Awarded Irelands Best New Irish Whiskey 2021 The Irish Whiskey Awards

Rademon Estate Distillery is proud to release the first inaugural release of Shortcross Irish Whiskey. This unique release is the first Irish Whiskey to be wholly distilled and released by a new Irish Whiskey distillery in Northern Ireland since the 1920s and the first whiskey to be released outside of the Old Bushmills Distillery since the closure of the Old Comber and Coleraine distilleries.

This whiskey was double distilled on Rademon Estate Distillerys original 450L copper pot still which at the time was the smallest whiskey still in use on the island of Ireland.

The whiskey has been matured in a unique cask combination that uses neither traditional bourbon or sherry casks.

In an industry first the inaugural batch of Shortcross Irish Whiskey is matured fully in Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux Red Wine casks before being finished in chinquapin oak, the first time this unique cask combination has been used in Irish Whiskey.

These casks have delivered less than 700 bottles for this inaugural release.

This release will be presented in a branded box with two tasting glasses.

Our whiskey deconstructed:

Release #: Inaugural

Number of Bottles: 658 – less than 700-

Distillery Name: Rademon Estate Distillery, Co. Down

Spirit Type: Double Distilled Single Malt

Still Type: 450L Copper Pot Still

Distilled by: David Boyd-Armstrong

Phenol Count: N/A

Release Date: December 2021

Age Statement: 5 Years Old

%ABV: 46.0%

Chill Filtered: No

Caramel Colouring: No

Maturation Cask Type: W16/001 – Red Wine, Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux

W16/002 – Red Wine, Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux

Finish Cask Type: Virgin Chinquapin Oak, High Char

Barley Origin: Island of Ireland

Yeast Type: Pressed, M & MX

Water Source: Rademon Estate Aquifer

Fermentation Time: 100 Hours+

Cask Filling Strength: Still Strength ~67%ABV

Distilled: March 2016

Maturation Cask Filled: March 2016

Cask Filled by: Fiona Boyd-Armstrong

Vatting: October to November 2021

Bottled: November 2021

Maturation: Rademon Estate Distillery, Co Down.

Bottling: Rademon Estate Distillery, Co Down.