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Spirit Master: Dublin Liberties King of Hell
Ahead of Halloween on Thursday (31 October), SB puts the spotlight on a spooky spirit that grabbed one of the top accolades in a recent blind tasting.
The Dublin Liberties Irish whiskey range
Every week, SB celebrates some of the top scoring Master medallists from The Global Spirits Masters blind-tasting competitions.
We scoured the results of our latest rounds to find an expression that would be best suited for celebrating Halloween this Thursday.
In the annual Luxury Masters competition, The Spirits Business gathered a team of expert tasters to assess the state of the super‐ and ultra‐premium market. The competition examined the quality of spirits across a number of categories, from gin and vodka to Irish whiskey and Tequila. During the competition, a total of eight Master medals were awarded.
In the Single Malt – Ultra Premium Irish whiskey flight, the panel was impressed by the Dublin Liberties King of Hell.
Dublin Liberties King of Hell was one of eight Master medallists in The Luxury Masters 2019
The expression was found to have an “unusually smoky nose”, which was balanced with notes of “orchard fruit and caramel”.
The single malt was launched as part of a new range this year, which includes the 13-year-old The Dublin Liberties Murder Lane and the 16-year-old The Dublin Liberties Keeper’s Coin.
Each expression represents a legendary 17th or 18th century story from the distillery’s home in the Liberties district of Dublin.
The 27-year-old Dublin Liberties King of Hell is the pinnacle of the collection and has been matured in first-fill Bourbon casks. It was finished in rare Bordeaux Premier Cru casks and bottled at 46% ABV.
Limited to 50 bottles in the initial batch release, the whiskey is priced at €2,700 (US$3,000).
To see the full list of medallists from our Luxury Masters 2019, click here.
If you’re interested in entering your brand into The Global Spirits Masters, contact Rhiannon Morris – rhiannon.morris@thespiritsbusiness.com – for more details.