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Irish pot still whiskey
An Irish whiskey distilled in pot stills from a mash containing at least 30% malted barley and at least 30% unmalted barley. The technical file calls the use of unmalted barley unique among whiskies.
Method
Distilled in pot stills, traditionally three times; matured at least three years on the island of Ireland.
Definition
The technical file defines pot still Irish whiskey as a spirit distilled in pot stills from a mash of malted barley, unmalted barley and other unmalted cereals, with at least 30% of each kind of barley; up to 5% of other cereals, such as oats and rye, may be added. The file says unmalted barley gives a spicy flavour and a creamy mouthfeel. It is usually made in large pot stills and traditionally triple distilled, though double distillation is also allowed.
The file's history section says pot still whiskey was the main Irish export to the United States before Prohibition.
How it connects
Style
- style-of Irish whiskey
Method
- technique Pot still distillation
Ingredient
- made with Barley
Region
- related Ireland
History
- related US Prohibition
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- CountryIreland8 entries in the atlas so far
- IngredientBarleyHordeum vulgare
- MethodPot still distillationDistillation
- RegionIrelandRepublic of Ireland, Ireland
- StyleIrish whiskeyProtected name
- StoryA history of beer
- HistoryUS Prohibition1920-1933
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