The world's second largest Irish whiskey brand - Tullamore Dew - has won the Worldwide Whiskey Trophy at the International Wine & Spirits Competition for its 18-year-old single malt.
The Worldwide Whiskey Trophy has not been won by an Irish whiskey since 2009.
The IWSC had a 56% increase in the entries of Irish whiskey this year compared to last, with both volume and quality growing at an unprecedented rate.
Irish whiskeys raked in 11 Gold and Gold Outstanding medals at the IWSC this year.
Now in its 49th year, the annual IWSC was created by wine chemist Anton Massel, who, in 1969, had the idea of creating a wine and spirit competition which was based not just on organoleptic judgement but where all entries also had to undergo chemical analysis.
"Working on the Tullamore Dew 18 Year Old Single Malt was a two-year mission to craft an extraordinary whiskey that embodies the complex character, subtle sweetness and triple distilled smoothness that define the best of Irish Single Malt," said Brian Kinsman, Tullamore Dew Master Blender.
"The quality of the aged stocks is comparable to the very best Highland single malts, but the triple distillation and our four-cask finish are what set this whiskey apart as one of the best in the world.”
The Tullamore Dew single malt range has already collected an impressive array of awards. Tullamore Dew 18-year-old single malt was awarded a Master at the 2016 Global Irish Whiskey Masters competition. Tullamore Dew 14-year-old single malt won Gold medals at the 2016 Global Irish Whiskey Masters and International Spirits Challenge Awards 2016.
John Quinn, Tullamore Dew Global Brand Ambassador says: "It is wonderful to see this prestigious award being given to an Irish Whiskey and of course we're over the moon that our own Tullamore Dew 18yo Single Malt has been chosen. The four cask finish (bourbon, Oloroso sherry, port and madeira) gives it a gentle complexity with beautiful baked apple and dried fruit notes coming through."
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