The Shed whiskies

History

The distillery was founded by a local entrepreneur with experience in the food business, who chose a small village far from the whiskey routes for his project. While the whiskey matured, Gunpowder gin, with gunpowder tea and oriental botanicals, became an international success and funded the house’s growth. Its first own whiskey, Drumshanbo Single Pot Still, came onto the market at the end of the 2010s with a recipe that includes Irish oats, something that was done in the 19th century and had almost disappeared.

House style

Drumshanbo is a creamy, spicy pot still: the oats give an oily texture and a touch of soft cereal, the unmalted barley adds the pepper typical of the style, and triple distillation makes it clean. It has fresh fruit, honey, vanilla and spice, and matures in bourbon and sherry casks. It is bottled at 43% ABV. It is a whiskey enjoyed neat or on the rocks, and it shows how a young distillery can revive old recipes from the Irish tradition. The house bottles its whiskeys in a glass bottle with a design inspired by oriental ceramics, very recognisable.

Where to start

Drumshanbo Single Pot Still is the catalogue’s benchmark. Compare it with a classic pot still, such as Redbreast 12 or Powers Three Swallow, to see what the oats bring, and with Teeling Single Pot Still, another modern pot still. It is best appreciated neat or with a few drops of water.

• Drumshanbo Single Pot StillSingle pot still · 43% ABV