Kinahans Whiskey
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| Location | Marleys Lane, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Eircode A92 TY07 Ireland |
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| Founded | 1779 |
| Founder | Daniel Kinahan |
| Status | Operating |
| Website | kinahanswhiskey |
| Kinahan's Small Batch | |
| Type | Blended Irish Whiskey |
| Cask type(s) | Ex-Bourbon |
| Kinahan's Single Malt 10 | |
| Type | Single Malt Irish Whiskey |
| Cask type(s) | American oak |
| The KASC Project [B] | |
| Type | Blended Irish Whiskey |
| Cask type(s) | Hybrid Cask: Portuguese Oak, American Oak, French Oak, Hungarian Oak, Chestnut. |
| The Kasc Project [M] | |
| Type | Single Malt Irish Whiskey |
| Cask type(s) | Hybrid Cask: Portuguese Oak, American Oak, French Oak, Hungarian Oak, Chestnut. |
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Company History[edit]
Kinahan’s Irish Whiskey is a distiller of Irish whiskey, founded in Ireland in 1779.[1] [2] [3]
Founder of the enterprise was Daniel Kianahan (1756-1827). Business first opened at 12 Trinity street (1779). In forty years company, at that time known as "Kinahan Son & Smith", moved into Carlisle Building (1819).[4]
L.L. letters in a brand stand for "Lord Lieutenant's Whisky". The mark arose when Duke of Richmond, who was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Kinahan's customer, instructed to set apart a vat of whiskey for his personal use and paint it with dual coronet and LL letters.[5] [6]
Brand was managed by Kinahan's family for four generations. Daniel died in 1827 and his son Robert Henry took charge over business.[7]
Kinahan's was registered as LLC(Limited Liability Company) in 1890. Three of five directors were cousins: Sir Edward Hudson-Kinahan, Thomas William Kinahan (1839-1920), and George Kinahan (1823-1903), who was a partner and company chairman at that time.[8]
King Edward granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment to the company as purveyors to his household. Queen Victoria followed with the same decision in 1845 and 1886. In April 1900 Queen Victoria came to Dublin and L.L. whiskey was the only Irish Whiskey supplied for official events.[9] [10]
George Kinahan dies at 1903 closing a century of company's history.[11]
Difficult times came to the whole industry. Irish whiskies exports to England declined during 1900-1914. By 1924 most Scottish and Irish small independent distillers were taken over by giant companies.[12]
Mixology Culture[edit]
In 1862 Jerry Thomas, considered "the father of American mixology", featured Kinahan's Irish whiskey in his recipes in the first drink book published in the United States - "How to Mix Drinks". [13]
His recipe of hot Irish whiskey recommended to use "Kinahan's or Jameson's whiskey".[14]
In 1888 George H. Jessop described a group of Irish-Americans sitting in a San Francisco bar and enjoying hot irish whiskey a la Kinahan instead of a la Jameson. [15]`
Whiskey Craft Innovations[edit]
- Kinahan’s Kasc Project:
Custom "hybrid" casks made of five types of wood: Portuguese Oak, American Oak, French Oak, Hungarian Oak, Chestnut. Irish whiskey regulations allow spirit to be matured in wood rather than in oak only.[16] [17] [18]
Awards[edit]
- Project: Kinahans Irish Whiskey.
- Product: Kinahans Irish Whiskey - The Kasc Project M - Single Malt Whiskey.
- Award: Gold Medal
- Authority: International Wine and Spirits Competition 2022.KASC Project [M] 95 pts.[21]
- Product: Kinahans Irish Whiskey - The Kasc Project B - Blended Whiskey.
- Award: Silver Medal
- Authority: International Wine and Spirits Competition 2022.[22]
- Product: Kinahan’s Special Release Project 11 Year Old.
- Title: Irish Single Cask of the Year 2020.
- Authority: The Whiskey Bible.[23]
- Product: Kinahan’s The Kasc Project Single Malt Irish Whiskey
- Award: Silver Medal
- Authority: San Francisco Spirits Competition 2022.[24]
- Product: Kinahan’s Single Malt Irish Whiskey.
- Award: "Best Irish Whiskey" 3-rd Place.
- Authority: Forbes.[25]
- Product: Kinahan’s Single Malt Irish Whiskey.
- Award: "Best Single Malt Irish Whiskey" 2-nd Place.
