July 22nd 2004 - Gold Medal Bonanza in London
The world class reputation of Cooley Whiskeys has been further enhanced by winning 5 gold medals at the world’s premier spirits competition in London – a spectacular 4 gold medals for our single malts.
Tyrconnell Single Malt and the Lockes 8 year Old Single Malt each won a gold while the Connemara range won 2, one for the Peated Single Malt and the second for the 12 Year Old Peated Single Malt.
These golds follow on the Double Gold and "Best Irish Whiskey" for our Connemara range in San Francisco earlier this year.
In a further tribute to our peated whiskeys, Inishowen, the only peated blended Irish, also won gold. In total, Cooley won 11 medals in London.
The London International Wine and Spirit Competition is the premier competition of its kind in the world. Its aim is to promote the quality and excellence of the world's best wines, spirits and liqueurs. The Competition’s evaluation process is renowned for its rigorous judging. Each category is blind tasted and judged by a panel of experts with particular knowledge of the area/style being tasted. Awards are made on the Olympic principle – one Gold medal, one Silver and one Bronze, in each product category.
Commenting, Chairman John Teeling said, "It is wonderful to win these medals but the real proof of quality is satisfied consumers. This year all of our single malts are showing significant increases in sales as more and more discerning drinkers discover the rare qualities in our whiskeys".
Past Press Releases
Clash of the Cooleys - Article from www.maltmadness.com
July 2004 - Gold Medal Bonanza in London
June 2004 - Barry Fitzwilliam Maxxium - Exclusive Irish Distributorship
May 2004 - Connemara Whiskey website goes live
March 2004 - Connemara cleans up at 2004 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
March 2004 - Interview with John Teeling, chairman of Cooley Distillery with Starchef.com
January 2004 - Cooley Distillery sponsors the Irish EU presidency
13th October 2003 - Connemara peated 12 yr old Whiskey introduced
18th September 2003 - Highlights of Chairmans comments at AGM
