Boann Distillery in County Meath wins best new make whiskey in the world at the 2021 World Whiskies Awards.
County Meath distillery, Boann Distillery, has become the first Irish whiskey to win the ‘best new make and young spirit’ award at the World Whiskies Awards 2021.
The family-run distillery bagged the prestigious award for its New Make Single Pot Still Spirit, which has proved a popular favourite among Irish whiskey fans.
As the County Meath distillery wins major award at World Whiskies Awards, it joins some of Ireland’s favourites as one of the country’s many award-winning whiskey brands.
A major award – great news for the County Meath distillery
As well as winning the award for ‘best new and young spirit’ at the World Whiskies Awards 2021, the County Meath distillery also won six awards in the national category just weeks earlier.
Boann Distillery founder Pat Cooney explained their whiskey-making process as a blend of the old whiskey production methods in copper pot stills with modern 21st-century nano-technology.
In a statement, Mr Cooney said, “It is an incredible achievement for our team that we have produced the best new make whiskey on the planet.”
Boann Distillery – who are they?
Opened in 2016, Boann Distillery was the first distillery to open in Drogheda in over half a century, so it is great news for the County Meath distillery as they win at the World Whiskies Awards.
They currently employ just over 20 people at their €20m County Meath plant, but they have plans to open a new visitor centre, online shop, and release their new Silks Irish Gin, named after the nearby Bellewstown Races in Collierstown.
Last month, Boann released a collection of long-lost whiskey recipes using ingredients called ‘mashbills’ found by Dublin historian Fionnan O’Connor, which dated back to the 1800s.
The distillery has worked on the recipes and plans to release 144 casks to the public.
The World Whiskey Awards – other winners
The awards were streamed live from the World Whiskies Awards offices in Norfolk, and the judges chose between 1,000 entries for the 16 different award categories.
Other winners at this year’s awards included Dewar’s Double Double 21 Years Old Scotch Whisky taking the award for World’s Best Blended, Ichiro’s Malt&Grain Japanese Blended Whisky Limited Edition winning World’s Best Blended Limited Release, and Bird Dog Peanut Butter Flavored Whiskey winning World’s Best Flavoured Whisky.
Boann Distillery was not the only Irish brand to take home an award, with Redbreast’s Single Pot Still taking the award for the World’s Best Pot Still.
So, it’s great news for Irish whiskey fans as Boann and Redbreast are both recognised as some of the best whiskies in the world!
