Partnership kicks off in 2020 with launch of Quinn’s Barrel Aged Amber Ale in the US
In the week The Dublin Liberties Distillery celebrates its first anniversary, its signature brand, The Dubliner Irish Whiskey has announced its first collaboration on U.S soil, partnering with Massachusetts craft brewer, Wachusett Brewing Company for the 1st edition of its Beer Cask Series.
The Dubliner shipped casks of its award-winning, Bourbon Cask Aged Irish Whiskey to the Wachusett brewers, in 2019, who then filled them with their Quinn’s Amber Ale. The beer was aged in the Kentucky bourbon oak casks for three months and the freshly disgorged casks are on their way back to Dublin to be used for a special Dubliner release later this year.
Irish whiskey is experiencing global growth, attracting new consumers and Dubliner is at the front end of this innovation, having launched a series of collaborations with leading brewers.
For the first edition of the series, the Irish whiskey partnered with three leading Irish craft brewers, which included, neighbour and independent, Irish craft brewer, Rascal’s Brewing, O’Haras Irish Stout and Five Lamps Brewery.
“This is an exciting collaboration for Dubliner Irish Whiskey and what better week to announce our partnership with a leading U.S. brewery, than the week we honour one year since opening our Liberties Distillery, says Darryl McNally, Master Distiller at the Dublin Liberties Distillery. Not only do we choose breweries whose beer casks add a unique taste to our whiskey, but partners like Wachusett Brewing, that have the same independent spirit as Dubliner, with a straight-up attitude and down to earth appreciation of great tasting brands. Dubliner seeks to inject fun and excitement into whiskey and we are creating new whiskey flavours that drive wider appeal for Irish whiskey. The end result is Just Good Whiskey.”
“It is an honor to partner with The Dubliner for this exciting project”, said Christian McMahan, President of Wachusett Brewing Company. “There is no shortage of Irish whiskey lovers in this part of the country and we think our Barrel Aged Quinn’s Amber is going to be the perfect way to celebrate the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day holiday. We are equally proud to see those casks go back to Ireland and look forward to seeing the essence of Wachusett used to make a spectacular Irish Whiskey.”
Quinn’s Barrel Aged will be released on tap and in 16oz cans in late February in Boston and across Massachusetts in bars and restaurants as well as retail stores.
For more information about The Dubliner Irish Whiskey, visit https://www.dublinerwhiskey.com
For more information about Wachusett Brewing Company, visit www.wachusettbrew.com
ABOUT QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS
Quintessential Brands owns an award-winning portfolio of world-class spirit brands, which is powered by a strong entrepreneurial vision and passion for innovation, backed by centuries of handcrafted distilling expertise.
Quintessential Brands Group was established in 2011 with the acquisition of G&J Distillers, the UK’s foremost gin distillery, which evolved from Thomas Dakin’s original 1761 operation and now produces an unrivalled quality gin selection. In Ireland, Dublin Liberties Distillery is our home of modern Irish whiskeys and First Ireland Spirits in Abbeyleix crafts award-winning Irish creams. Our French hub, L&L France, creates fine French fruit liqueurs, cognacs, brandies and vodka.
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