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.”
Sales of Irish whiskey are soaring in Russia, and the country is now the second biggest market in the world, according to data from the Irish Whiskey Association.
Premium brands, including Bushmills, are proving increasingly popular in the country, while smaller companies, including Co Down s Hinch Distillery, are taking advantage of the growing market.
Russia is the second largest geographic market with sales of 605,800 cases, or 7.3m bottles, for the last recorded year in 2019, up 231% since 2010.
The details come from the Irish Whiskey Association, as reported by bne Intellinews, a European business news site.
Irish whiskey sales in Russia are second only to the US, overtaking the UK, France, South Africa and the domestic Irish market.
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