- Authority: Forbes.[26]
Social Sustainability Projects[edit]
- Origin Green Ireland.[27]
Bottlings[edit]
"The Heritage Collection"[edit]
- Kinahan's Small Batch[30]
Blended Irish whiskey. Non-chill filtered. First & second fill ex-bourbon casks.
- Kinahan's Single Malt Heritage[31]
Single Malt Irish whiskey. Non-chill filtered. First fill ex-bourbon casks.
- Kinahan's Single Malt 10[32]
Single Malt Irish whiskey. Non-chill filtered. 10 years old.
"The Kasc Project"[edit]
- The Kasc Project L.L.[33]
Blended Irish whiskey. Non-chill filtered. Hybrid Casks (Mix of 5 types of woods).
- The Kasc Project B.001[34]
Blended Irish whiskey. Non-chill filtered. Hybrid Casks (Mix of 5 types of woods).
- The Kasc Project M.001[35]
Single Malt Irish whiskey. Non-chill filtered. Hybrid Casks (Mix of 5 types of woods).
"The Special Release"[edit]
Single Malt Irish whiskey. Non-chill filtered. Portuguese oak casks of "Quercus Pyrenaica" species.
Single Malt Irish whiskey. Cask Strength. Non-chill filtered. Ex-bourbon cask + Merlot Cask.
Single Malt Irish whiskey. Cask Strength. Non-chill filtered. Ex-bourbon cask + Amarone Cask.
Single Malt Irish whiskey. Cask Strength. Non-chill filtered. First-fill ex-bourbon cask + Armagnac Casks from Gascony region of Southwest France.
Single Malt Irish whiskey. Non-chill filtered. Combination of four individually matured single cask malts: Madeira Single Cask, Merlot Single Cask, Tawny Port Single Cask, Chestnut Single Cask.
References[edit]
- ↑ Irish International Exhibition. 1907. Search this book on
- ↑ "kinahans irish whiskey to re enter uk market". thespiritsbusiness.com.
- ↑ "irish whiskey firm seeks e1 million backing from investors". businesspost.ie.
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 151–160. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 151–153. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ "kinahans irish whiskey to re enter uk market". thespiritsbusiness.com.
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 156. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 158. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 158. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ "kinahans irish whiskey to re enter uk market". thespiritsbusiness.com.
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 158. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 159. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ Thomas, Jerry (October 2020). Jerry Thomas Bar Tender's Guide: How to mix Drinks. Search this book on
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 155. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ Kinahan, Jack (2007). "Kinahan's LL,: A Forgotten Dublin Whisky". Dublin Historical Record. 60 (2): 155. ISSN 0012-6861. JSTOR 30101677.
- ↑ "kinahans unveils irish whiskey made in hybrid casks". thespiritsbusiness.com.
- ↑ "kinahans launches hybrid the kasc project whiskey". thegrocer.co.uk.
- ↑ "kinahans debuts worlds first hybrid cask single malt irish whiskey". thewhiskeywash.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Irish Whiskey / Icons of whisky ireland 2021 winners announced". iconsofwhisky.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Irish Whiskey / Icons of whisky Ireland 2021 resilts revealed". whiskymag.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey / Kasc Project M)". iwsc.net.
- ↑ "Kinahans Blended Irish Whiskey Kasc Project B". iwsc.net.
- ↑ "Jim Mrrays whisky bible 2020 the winners:Kinahans - Irish Single Cask of the Year 2020". blog.thewhiskyexchange.com.
- ↑ "sfwsc 2022 results: Kinahan's The Kasc Project Single Malt Irish Whiskey Silver Medal". thetastingalliance.com.
- ↑ "check out the winners of this years international whisky competition". forbes.com.
- ↑ "check out the winners of this years international whisky competition". forbes.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Irish Whiskey Limited". origingreen.ie.
- ↑ "project criar bosques let's plant for the planet". quercus.pt.
- ↑ "Black oak area forestry project with Kinahan's Whiskey". criarbosques.
- ↑ "Kinahans Small Batch Blended Irish Whiskey". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey 10 years old". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Blended Irish Whiskey: The KASC PROJECT L.L." kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Blended Irish Whiskey: The KASC PROJECT B.001". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey: The KASC PROJECT M.001". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey: Black Oak". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey: Merlot Cask". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey: Amarone Cask". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey: Armagnac Cask". kinahanswhiskey.com.
- ↑ "Kinahans Single Malt Irish Whiskey: Madeira, Merlot, Tawny Port, Chestnut Casks". kinahanswhiskey.com.
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