 | Super-premium: Kilbeggan 15yo won a Gold Medal and Best in Class |
IRELAND. Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only independent Irish whiskey distillery, has won a record nine gold medals at the 2008 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC).
This was the first time that an Irish whiskey distiller has collected nine gold medals, including eight in the Best in Class category.
Cooley’s golden run continues from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition where the Louth-based distiller won six double gold medals earlier this year.
“2008 has been our most successful year to date,” said Cooley Distillery Marketing Director Jack Teeling. “Winning 21 gold medals, between the IWSC and San Francisco World Spirits Competition, in the year of our 21st birthday, shows how our distillery and our whiskey has truly come of age.”
Cooley Distillery said it had collected more awards over the last 12 years than any other Irish whiskey distillery with over 140 international accolades to its name.
Gold medal list at the 2008 IWSC
Kilbeggan 15 Year Old Blended Irish Whiskey: Gold Medal & Best in Class
Connemara Peated Single Malt: Gold Medal & Best in Class
Connemara 12 Year Old Peated Single Malt: Gold Medal & Best in Class
Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Sherry Finish Single Malt: Gold Medal & Best in Class
Tyrconnell 15 Year Old Single Cask Single Malt: Gold Medal & Best in Class
Greenore 8 Year Old Single Grain: Gold Medal & Best in Class
Lockes 8 Year Old Single Malt: Gold Medal & Best in Class
Lockes Blended Irish Whiskey: Gold Medal.
For details, contact Jack Teeling, Marketing Director, tel: +353 1 8332833 or e-mail jack@CooleyWhiskey.com
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