Gin is still in; here are four interesting Irish ones to try
Judging by the array on display in Dublin Airport, gin remains as popular as ever. Joe McGirr of Boatyard Distillery agrees. “Demand is still there and increasing – every bar in the world needs at least one gin on the back bar. Selection is being trimmed a little, but we notice a drive to the premium end, although you have to have authenticity and credibility. Unlike other gin producers, they do not have plans to produce a whiskey. “We are all about the gin and we are comfortable with this.
Echlinville is a farm-to-glass distillery based on the Ards Peninsula. The single estate pot still is made using a base spirit distilled from barley grown on the distillery’s own farmland and floor-malted there too. Echlinville make a number of gins, as well as Dunville, Matt D’Arcy and Old Comber whiskeys, and hope to release the first Echlinvillle whiskey later this year. Their Weaver’s Gin is available from SuperValu.
Wexford is famous for two agricultural crops: potatoes and strawberries. The Stafford family are major potato growers and have been using the humble spud to make Jackford’s gin for a few years now. It doesn’t taste of potatoes, but they do give the gin a lovely creamy texture. Now, they have gone a step further and sourced some local Wexford strawberries, and as they also grow strawberries, will use these in the future. The strawberries give the gin a lovely fruity kick.
If you enjoy fruit-flavoured gins, you should try the limited release Conncullin Port Cask Aged Gin from Connacht Whiskey. Aged in casks formerly used to mature Port, just 2,100 bottles were produced.
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