Searson's Irish Whiskey Menu

WHISKEY MENU

A note from Charlie Chawke, the Proprietor. Nestled in one of The Chawke Pub Group’s most iconic venues, with our 3 Copper Pot Stills over-looking it, Searsons Whiskey Bar has built 7 storeys of Whiskey from around the world to satisfy all curiosities & palates.

We are the proud custodians of the ‘Charlie Chawke’ Midleton Single Cask Edition, the oldest Midleton Single Cask ever released & we are the only bar in the world to have 2 Full Midleton Very Rare Collections on display, every Vintage Release from 1984 - present day.

Take a seat at the bar and allow our staff to bring you on a journey through the selection, maybe try one of our Irish Whiskey tasting platters or book a group in for a Guided tasting of some of the most prized whiskeys in the selection. The diversity of styles, ages, & maturations will surely hold a perfect choice for Connoisseurs & novices alike.

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Searsons of Baggot Street.

Charlie Chawke

This Whiskey Menu has been curated by Irish Whiskey Specialist & Group Development Manager, Mark McLaughlin alongside Bill Chawke, General Manager of Searsons. You will find features of highly recommended whiskeys from Bill & the team at Searsons throughout the Menu with teasers from Mark on the whiskey themselves. IRISH WHISKEY

Irish Whiskey is a distilled spirit made from a mash of malted cereals (with or without other grains), water, and yeast. It is fermented, then distilled, and matured in wooden casks, such as oak, for no less than 3 years, on the island of Ireland. It must be bottled at no less than 40% abv.

There are 4 distinct styles of Irish Whiskey:

Pot Still Whiskey: This is a unique style of whiskey to Ireland, generally produced using a mixed mash of at least 30% malted and 30% un-malted barley, however they can use up to 5% other grains, e.g oats, rye, wheat. It is distilled in pot stills, and matured for at least 3 years in wooden casks.

Malt Whiskey: This style of whiskey is made from 100% malted barley, distilled in pot stills, and matured for at least 3 years in wooden casks.

Grain Whiskey: Generally made from a mixed mash containing up to 95% maize or wheat, continuously distilled in Column stills, and matured for at least 3 years in wooden casks.

Blended Irish Whiskey: Any style of whiskey containing 2 or more of the above component whiskeys which have been matured for at least 3 years in wooden casks and bottled at no less than 40% abv.

Abbrieviations used in this list:

SPS: Single Pot Still

SM: Single Malt

SG: Single Grain MIDLETON ‘CHARLIE CHAWKE’ 28 YEAR OLD SINGLE POT STILL SINGLE CASK EDITION

2019 marked the release of our first Single Cask Bottling in collaboration with the Midleton Distillery, the Pinnacle of Irish Whiskey. Carefully selected by father & son, Charlie & Bill Chawke, alongside Midleton Master Distiller Brian Nation, this is truly one of the rarest Single Cask Irish whiskeys to be released. Bonded on the 4th of July 1990, this First-fill bourbon cask, filled with Single Pot Still distillate, matured for 28 years before being bottled at natural cask strength for The Chawke Pub Group in spring 2019. The cask yielded just 168 bottles, making it the oldest & rarest Single Cask expressions for the Midleton Distillery.

It is available exclusively here: 35.5ml measure €250 700ml bottle €3500

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Rich toasted wood with a bold nutty character at the forefront while delicate hints of citrus zest develop overtime, giving balance to the mild pot still spices that remain constant in the background. Taste: Rich in fruit notes with sweet pears developing into more exotic fruits of peach, apricot and man- go. Delicate sweet vanilla works in tandem with the pot still spices and subtle tannins adding a sense of balance and structure. Finish: Rich and lingering with the fruit constantly building overtime while the pot still spices fade, letting the toasted oak linger until the very end. LIZA’S IRISH WHISKEY FLIGHT €15 ALI’S IRISH WHISKEY FLIGHT €35 This selection of Irish whiskey is dominated These Irish Whiskeys represent the highest quality of by softer, sweet fruits & spices. Predominantly cask selection, maturation, & blending that the brands bourbon cask matured which brings out the have to offer. Absolutely outstanding texture & flavour brighter & more vibrant notes in the whiskeys, development throughout this tasting experience. & a remarkable variation of flavour. Absolutely exceptional whiskeys.

