Kilbeggan Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Sherry Cask Finish
Kilbeggan · Kilbeggan Distillery
Kilbeggan's pot still range offers one of the most accessible entry points into Ireland's signature style. The sherry cask finish adds dimension without masking the barley-driven character that defines good pot still whiskey. An honest, well-crafted dram at a fair price.
Nose
Pot still spice leads — clove and white pepper — followed by dried apricot and a dusting of cocoa. There's a pleasant nuttiness, like roasted almonds, sitting beside honeyed malt.
Palate
Medium-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel typical of pot still whiskey. The sherry influence brings dried fruit sweetness and a touch of hazelnut, balanced by earthy cereal and a flicker of vanilla from the underlying bourbon cask maturation.
Finish
Medium length with lingering clove spice, dried fruit, and a clean woody dryness.
- Distillation
- Triple pot still distillation
- Maturation
- Ex-bourbon casks, finished in oloroso sherry casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Autumn Cobbler — 2 oz Kilbeggan Single Pot Still Sherry Cask · 0.75 oz Amontillado sherry · 0.5 oz simple syrup · 2 orange slices · Muddle orange in shaker, add remaining ingredients, shake with ice, strain into goblet filled with crushed ice, garnish with fresh berries.
Food Pairing
The dried fruit and nutty character in the whiskey complements the fig and walnut, while the pot still spice cuts through the richness of the blue cheese.
Kilbeggan Distillery in County Westmeath, one of the oldest licensed distilleries in the world, returned to distilling in 2007 and has steadily expanded its pot still program using locally grown barley.
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