A Dublin entrepreneur has expressed his delight after his €10,000 whiskey was titled Best Irish Single Malt at World Whiskies Award.
Kilnamanagh man Jay Bradley said he "couldn't be prouder" of the impact The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. is having on the whiskey industry after the big win.
Jay formed The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. back in 2018 and went on to become the maker of the most expensive inaugural release whiskey in the world.
The company was a homage to his late father, Shay, who died of terminal cancer in 2019.
This is the eighth award for The Devil’s Keep, a rare 29-year-old triple distilled, single malt whiskey.
The tipple is the oldest triple distilled Irish whiskey in existence and was sold at auction for USD $60,000 (€51,000).
CEO of The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. Jay Bradley, said: "We spared no expense with The Devil’s Keep, from the liquid to the design to the accompaniments.
"At The Craft Irish Whiskey Co., we believe age is just one tiny factor of what makes a whiskey great which is why we make no age statements and why we entered this specific category. We missed last year’s awards deadline for that very reason; I felt the whiskey needed another week in virgin Hungarian oak and I was tasting it daily.
"I didn’t compromise and I only released when I knew it was absolutely perfect. It’s all the sweeter to be recognised this year by the highly regarded World Whiskies Awards and we look forward very much to representing Ireland on the 24th March for the world title!"
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