Mourne-based distillery Killowen has launched an exclusive collaboration with Dublin’s James J Fox to celebrate the renowned cigar and whiskey merchant’s 143 years of trading.
Brendan Carty’s award-winning Co Down distillery’s Barántúil Irish whiskey has become one of the most sought after among whiskey enthusiasts.
His latest offering is a pure pot still release exclusively for the Grafton Street retailer, which was matured for three years and eight months in an ex-Kentucky bourbon quarter cask and finished for seven months in a 120-litre amontillado sherry cask.
“Since we opened five years ago, James Fox has been a venue, we longed to work with so it’s a pleasure to be here,” said Brendan Carty.
“I am so happy we have found the perfect Irish whiskey for what is internationally an Iconic venue.
“I am surprised how delicate this pot still whiskey has become, with its balance of citrus and pot still spice harmoniously suspended in the most viscous of drops and the hint of leather workshop from the Killowen DNA.”
The release is limited and priced at €130.
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