Review: Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey
Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey is produced at the Kilbeggan Distillery in County West Meath. Matthias McManus established Kilbeggan’s first distillery on the banks of the River Brosna in 1757. When production at the Kilbeggan Distillery was ceased in 1953, the town came together to save the whiskey that built the town. The town continued paying the annual distillery fee with the hope that someday it would reopen. In 1983 the town purchased the distillery and then rebuilt the shuttered distillery with the help of skilled local tradesmen who provided their service, free of charge. John Teeling who had a vision to rescue some of the famous old Irish whiskey brands and distilleries that had been mothballed during the previous 50 years acquired the distillery, and rebuilt the brand. The distillery and Kilbeggan brand were later sold to Beam in 2011 for $95 million. Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey is double distilled and aged in bourbon barrels for a minimum of four years. Read more 