Four Northern Ireland successes in World Whiskies Awards 2021

Four Northern Ireland companies have been recognised for six products in the prestigious annual World Whiskies Awards 2021.

The World Whiskies Awards are the global awards selecting the very best in all internationally recognised styles of whiskies. Presented by TheDrinksReport.com, the world’s no.1 online resource for drinks professionals, the World Whiskies Awards select, reward and promote the world’s best whiskies to consumers and trade across the globe.

The successful companies from Northern Ireland distilleries are: Old Bushmills in county Antrim; Dunville's from Kircubbin in county Down; The Quiet Man, Derry city, county Derry; and Two Stacks, an independent bonder and bottler, from Belfast.

Two Stacks, the most recent independent whiskey business in Northern Ireland, finishes and bottles whiskey from other smaller Irish distillers especially Killowen small batch distillery at Rostrevor in county Down. Two Stacks gained its first international award at World Whiskies 2021 for its blended First Cut, which first went on sale late last year.

The only category winner from Northern Ireland this year was a Dunville’s single malt produced by the Echlinville Distillery in county Down. Dunville’s, a Northern Ireland heritage whiskey brand, is Echlinville’s main whiskey product.

Dunville’s was named category winner in Single Cask Single Malt for its 12-years and under PX Cask Strength Irish Whiskey.  Dunville’s was also listed Bronze in the 13-20-years and under category for its 18-years old Palo Cortado Sherry Cask Finish.

Bushmills, reputedly the world’s oldest whiskey, collected Silver and Bronze awards. The Silver was for its 21-year old Single Malt and Bronze for its 2008 Marsala Cask Finish. The distillery is now owned by Jose Cuervo of Mexico.

The Quiet Man, owned by Luxco of the US, gained Silver for its 12-year-old single malt