Irishman 12Yr SM Bushmills 21year Old Single Malt Green Spot SPS Redbreast 21year old SPS

THE THREE COPPER STILLS Connemara 12Yr Peated SM Midleton Very Rare TASTING FLIGHTS

Our tasting platters our designed for you to explore the varying styles of Irish Whiskey we have to offer. The inspiration for these selections has been taken from Charlie’s three daughters, Liza, Jenny, & Ali who our Three Copper Stills are named after, alongside exploratory platters of Pot Still & Malt Irish Whiskey. Each platter contains 3 x 15ml measure of the chosen whiskeys.

THE SINGLE POT STILL THE SINGLE MALT JENNY’S IRISH WHISKEY FLIGHT €18 IRISH WHISKEY FLIGHT €18 IRISH WHISKEY FLIGHT €20 These premium Irish Whiskeys have all been influenced by the more porous European Oak Exploring some of the most popular Single Pot Still Whether it be Double-Distilled or Triple-Distilled Malt varietals which give full flavoured, fruitful, and whiskeys in Ireland. We see how the varying Whiskey, these Irish Single Malt whiskeys provide spiceful tasting experiences. The whiskeys give a true distillate components & unique maturations some of the most complex array of flavours in the Irish representation of the depth of flavour which can be provides exceptional tasting experiences. Whiskey category. accessed through European Oak.

Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton Tullamore D.E.W 14Yr Old Method & Madness Single Malt Powers John’s Lane 12Yr Old Knappogue Castle 16Yr Old Redbreast Lustau Edition SPS Redbreast 15Yr Old Tyrconnell 16Yr Old Moscatel Finish Bushmills 16 year Old Single Malt MIDLETON DISTILLERY Midleton Dating back to 1825, Midleton is now The Pinnacle of Irish Whiskey, this brand laid Ireland’s largest & most prolific distillery. the foundation for premium whiskey in Ireland & The new Midleton distillery opened in 1975 continues to excel. The Very Rare blended whiskey which secured the future of many of Ireland’s is an Icon & it’s been joined by several Single Pot most loved brands, such as Jameson, Powers, Still Releases in recent years, experimenting with & Paddy. It is also home to many of our Irish Oak & other Single Cask variations. Single Pot Still Irish Whiskeys, & in recent years they’ve developed an exciting Midleton Very Rare €25.00 experimental range, Method & Madness. Midleton Barry Crockett SPS €39.00 Midleton Dair Ghaelach (Irish Oak) SPS €37.40 Jameson Midleton Single Cask (Various editions) €48.00 The most successful Irish Whiskey brand in the Dungourney 1964 €85.00 world, championing the category & pushing Irish Whiskey forward worldwide. All blends of Pot Still Midleton ‘Charlie Chawke’ & Grain whiskey with varying cask maturations, Single Cask SPS €250.00 these are some of Ireland’s most loved whiskeys.

Jameson €5.50 MIDLETON DAIR GHAELACH, Jameson Crested Ten €5.60 IRISH OAK MATURED Jameson Caskmates IPA/Stout €6.20 OUR WHISKEY LIST Jameson Black Barrel €8.50 This is the stuff of dreams, desert island Jameson Gold Reserve €13.50 stuff, tropical fruits This Whiskey List has been curated to satisfy all palates. With Jameson 18yr (Limited) €22.50 in abundance, just Irish Whiskey at the core of our business, you will find a wide Jameson Signature Reserve €18.00 the right amount of variety exploring many of the brands available in Ireland Jameson Rare Vintage Reserve €110.50 sweetness, a mouthfeel today. We also have an eclectic list of Scotch Single Malt Jameson Blenders Dog €9.70 which swirls & lingers Whiskies, Japanese Whiskies & American Whiskeys which Jameson Coopers Croze €11.00 just beautifully. should satisfy whiskey fans from around the world. Jameson Distillers Safe €11.00 Just fantastic. Jameson 15 yr Old Millennium Edition PPS €100.00

