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Irish Single Pot Still
Single pot still was the dominant Irish whiskey style before the industry's near-total collapse following Prohibition (which eliminated the US export market), the Irish War of Independence, and economic isolation. The style is now Ireland's flagship premium offering, representing pre-decline Irish whiskey tradition.
Flavor Profile
Creamy, spicy, oily texture from unmalted barley. Stone fruit and spice. Redbreast 12: full-bodied, sherry-influenced, stone fruit and spice (the benchmark). Green Spot: lighter, all orchard fruit. Powers John's Lane: bold, peppery, pot still at most assertive. Uniquely Irish — no equivalent in other traditions.
Key Producers
benchmark — full-bodied
Redbreast 12
sherrystone fruit) (premiumlighter
Green Spot
all orchard fruit) (premium$45-6012-year
Yellow Spot
Malaga/sherry/bourbon casks) (premium$75-90bold
Powers John's Lane
peppery) (premium$55-70Made from a mix of malted and unmalted barley, distilled in copper pot stills, produced in Ireland, aged minimum 3 years in wooden casks.