![]() ![]() Karen Taylor, co-founder of the Whisky for Everyone blog, was at the helm of panel five. The fourth group consisted of chair Nicola Carruthers, deputy editor of The Spirits Business Nicola Thomson, director of Practical Matters Toshio Ueno, vice-president and executive instructor at Sake School of America and Sara Jane Eichler, founder of the Negroni Club UK. The third panel, chaired by Billy Abbott, ambassador at The Whisky Exchange, included: Caroline Roddis, editor of The Whisky Exchange and drinks consultant Stephen Kennard, of SMJK Consulting. ![]() ![]() The team comprised: Derek Millar, retired whisky sales advisor Angelo Sparvoli, head bartender at St James Bar at the Sofitel St James in London and Marie Cheong Thong, wine and spirits judge, and Wine and Spirit Education Trust educator. Matt Chambers, spirits writer and co-founder of the Whisky for Everyone blog chaired the second panel. She was joined by: Michael Fichtner, whisky sommelier at The Coburg Bar at The Connaught Herchelle Perez Terrado, director of Drinks Partnership and Chris Tanner, general manager of Silverleaf bar in London. The first panel was led by Melita Kiely, editor of The Spirits Business, and chair of The Global Spirits Masters Competitions. The 2022 iteration of the blind tasting took place at the Ibis Styles hotel in London Bridge. The Irish Whiskey Masters 2022 looked to see what was driving the spirit’s popularity, and where the best bargains could be found. The 100-acre location will be transformed into a ‘world-class’ whiskey facility and visitor attraction, which will be able to welcome up to 150,000 guests annually.Īs investment in the category increases, so does innovation. The site will become the new home for Sazerac’s Irish whiskey brands Paddy, and Michael Collins. Later that same month, Buffalo Trace owner Sazerac acquired Lough Gill distillery in County Sligo, Ireland. Sliabh Liag Distillers launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise €2 million (US$2.14m) to increase its production capacity from 440,000 litres per year to 600,000 litres. Two of the most substantial developments came to light in June this year. The sector has been growing at a rate of knots in recent years, and producers are moving to ensure they have the future stocks to satiate demand. There are some big investments occurring in the Irish whiskey category. The Irish Whiskey Masters 2022: the results are in ![]() This became clear in this year’s edition of our annual blind-tasting contest. They make at least 10 different expressions, the most popular being the standard blended Jameson Irish Whiskey.The standard of Irish whiskey coming from the island’s producers is deeply impressive, as is the breadth of styles they are creating. Jameson: Owned by Irish Distillers (a division of the Pernod Ricard liquor dynasty).They have one of the broadest ranges of consistently high-quality expressions and are also very affordable. Leading the pack (by a wide margin), Jameson represents nearly 70% of worldwide Irish whiskey sales. The early 1990s saw increased experimentation with Scotch expressions, which then ignited a resurgence in Irish whiskey interest and caused an explosion in new distilleries and Irish whiskey brands and styles. A century later, only three distilleries had survived. As Scotch’s popularity grew, Irish whiskey’s declined. The destruction of the French brandy and Cognac vineyards skyrocketed Scotch whisky into the most popular liquor in the world. In the late 1800s, at the height of Irish whiskey popularity, there were 30 distilleries in Ireland. ![]()
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