Did you know? Searsons of Baggot Street is the only bar in the world to house 2 Full Midleton Very Rare Vintage Collections, with 2 bottles from every year 1984-present vintage. Method & Madness Powers The Spot Whiskeys OLD BUSHMILLS DISTILLERY Midleton’s experimental range, now with The no.1 selling whiskey in Ireland for many Created as a bonders bottling by Ireland’s Irelands longest continuously running its own dedicated Micro-distillery, the initial decades time, only recently overtaken by Jameson. longest running family owned Wine Merchants, Distillery, famed for being the first area to releases have focused on unique cask variants, Dating back to 1791, the Powers John’s Lane Mitchell & Son. They famously had the concept be granted a license to distil in 1608, the creating outstanding flavour profiles. They have distillery was synonymous with quality, premium of marking the age of particular casks that distillery as we know it was first built in 1784. dedicated this project, almost like a research whiskey. Championed for over 100 years by were maturing in their bond with a daub The still-house has 10 copper pot stills dedicated distillery, to explore & push the boundaries of the famed Powers Gold Label Brand, it’s now of paint, Blue for 7 years, Green for 10, Yellow to producing the finest Single Malt Irish Whiskey, the Irish Whiskey Category. renowned for its Single Pot Still releases. for 12, & Red for 15. This was a practice which and recently they have released plans to build dates back to the early 1900’s. a second identical still house adjacent to the Method & Madness Single Malt €9.80 Powers Gold Label €5.50 current one. Method & Madness Single Grain €8.50 Powers 12yr Johns Lane SPS €10.50 Green Spot SPS €7.60 Bushmills Original €5.50 Method & Madness SPS French Chesnut €10.50 Powers Signature Release SPS €12.50 Yellow Spot 12yr SPS €11.20 Bushmills Red Bush €5.50 Method & Madness SPS Hungarian Oak €10.50 Powers Three Swallows SPS €8.00 Red Spot 15yr SPS €19.50 Bushmills Black Bush €5.60 Method & Madness SPS Cherry Wood €15.50 Powers 1817 Release SPS €22.00 Green Spot Château Léoville Barton SPS €9.90 Bushmills 10yr SM €7.50 Method & Madness SPS Acacia Wood €13.50 Green Spot Château Montelena SPS €9.90 Bushmills 16yr SM €12.50 Method & Madness 28yr SPS Green Spot ‘The Palace Bar’ Single Cask €?? Redbreast Ruby Port Single Cask €250.00 Green Spot 10 Cask Aged Bushmills 21yr SM €19.40 the quintessential Sherry matured Single (Very Limited) SPS €48.00 Bushmills Millennium Malt SM €65.00 Pot Still Irish Whiskey. It started its life as a Green Spot 12 Cask Aged bonders bottling by Gilbey’s Wine Merchants, (Very Limited) SPS €135.00 METHOD & MADNESS SPS CHERRY but now under the umbrella of Midleton it has DINGLE DISTILLERY WOOD become one of their most awarded and iconic Founded by the late Oliver Hughes, the Dingle Single Pot Still brands. Although very few of their Distillery began producing Whiskey in 2012 It was madness alright, releases are exclusively matured in Sherry casks, RED SPOT 15YR SPS even attempting to make & was the first of the new wave of Irish they showcase distinct sherry matured notes in Distilleries. They have created an immense buzz a cask from Cherry Wood, Probably the most eagerly all their whiskeys, which is a testament to the around their whiskeys through their Founding notoriously hard to craft, prowess of Master Blender, Billy Leighton. anticipated release in Fathers program and by releasing very limited & even more difficult to The Spot Whiskey range, supplies of their whiskeys as they mature. maintain, but good job Redbreast 12yr SPS €10.00 the extra addition of a they did because this Redbreast 12yr Cask Strength SPS €12.70 Sicilian Marsala cask Dingle Single Malt €10.80 whiskey is an absolute Redbreast 15yr SPS €16.00 matured component gives Dingle LVA Release €25.00 banger. Redbreast 21yr SPS €29.50 the whiskey a bold rich Redbreast Lustau (Sherry Finish) SPS €11.50 spiciness which is Redbreast 27yr SPS €65.00 incredible. Redbreast Dream Cask 20 yr PX €71.00 I wonder was the Redbreast Dream Cask 32yr €200.00 original Red Spot this good? KILBEGGAN DISTILLING KNAPPOGUE CASTLE GLENDALOUGH DISTILLERY. TEELING WHISKEY DISTILLERY COMPANY: Pronounced ‘Na-pogue’ these are Independently A distillery set up by a group of friends from The first distillery to produce whiskey in Dublin Owners of the Oldest distillery in the world, the bottled Irish Single Malt Whiskeys. The brand Dublin and Wicklow, but recently bought by since 1976, owned by the Teeling Brothers, Jack & Kilbeggan Distillery which dates back to 1757. originated when Mark Andrews Snr, bought Canadian based Mark Anthony Brands. Their Stephen, they have gained global acclaim through However, the Kilbeggan Distilling Company the Knappogue Castle in Co. Clare and began initial releases have been of sourced Single Malt their independently bottled releases and now produces most of its whiskeys in the Cooley renovating it in the 1960’s, while doing so he while they’ve been distilling incredibly small have begun to release their own whiskey to the Distillery, Co. Louth. Although, recently we have began to procure casks of Whiskey from the amounts of their own whiskey, and significant Irish Market. begun to see whiskey from the Oldest Stills in the closed B. Daly Distillery and bottle it for friends, amounts of Gin. world at Kilbeggan, through their Small Batch which eventually became a brand in the hands Dublin Distilled Glendalough Single Pot Still Irish Oak Releases. They are also famed for the Connemara of his son. (Contract Distilled) €8.00 Teeling Single Pot Stilll €8.00 range of peated Single Malts. Knappogue Castle 12yr SM €9.50 Glendalough 13yr Single Malt Kilbeggan Blended Irish Whiskey €5.50 Knappogue Castle 14yr SM €11.50 Mizunara Finish €12.00 Independently bottled Kilbeggan Single Grain €7.20 Knappogue Castle 16yr SM €14.50 Teeling Single Malt €9.00 Kilbeggan 8 year Old Single Grain €15.00 Knappogue Castle 21 yr Single Malt €32.80 POWERSCOURT DISTILLERY Teeling Small Batch €7.50 Kilbeggan 21yr Blended €15.50 Knappogue 12yr Single Cask Marsala SM €16.20 They gained the Irish Whiskey industries attention Teeling Single Grain €8.00 Knappogue 1951, 36 year Old when they hired acclaimed Master Distiller, Connemara (Peated Irish Whiskey) SM €6.20 Teeling – The Gathering 11yr €15.00 Pure Pot Still €175.00 Noel Sweeney, and joined forces with the Pierce Connemara 12yr SM €11.50 family of Isle of Arran Distillers. This distillery has Teeling – The Rising 11yr €15.00 Connemara 22yr SM €26.00 all the ingredients to become a formidable force Teeling – The Liberties 11yr €18.00 Connemara Bog Oak SM €27.50 in Irish Whiskey. They currently independently Teeling Renaissance 18yr Madiera Finish €17.60 KNAPPOGUE CASTLE bottle the Fercullen range which were produced Connemara Turf Mór SM €18.00 Teeling Vintage Reserve 24yr 14YR by Noel Sweeney in his time at Cooley Distillery. (Very Limited) €57.00 Tyrconnell Single Malt €7.50 A firm house favourite Fercullen Blended €6.20 Teeling Vintage Reserve 26yr Tyrconnell 10yr Madeira Cask SM €10.50 here, complex yet refined, Fercullen 10yr Single Grain €8.10 (Very Limited) €90.00 Tyrconnell 10yr Sherry Cask SM €10.50 sweet yet spicy, it tingles Fercullen 14yr Single Malt €13.10 Teeling Vintage Reserve 30yr the taste buds with (Very Limited) €250.00 Tyrconnell 10yr Port Cask SM €10.50 Fercullen 18yr Single Malt €19.50 Tyrconnell 16yr Oloroso elegance & power. It’s a & Moscatel Finish €12.80 super drop & a previous winner of Irish Whiskey THE SHED DISTILLERY Lockes 8yr Lightly Peated SM €7.00 of the Year at the Irish From the distillery that has capitalised on the Whiskey awards. world’s recent Gin trend with their Gunpowder Gin, and left the Irish Whiskey industry in much anticipation of their first Single Pot Still release. The first whiskey in Ireland to be released using oats in the mash-bill in years.

Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey €10.50 WALSH WHISKEY TULLAMORE D.E.W INDEPENDENT OWNED BY LARGE SPIRITS The brainchild of Bernard Walsh, what started One of the most recognisable brands in Irish COMPANIES out as an Irish coffee liqueur brand soon became Whiskey. Although all their products are BOTTLINGS wned by azerac one of the first independent bottlers to gain currently Independently bottled, under the O S traction in the Irish Market. Their brands have a new ownership of William Grant and sons, they Dating back to 1850, Sazerac is one of the great following in Ireland and they have some have built a new state of the art Distillery on the Many of Ireland’s greatest whiskeys largest privately-owned Distillers in the of Ireland’s most unique Blends. The whiskeys outskirts of Tullamore town to bring Distilling are independent bottlings, which world. Owners of the famous Buffalo Trace are produced under contract for them as they no back to Tullamore once again. A brand with means the brand owners do not Distillery, now the home of Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon, & recently they became longer have a distillery. immense history in the midlands of Ireland have a distillery themselves. It takes with a large amount of credit given to the man the custodians of Paddy Irish Whiskey & the The Irishman Founders Reserve €6.00 whose initials are on every bottle, D.E.W, former nothing away from the process, Michael Collins Brand. The Irishman Single Malt €8.50 Distillery Manager, Daniel Edmund Williams. and it is up to the brand owners to Paddy Blended Irish Whiskey €5.50 The Irishman Single Malt 12yr €9.50 create their flavour profiles through Tullamore D.E.W €5.50 Paddy Centenary 7yr SPS €32.50 The Irishman 17yr Old Single Cask €15.90 maturation, blending, bottling Tullamore D.E.W 12yr Blended €7.20 Michael Collins Blend €5.90 The Irishman Cask Strength €19.00 strengths etc. Which means we Tullamore D.E.W 14yr SM €16.50 Michael Collins Single Malt 10yr €13.60 Writer’s Tears Copper Pot €7.50 Tullamore D.E.W 18yr SM €16.70 have an exciting and vibrant Writer’s Tears Red Head Single Malt €8.50 Independently bottled category. Multi-national Owners: Writer’s Tears Cask Strength €19.00 Roe & Co Blended Irish Whiskey (Diageo) €6.50 Slane Irish Whiskey (Brown-forman) €5.50

