Many, many thanks to all the judges who took part in this years blind tasting sessions for the Irish Whiskey Awards. In case you missed the results they can be found on the awards website here.
I know many of you are interested in finding and matching the codes with the whiskeys, so here they are.
Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey
a1 Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton
a2 Green Spot
a3 Midleton An Dair Ghaelach
a4 Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy
a5 Powers John’s Lane Release
a6 Powers Signature Release
a7 Powers Three Swallow
a8 Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength
a9 Redbreast 12 Year Old
a10 Redbreast 15 Year Old
a11 Redbreast 21 Year Old
a12 Yellow Spot
a13 Redbreast Lustau Edition
Irish Single Malt Whiskey (12 Years & Younger)
e1 West Cork Irish Whiskey Single Malt Aged 10 Years
e2 The Whistler Single Malt 10 Year Old
e3 The Whistler Single Malt 7 Year Old 'The Blue Note'
e4 Connemara 12 Year Old
e5 Lockes 8 Year Old
e6 Tyrconnell Madeira Finish 10 Year Old
e7 Egan's Irish Whiskey 10 Year Old Single Malt
e8 Hyde 10 Year Old Pure Single Malt Whiskey- Sherry finish
e9 Hyde 6 Year Old Pure Single Malt Whiskey- Rum Finish
e10 Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt
e11 Teeling Single Malt
e12 Barr an Uisce 1803 10 Year Old Single Malt
e13 Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old
e14 St Patricks Single Malt Irish Whiskey
e15 The Irishman Single Malt 12 Year Old
e16 Writers Tears Red Head Single Malt
e17 Palace Bar 12 Year Old Single Malt
e18 Dunvilles PX Single Malt
e19 The Famous Galway Bay Irish Whiskey
Irish Single Malt Whiskey (13 Years & Older)
f1 Glendalough 13 Year old Single malt
f2 The Temple Bar 15 Year Old Single Malt
f3 Teeling Revival Volume II
f4 Tullamore Dew 14 Year old Single malt
f5 Tullamore Dew 18 Year old Single Malt
f6 Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Single Malt Twinwood
f7 Knappogue Castle 16 Year Old Single Malt
Irish Blended Whiskey (RRP of less than €60)
b1 The Temple Bar Signature Blend
b2 Barr Uisce Wicklow Rare Blend
b3 Teeling Small Batch
b4 Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old
b5 Tullamore Dew Cider Cask
b6 Tullamore Dew Original
b7 Tullamore Dew Old Bonded Warehouse
b8 Jameson Black Barrel
b9 Jameson Caskmates
b10 Jameson Crested
b11 Powers Gold Label
b12 St Patricks Oak Aged Whiskey
b13 The Irishman Founders Reserve
b14 Writers Tears Copperpot
b15 Dunvilles Three Crowns
Irish Blended Whiskey (RRP of €60 or more)
c1 Kilbeggan 21 Year Old
c2 Tullamore Dew Trilogy 15 Year Old
c3 Midleton Very Rare
c4 The Blender’s Dog
c5 The Cooper’s Croze
c6 The Distillers Safe
Irish Single Cask Whiskey
d1 Marrowbone Lane Irish Whiskey Society Single Grain Bottling
d2 The Irishman 17 Year Old Single Cask Single Malt
d3 Celtic Cask Cuig Deag (15) Single Malt
d4 Powers Celtic Whiskey Shop Single Pot Still 2016 Release
Irish Cask Strength Whiskey
g1 Dingle Distillery Single Malt Cask Strength Whiskey
g2 The Whistler Single Malt 7 Year Old Natural Cask Strength
g3 St Patrick's Cask Strength irish Whiskey
g4 Spade and Bushel 10 Year Old Single Malt
g5 The Irishman Cask Strength
Irish Single Grain Whiskey
h1 Kilbeggan 8 Year Old
h2 Hyde 6 Year Old Single Grain- Burgundy Finish
h3 Hyde 6 Year Old Single Grain- Bourbon Cask Matured
h4 Glendalough Double Barrel
h5 Teeling Single Grain
Irish Poitin
p1 Bán Barrelled and Buried
p2 Bán Poitin
p3 Glendalough Mountain Strength Poitin
p4 Teeling Spirit of Dublin
p5 Mad March Hare
p6 Micil Poitin
Irish Liqueur
l1 Merrys White Chocolate Irish Cream Liqueur
l2 Merrys Salted Caramel Irish Cream Liqueur
l3 Merrys Irish Cream Liqueur
l4 Merrys Strawberry Irish Cream Liqueur
l5 Mrs Doyles
l6 Muldoon Irish Whiskey Liqueur
l7 Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur
Irish Gin
q1 Dingle Original Gin
q2 Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin
q3 Thin Gin
q4 Blackwater Wexford Strawberry Gin
q5 Blackwater Juniper Cask Gin
q6 Blackwater No.5 Gin
q7 Glendalough Wild Seasonal Botanical Gin
q8 Dublin City Gin
q9 St patrick's Elderflower Gin
q10 St Patrick's Classic Gin
q11 St patrick's Extra Dry Gin
q12 Echlinville Single Estate Irish Pot Still Gin
q13 Eglinton Gin
q14 Boyles Gin
Irish Vodka
v1 Dingle Pot Still Vodka
v2 Blackwater Copper Pot Still Vodka
v3 Kalak Vodka
v4 Boru vodka
v5 Strawboys Irish Vodka
Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged Irish Craft Beer
i1 O'Hara's Barrel Ades Leann Follain
i2 Five Lamps Whiskey Barrel Aged Black Pitts
i3 Five Lamps Whiskey Barrel Aged Dark IPA
i4 Five Lamps Whiskey Barrel Aged Honor Bright
i5 Foxes Rock Bourbon Barrel Chocolate Stout
i6 Cael & Crede Carrig Brewing Co