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Located in the scenic backdrop of the Cooley Mountains in Co. Louth, Cooley Distillery is Ireland’s only independent Irish whiskey distillery. Set-up in 1987 by Irish entrepreneur John Teeling, it is the first distillery to open in Ireland in the last 100 years. With a clear vision to revive many of the historical brands and a focus on restoring the ancient distilling techniques of Irish whiskey, Cooley has developed a portfolio of award winning whiskeys.
Being the only independent Irish whiskey distillery, Cooley has continued to strive to expand the Irish whiskey category and in particular has been the driving force behind the emergence of Irish Single Grains and Malts. These efforts have been richly rewarded with Cooley winning over 300 international awards for its whiskeys and have been honoured as “World Distiller of the Year” by International Wine and Spirits Competition in 2008 and “Distillery of the Year” by leading US publication Malt Advocate in 2010. In 2010 Cooley Distillery were awarded European Distiller of the Year for the third year in a row by the IWSC.
Cooley is unique in that we have both grain and malt distilleries allowing us to create a wide range of Irish whiskey styles. Our complementary portfolio of whiskey brands allows you to enjoy the full spectrum of tastes available from Irish whiskey. Due to the mild climate it is matured in, Irish whiskey has a distinct smooth and sweet taste. Our whiskeys retain this taste profile but each has its own flavour signature due to the unique way it is distilled, the manner in which it is matured and the raw ingredients used. From our Greenore Single Grain to Connemara Peated Single Malt there is an Irish whiskey from the Cooley Collection to suit nearly all taste preferences.
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Comments (19)
MDesigner wrote:
Please add John L. Sullivan to the Connosr database. Thanks!
markjedi1 wrote:
Hey Cooley, I was recently able to get my hands on that 19 YO Single Cask for The Loop as well as the 10 YO Single Cask for Belgium, thus completing the range. Well done, indeed!
Cooley wrote:
Very much looking forward to Whisky Live Dublin! Fantastic to get this event in Ireland! Sat 14th May in the Mansion House! What would you like to taste at it?
Lee wrote:
My day was made today when I received my prize of not four bottles from Cooley, but 6! Although Kilbeggan wasn't in amongst them, I can live with that. After such a bad start to the year, and weekly bad news from various ports of my life, this give me the lift I needed. Cheers Cooley and thanks. Lee :o)
Cooley wrote:
Hi Victor,
Thank you for this post, it is definitely something we are considering here for our next labeling scheduling date. I will keep you posted on any upcoming changes!
Thanks again, Cooley
Victor wrote:
As a follow up to the discussion of the labeling of Single Grain Whiskeys: it is only a matter of time before the Europeans realize that the four common basic grains barley, corn, wheat, and rye, each has its own whiskeys to tell its own stories. Then, "Single Grain" on a bottle label will look as archaic as "liquor" currently looks on a bottle label. All will ask "which liquor?" and "which grain?". Cooley can get ahead of this inevitable evolution by labeling plainly the grain featured. There is really no reason to have to drop the current and traditional "Single Grain" title. You could simply prominently add the name of the grain under or next to the name "Single Grain". In future you will probably wish to produce your own wheat and rye single grain products to add to your line. No doubt you have had occasion to taste some of the many excellent high quality rye whiskeys now being produced in the US and Canada. Because I live in the US and own many rye whiskeys, a wheat whiskey, and a corn whiskey, when I read "Single Grain" on the label of Greenore I neither know nor assume that that grain is corn/maize. I only found out the grain by doing some work. This work may be satisfactory for liquor hobbyists like me, but this is a real commercial disadvantage when seeking to build markets with the general public, especially in the USA. And the great thing about this is that the solution is a rather simple change to the labeling. Congratulations on your excellent Cooley products!
Cooley wrote:
Hi Markjedi, There were only approximately 300 bottles of this single cask produced but I believe the terminal isn't at full operating level yet so the chances are good hopefully!
markjedi1 wrote:
I just saw your 19 Year Old Single Cask for Dublin Airport Terminal 2 on Facebook. Amazing! Got to get me one of those... I'll not be in Dublin until end of April though. Think it will still be available?
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