IRISHMAN CASK STRENGTH INDEPENDENTS Talk about a hidden gem, this whiskey is made up Palace Bar 14yr €11.00 of 12 casks, 7/8 casks Inishturkbeg €31.70 of Malt Whiskey & 4/5 W.D O’Connell Bill Phil €10.20 casks of Pot Still whiskey W.D O’Connell 17 PX €25.00 depending on the edition, married together to create one of the most flavourful, rounded, decadent, luscious, luxurious Irish Whiskeys around. Was that enough adjectives? BOURBON/ WILLIAM LARUE WELLER SCOTCH JAPANESE Named after the man USA WHISKEYS single-handedly responsible WHISKY WHISKY for adding Wheat to The American whiskey category bourbon, the mouthfeel This selection of Scotch Single Japanese Whisky claimed global has been undergoing an explosive is like silk, it’s got all these Malt whiskies has been curated to acclaim in recent times through its expansion in the past decade. incredible flavours that showcase the vast array of flavour incredible value in the collectors The bourbon industry has gained I can never quite put my profiles available in Scotch whisky. market which soon lead to a scarcity finger on, it’s just an global acclaim and provides It’s a mixture of some of the most of Japanese whisky available absolutely outstanding another superb style of whiskey drop of liquid gold. iconic Scotch Whisky brands known anywhere in the world. for all palates to explore. worldwide categorised by their regions.

