Walsh Whiskey has released the 2022 vintage of The Irishman Vintage Cask, a rare super-premium expression.
This year’s vintage is limited to 6,100 bottles worldwide, with 1,200 bottles assigned to the US market. The Irishman Vintage Cask 2022 is available in travel retail and comes in a double-doored presentation case.
The 2022 vintage blends triple-distilled aged single malt and aged single pot still whiskey, matured in casks selected by The Irishman’s Founder Bernard Walsh. It is non-chill filtered, bottled at 54.9% ABV and has a recommended retail price of €130.
It is the 14th release since 2008, when it became the first triple-distilled Cask Strength Irish whiskey released in over half a century.
“The Irishman Cask Strength series is an annual celebration of one of Irish whiskey’s greatest traditions,” Walsh said.
“A revival, brought back by The Irishman in 2008, that helps to showcase a style of whiskey from the heart of Irish whiskey’s golden era. The 2022 vintage of The Irishman Vintage Cask is a whiskey full of true strength of character, fortitude, depth and body, but with a surprising mellowness that ripples on the tongue.”
On the nose, The Irishman Vintage Cask 2022 offers notes of green fruits (apple and pear) and spices. Its taste is described as “sweet apple blossom, wild honeycomb and nutty spice”, with a finish of walnut, chocolate and toasted oak.
As reported, Walsh Whiskey (part of the Amber Beverage Group) has rebranded The Irishman range, with major design changes to the bottle, labelling and packaging. The new look has been extended to The Irishman – Caribbean Cask Finish, The Irishman 12-Year-Old Single Malt and The Irishman 17-Year-Old Single Malt, alongside The Irishman – Vintage Cask 2022.
The new branding first appeared on The Irishman – The Harvest and The Irishman – Single Malt, which were launched in early last month.
Stockists and distributors of The Irishman can be identified through a new search function on the Walsh Whiskey website.
