Dunville's Three Crowns Sherry Cask Irish Whiskey
Dunville's · The Echlinville Distillery
A masterclass in editorial restraint — a sherried blend that trusts silence between flavors, proving that Irish whiskey's elegance often lives in what's left unsaid.
Nose
Restrained at first — dry oloroso wafts of walnut skin and raisin, then soft toffee, orange peel, and a whisper of almond paste emerging from open space rather than shouting.
Palate
Silky and understated: honeyed malt, dried fig, a light dusting of cocoa and clove, with grain-driven brightness threading through the sherry sweetness. There's remarkable clarity between the notes — flavor arranged like well-spaced furniture.
Finish
Medium-length, gently drying, with lingering hazelnut, orange oil, and a faint whisper of tobacco leaf that fades cleanly rather than clinging.
- Mash Bill
- Blend of malted barley (single malt) and column-distilled grain whiskey
- Distillation
- Pot Still
- Maturation
- Aged in ex-bourbon barrels then finished in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
The Kircubbin Hush — 2 oz Dunville's Three Crowns Sherry Cask, 0.5 oz Pedro Ximénez sherry, 2 dashes orange bitters, 1 dash Angostura. Stir with ice for 25 seconds, strain into a chilled coupe, express an orange peel over the surface and discard.
Food Pairing
Aged Coolea cheese with fig jam and toasted walnuts, or a warm almond-and-orange semolina cake.
Revived in 2013 by Echlinville — the first new licensed distillery in Northern Ireland in over 125 years — Dunville's carries the ghost of a Belfast whiskey house silenced in 1936, its Three Crowns marque quietly restored to the Ards Peninsula.
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