The Dublin Liberties Murder Lane 13 Year Old Irish Whiskey
The Dublin Liberties · Undisclosed (sourced, bottled by Dublin Liberties Distillery / Quintessential Brands)
Murder Lane 13 Year Old is a brooding, contemplative Irish single malt that trades the category's typical brightness for smoldering depth. The extended maturation has produced a whiskey of genuine complexity, with dark fruit and wood spice in beautiful balance. It's the kind of dram that asks you to sit quietly and simply feel its warmth — words can wait.
Nose
An inviting wave of toasted oak and dark dried fruits — prune, fig, and raisin — rises from the glass, underscored by warm beeswax and a hint of roasted hazelnut. Deeper exploration reveals notes of clove-studded orange and old leather, with a subtle malty sweetness lingering behind the darker tones. There is an autumnal quality, like embers glowing in a hearth.
Palate
The entry is silky and generous, delivering baked orchard fruit, rich caramel, and toasted almond layered over a bed of dark chocolate and espresso. Mid-palate, gentle clove spice and dried fig add complexity, while a thread of honeyed malt keeps everything anchored. The texture is medium-to-full bodied with an oily, coating quality that rewards slow sipping.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering cocoa, dried fruit, and a final flourish of toasted oak and gentle spice. The warmth stays in the chest like a banked fire — patient, steady, and deeply satisfying.
- Mash Bill
- 100% malted barley
- Distillation
- Triple distilled
- Maturation
- Aged 13 years in ex-bourbon and ex-oloroso sherry casks
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
The Ember Lane — 2 oz The Dublin Liberties Murder Lane 13 Year Old · 0.5 oz Pedro Ximénez sherry · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Express an orange peel over the glass, then garnish with a brandied cherry
Food Pairing
A warm dark chocolate and Calimyrna fig tart with a crumble of roasted hazelnuts and a drizzle of aged balsamic mirrors the whiskey's cocoa-dried fruit axis, while the tart's buttery pastry echoes the malt's creamy body.
Named for a narrow laneway in Dublin's Liberties district — once the city's most notorious quarter — this 13-year-old single malt channels centuries of smoldering history into a glass of quiet, dark-fruited intensity.
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