSC Competition Banquet that will be held in the Guildhall in London on the 16th November 2011.

Summery of this years IWSC London wins

Gold Medal & Best in Class, Connemara Peated Single Malt

Gold Medal & Best in Class, Connemara Turf Mór Peated Single Malt

Gold Medal & Best in Class, Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Madeira Finish Single Malt
Gold Medal & Best in Class, Lockes 8 Yr Old Single Malt

Gold Medal, Connemara 18 Year Old Single Cask Peated Single Malt

Gold Medal, Connemara 12 Year Old Peated Single Malt

Gold Medal, Kilbeggan 18 Year Old Blended Irish whiskey

Gold Medal, Greenore 18 Year Old Single Grain Irish whiskey


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Cooley Gold Rush continues in the USA

Irish distillery collects 12 Gold Medals at San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

This week Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only independent whiskey distillery, continued its phenomenal strike rate on the international circuit by claiming 12 gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
The 11th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition brought together a panel of 33 judges from across the industry to taste and score a record number of entries, 1,106 products from 61 countries. The judges awarded Double Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to the participating brands and special awards to the most outstanding spirit in its class.

Cooley won the top award, the coveted Double Gold Medal for its Connemara Cask Strength Peated Single Malt, Tyrconnell 10 Yr Old Madeira Finish Single Malt, Tyrconnell 10 Yr Old Port Finish Single Malt and topped it off with a Double Gold Medal and Best in Class for the Michael Collins 10 Yr Old Single Malt it produces for US importer Sidney Frank.

In addition, Cooley collected Gold Medals for its Kilbeggan 15 Yr Old, its Tyrconnell 10 Yr Old Sherry Finish Single Malt and for two further expressions of its Connemara brand.

Jack Teeling, Managing Director of Cooley Distillery, commented, “This latest success proves that Cooley is consistently producing some of the finest whiskeys in the world today.

These awards will further elevate the profile of Cooley Distillery in the US which is now the largest market for Irish whiskey in the world and continues to grow by double digit figures year on year. In 2010, we doubled our sales of whiskey to the US and our recent awards will help us continue this growth in 2011.”

Cooley Distillery San Francisco World Spirits Competition award winning whiskeys:
Double Gold Medal & Best in Class, Michael Collins 10 Yr Old Single Malt
Double Gold Medal, Connemara Cask Strength Irish Whiskey
Double Gold Medal, The Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Madeira Finish
Double Gold Medal, The Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Port Finish
Gold Medal, The Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Sherry Finish
Gold Medal, Connemara Peated Irish Whiskey
Gold Medal, Connemara 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey

Gold Medal, Kilbeggan 15 Year Old Irish Whiskey
Silver Medal, Connemara Turf Mor Irish Whiskey
Silver Medal, Greenore 15 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey,
Silver Medal, Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey
Silver Medal, The Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey,
Bronze Medal, Greenore 8 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey

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Tyrconnell 40%, Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Tyrconnell is a historic Irish whiskey brand from the 1900's that was named after a very famous racehorse that won a legendary race at odds of 100 to 1. Tyrconnell Irish single malt whiskey

Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey Tasting Note...
The Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish whiskey is characterised by its elegant and balanced taste profile.
It retains the smooth, sweet taste normally associated with Irish whiskey but with its own distinctive character. The result is Tyrconnell's beautiful fresh, malty, fruity bouquet, smooth sweet taste and delicate dry finish.

Tasting Notes – "The Sweet One"

Nose – Full and fruity aroma with a citrus spritzyness

Taste – A tang of oranges and lemons with a strong malt presence that balances well with the oily sweetness.

Finish – A long finish with the malt becoming more dominant.

Tyrconnell Irish single malt whiskey Michael Jackson tasting note kindly supplied by the Whisky Magazine.

Nose: Grassy, leafy. Herbal. Hint of charcoal, Dry.

Palate: Firm, silky, oily. Some Vanilla pod. Cereal grain flavours.

Finish: Garden mint. Very late sweetness.

Comment: Pleasant, light, sociable drinking.

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