Jack Ryan 12 Year Single Malt

Jack Ryan - Award-winning Irish Single Malt Whiskey, and more to come

The Ryans have been whiskey people for 6 generations. Tipperary man John worked in the 1820's in Limerick Distillery (Walker's). Michael worked in Birch's Roscrea and supplied barley from the nearby home place in Toomevara. Thomas set off for Dublin in the mid 1890's, and after a long vintner's apprenticeship, started independent sourcing and finishing of the finest of Irish single malt, culminating in Ryan's Malt (supplied around the city and in his own pubs, starting with the first – the iconic Beggars Bush on Haddington Road Dublin – bought in 1913 and still in the family). Jack honed the craft further, till the near demise of Irish whiskey brought a hiatus. Eunan revived the family tradition in 2013, to award-winning effect, and the next generation is getting involved already.

Jack Ryan 12YO has to date garnered an Irish Whiskey Award and a San Francisco World Spirits Gold, while Jack Ryan The Bourdega 15YO won a San Fran Silver.

Jack Ryan Whiskey is finishing at present in bourbon, rum, and calavados. Testing and tasting by our expert panel is very encouraging and suggests that the calvados finish (a collaboration with Chateau de Breuil) is emerging, the rum is asserting itself, and the bourbon maturing nicely. We have barrels on Santa Cruz, currently seasoning with madeira (a collaboration with Justino's), returning to Ireland mid-2018. And our virgin oak barrels stand ready for use.