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New Ballyhoo Irish Whiskey Finished In Port Barrels

Ballyhoo Irish Whiskey is a new four year old Irish grain whiskey that's been finished in in used port barrels from Portugal.
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The Connacht Whiskey Company, besides owning their own distillery in Ireland known as Connacht Distillery, sources Irish whiskey to bottle under their own labels. One new product it is set to debut in the United States under this sourcing has been finished in ex-port wine barrels.

The new Ballyhoo Irish Whiskey, according to those behind it, is a four year old grain Irish whiskey, sourced, with a mash bill of 93% corn imported from France and 7% malted barley that’s been brought to the distillery to further age and finish in used port barrels from Portugal. It is then bottled at 43% ABV.

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Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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