13th October 2003
Cooley Distillery today introduced its unique 12 Year Old Connemara Irish Peated Single Malt Whiskey at the official opening of "The Celtic Whiskey Shop", 27-28 Dawson St., Dublin 2, by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Royston Brady.
Connemara by Cooley Distillery is the only peated single malt Irish whiskey in the world and the introduction of the 12 year old Connemara marks a further watershed in the development of Ireland's only independent Irish Whiskey Distillery.
It seems like only yesterday when John Teeling and Willie McCarter, both Irish students in Boston in 1970, were doing their "field work" on Irish whiskey in a bar called "The Plough & The Stars" in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their work at that time, John Teeling at Harvard, and Willie McCarter at MIT, led to the establishment of Cooley Distillery with a dedicated band of 350 shareholders and employees.
Today as the only independent Irish whiskey distillery in the world Cooley produces the beautiful single malt whiskies- Tyrconnell, Locke's & Connemara -a little TLC from Cooley Distillery.
Cooley also distills a wonderful range of Irish classic whiskey blends - Locke's, Kilbeggan, Millars and Inishowen, as well as a set of speciality products.
12 Year Old Connemara is the only Irish peated single malt whiskey in the world.
David Hynes, Managing Director of Cooley Distillery commented "Our customers have for some time been asking when we would release an aged version of Connemara and our answer has always been "When it is ready". Now 12 years on, it is!
John Teeling, Chairman of Cooley Distillery said "Our blenders and quality consultants have made us release the Connemara 12 year old. They believe that it is one of the best whiskies in the world - bar none. It represents the pinnacle, to date, of Cooley distillation and maturing skills. The soft waters of the Cooley Hills, the warm caress of the copper pot stills, the breathing oak barrels from Kentucky, the ancient granite warehouses of Kilbeggan and 12 years in a perfect whiskey climate have combined to deliver this gem. We have very limited quantities, so savour while you can.
Our very best wishes and congratulations to Ally Alpine and his team on the official opening of "The Celtic Whiskey Shop"
