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Hinch Distillery wins gold at International Wine and Spirit Competition 2021
Jul 13 2021
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Northern Ireland’s newest distillery, Hinch, has beckoned a prestigious Gold Medal awarded for its Imperial Stout Finish Irish Whiskey, one of three whiskeys in their Craft & Casks range. Hinch Distillery wins gold at IWSC
The accolade, awarded by the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), London, saw the Whiskey receive 95 points from a potential 100, one of the highest scores ever given to an Irish whiskey finished in ex craft beer casks.
IWSC 2021 was the competition’s largest ever event and saw 80 experts judge over 4,000 spirits.
Trio Of Irish Whiskeys Finished In Craft Beer Casks Debuts
Trio Of Irish Whiskeys Finished In Craft Beer Casks Debuts
Hinch Distillery out of Northern Ireland recently launched a trio of Irish whiskeys finished in craft beer casks.
The collection, Craft & Casks, includes the Imperial Stout Finish, Irish Red Rye Finish and Rye Export Stout Finish. The collaboration features casks from two Irish breweries; Whitewater Brewery in County Down and Kinnegar Brewery in County Donegal. Each of the three aged whiskeys have their own distinct flavors.
The Imperial Stout Finish is sourced from County Down, which sits in the shadows of the Mourne Mountains. Its Kreme de la Kremlin Imperial Stout brings orchard fruits and butter toffee tastes to the whiskey in what the distillery describes as a “luxurious mouthfeel of light toffee, coffee, vanilla sweetness and cinnamon spice follows.”