Velvet Cap

VELVET CAP IRISH WHISKEY

Velvet Cap is a premium blend of 50% malt and 50% grain whiskies sourced from some of Ireland’s finest distilleries. The brand hails originally from Dungarvan, Co Waterford and was the label under which Thomas Power & Co sold their bonded whiskies. We are pleased to be following in this tradition and bringing the brand back to life.

WE MAKE IRISH WHISKY THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

While our Irish whisky won’t be released until 2022, right now we are in the heat of production. We’re distilling Single Malt and Traditional Pot Still Irish whisky the old-fashioned way, with every precious drop made with 100% Irish barley, oats, wheat and rye.

OLD FASHIONED SINGLE MALT & POT STILL IRISH WHISKY

When we say we make Irish whisky the old fashioned way, we actually mean it. Until 2014 Pot Still Irish whisky was always made from a mixed mash bill; so malt, barley and other grains like oats, wheat and rye. Commonly those ‘other grains’ amounted to around 25% of the total mash bill, that’s a long way from the currently permitted 5%. How we ended up with the current unsustainable Technical File is documented (at length) on our blog pages. Let’s just say we make the kind of Single Pot Still whisky Ireland was once famous for, and not the neutered, revisionist spirit that has hijacked the name.

WE ARE ALL ABOUT FLAVOUR

So not surprising then, we are all about flavour. For us flavour starts in the field. So all our grain is 100% Irish, and it’s all grown for us. We don’t just use barley and malt, but also rye, oat and wheat – so our mash is sticky, our yields are lower and our accountant hates us.

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