Toki Japanese Whisky €7.20 MICHTERS Nikka from the Barrel €11.00 SAZERAC PORTFOLIO Glenfiddich 12y Single Malt (Speyside) €8.50 Nikka Coffey Grain €10.50 All of these whiskeys are produced at Sazerac’s Michters Small Batch €11.00 Macallan 12yr Sherry Wood Nikka Coffey Malt €10.00 Buffalo Trace Distillery, although produced Michters Straight Rye €10.50 Single Malt (Speyside) €10.50 from different mashbills. The standard Bourbon Aberlour A’bunadh (Speyside) €14.00 Nikka 12yr Old €15.50 mashbill #1, the Rye MashBill, & for any of the Macallan Rare Cask Single Malt whiskeys with a ‘W’ in their names, the Wheated BROWN-FORMAN (Speyside) €48.00 Jack Daniels €5.50 Mashbill. Glenmorangie 10yr Single Malt (Highland) €8.60 Jack Daniels Single Barrel €10.20 Buffalo Trace €7.50 Glengoyne 25yr Single Malt (Highland) €52.00 Gentleman Jack €8.20 Eagle Rare €7.60 Laphroaig 10 Single Malt (Islay) €9.50 Woodford Reserve €7.80 Sazerac Rye €7.80 Lagavulin 16yr Single Malt (Islay) €12.50 Stagg Jr €20.10 William Larue Weller BEAMSUNTORY Islands (Extremely Limited) €27.60 Jim Beam €5.50 Talisker 10yr Single Malt (Skye) €8.20 George T. Stagg Makers Mark €5.50 (Extremely Limited) €35.20 Highland Park 12yr Single Malt (Orkney) €8.50 Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr Old €27.50 Scapa The Orcadian (Orkney) €12.80 (Extremely Limited) Arran 18yr Single Malt (Arran) €11.80 Pappy Van Winkle 15yr Old €48.00 (Extremely Limited) AN INTRODUCTION TO SEARSONS WHISKEY BAR GUIDED IRISH WHISKEY AT SEARSONS INTRODUCES THE SINGLE POT IRISH WHISKEY TASTING WHISKEY BAR STILL WHISKEYS OF MIDLETON A guided introductory tasting of the Four An exploration of the most award Styles of Irish Whiskey, Single Pot Still, winning Single Pot Still Whiskey brands in the We are now offering a series of Guided Irish Whiskey Tastings which can be Single Malt, Single Grain, and Blended. world, taste premium variants of Redbreast, This tasting gives a true insight into the Powers, The Spot Whiskeys, and Midleton. booked with us in advance. These tastings are perfect for anyone looking to uniqueness of the Irish Whiskey Category. Guided by one of our expert staff you will explore get a better understanding of Irish Whiskey, improve their palate, and explore Guided by one of our expert staff you will explore 6x20ml servings of Premium Irish Whiskey. varieties of Irish Whiskey they may not have tried before . 4x20ml Servings of Premium Irish Whiskey. €80 per person. €30 per person. Duration ~ 1 hour. Each tasting will take place in our Snug area for groups of 4 up to 12 people. Duration ~ 30 mins. You will be guided through your tasting by one of our in-house Whiskey SEARSON’S ULTIMATE WHISKEY Specialists and taken on a tasting journey which will certainly not disappoint. IRISH WHISKEY, IN-DEPTH EXPERIENCE AT SEARSONS WHISKEY BAR Experience the very best whiskeys A guided tasting which explores the vast array that Ireland has produced including the of flavour that Irish Whiskey has to offer, Exclusive ‘Searsons Midleton 28 year Old exploring different styles of distillate Single Cask’ the oldest Midleton Single and wood finishes. Guided by one of our Cask to be released to date, with only 168 expert staff you will explore 6x20ml bottles ever produced. Guided by one of our Servings of Premium Irish Whiskey. expert staff you will explore 4x20ml servings of Premium Irish Whiskey. €60 per person. Duration ~ 1 hour. €500 per person. Duration ~ 1 hour.

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