What Does John Know?

When I was in Kilbeggan this past May for the grand opening of the Kilbeggan distillery, I was introduced to several new whiskeys that were made at Kilbeggan’s sister distillery, Cooley. One was a 15 year old blended whiskey called Kilbeggan. As many of you know, the standard Kilbeggan blend (made at Cooley, not the new Kilbeggan distillery) has been around for years. But now that Cooley has been making whiskey for more than 15 years, they have the ability to put out various 15 year old whiskeys. And they are. The 15 year old Kilbeggan blend is one of them, and it will be coming to the U.S. in the Spring of 2008.

Another line of whiskeys I tasted back in May were several new wood-finished Tyrconnell single malt whiskeys. Some of these were delicious. In addition to the wood-finishing, they were also more mature than the standard Tyrconnell line. They, too, will be coming to the U.S. in the Spring.

And finally, it’s only logical that Cooley would also release a 15 year old expression of their grain whiskey, Greenore. This too will find its way to the U.S. in the Spring.

Put simply, Cooley has turned 15. They’re proud of it, and they want to show off what they have. Good for them! Can a Connemara 15 year old peated Irish whiskey be too far behind?

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