The Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Port Cask Finish Irish Whiskey
The Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Port Cask Finish Irish Whiskey is a 46% ABV (92 proof) single malt in a 750mL bottle — the same double-distilled 10-year Cooley single malt as the sherry finish, finished 6–8 months in port wine casks from Portugal's Douro Valley for a jammy, red-berry profile the sherry version doesn't have, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 46% (92 proof), bottled non-chill filtered
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 10 years in ex-bourbon barrels, finished 6–8 months in Douro Valley port wine casks
- Distillation: 100% Irish malted barley, double pot-still distilled, unpeated
- Origin: Cooley Distillery, Cooley Peninsula, County Louth, Ireland (Kilbeggan Distilling Co., Beam Suntory)
- Awards: Best Irish Single Malt, Irish Whiskey Awards 2018 and 2019; Silver, 2013 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Port Pipes, Irish Spirit
The Tyrconnell cask-finish program pairs the house's double-distilled 10-year single malt with classic wine casks, and the port finish is the fruit-forward member of the family. After a decade in ex-bourbon American oak, the whiskey spends 6–8 months in port casks from the Douro Valley — the same region that gives the world vintage port — picking up red berries, raspberry jam, ripe plum, and dark chocolate. Back-to-back Best Irish Single Malt wins at the 2018 and 2019 Irish Whiskey Awards suggest the judges noticed. Explore our Irish whiskey shelf, browse the Tyrconnell range, or taste the sherry-finished 10-year next to it.
Tasting Notes
Red berries, raspberry jam, ripe plum, and cherry on the nose with dark chocolate and honeyed barley malt. The palate is sweet, jammy, and full — red fruit, walnut, cocoa — finishing long with marmalade, light tannin, and dark chocolate.
How to Enjoy
Neat or over a large cube — the port finish makes it one of the most dessert-friendly Irish single malts. Also pairs beautifully with dark chocolate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do the port casks come from?
Portugal's Douro Valley — the historic port wine region.
How does it differ from the sherry finish?
Same base whiskey, different cask — port brings red berries, jam, and chocolate; sherry brings dried fruit, nuts, and honey.
Is it a blend?
No — it's a single malt: 100% malted barley from one distillery (Cooley), double pot-still distilled.
Is it chill filtered?
No — bottled non-chill filtered at 46%.
Red-berry richness in an Irish single malt — order The Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Port Cask Finish online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.