GOLD MEDAL WINNER
March 2026
Dingle Single Pot Still
Irish craft whiskey pioneers are delivering the goods with their Gold-winning Single Pot Still expression, matured in Bourbon, Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry, and red wine casks. Launching exclusively in Australia to Club Members this March for just $135 a bottle.
Irish
Colour
Leatherwood honeyNose
Cinnamon-spiced porridge with poached apple and pear.Palate
Custard on baked lemon cheesecake turns into an ever-creamy array of nutmeg, white pepper and soft honey.What makes this whisky so special
After taking out Gold at the latest Irish Whiskey Masters, Dingle’s Single Pot Still is launching exclusively in Australia to Members of The Whisky Club.
As the first Irish craft distillery in the modern era, Dingle distillery wrote the book on Irish craft whiskey, carefully practicing their craft on the ragged eponymous peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Those keeping a sharp eye might’ve seen a a few earlier bottles come onto Aussie shores for $200+ but we’ve snagged this lot for Members so you can grab one for yourself for the Member-exclusive low price of $135.
To really nail the creaminess that you want in a single pot still, Dingle have dialled up the unmalted barley in their mash bill (60% malted and 40% unmalted), giving a through-and-through silkiness. It’s a dramatic combination of Bourbon, Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry, and red wine casks, bottled without chill filtration or added colour; exactly what we want to see in triple distillation. Cinnamon-spiced porridge with soft honey on top of citrus and custard? Yes please!
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The Specs
- Price
- $135.00
- Age
- No Age Statement (NAS)
- ABV
- 46.5%
- Maturation
- Bourbon, Oloroso, Pedro Ximénez Sherry and red wine casks
- Country
- Ireland
Dingle’s History
Born on Ireland’s wild Atlantic edge, Dingle Distillery is a modern craft success story, but is rooted in tradition. Founded in 2012 by pioneers of Ireland's craft beer revival; Oliver Hughes, Liam LaHart and Peter Mosley of Porterhouse Brewing Company, who set out to bring intimacy and integrity back to small-batch Irish whiskey making. Their vision was simple: do things properly, by hand, and let time and place shape the spirit.
They chose the port town of Dingle for more than its postcard beauty. On the windswept western fringe of County Kerry, community and craft still carry weight. A former sawmill in Milltown was transformed into an artisan distillery, opening its doors on 29 November 2012 and marking the return of independent whiskey production to the region.
From the outset, Dingle committed to traditional Irish methods. Unpeated barley is mashed in a wooden tun without mechanical agitation, fermented slowly in wooden washbacks, and distilled through bespoke copper pot stills designed for exceptional purity and texture. The resulting spirit is elegant and fruit-forward, a reflection of long fermentation, meticulous copper contact, and mineral-rich water drawn from deep beneath the distillery.
Maturation is guided by the Atlantic climate, where humid maritime air encourages steady, expressive cask development. Sherry casks dominate the warehouses, supported by Bourbon, Port and Madeira influences, each contributing depth to the distillery’s evolving house style.
Dingle’s early years were shaped by a bold idea: the ‘Founding Fathers Programme’, which offered the first 500 casks to private supporters. The distillery released its first mature whiskeys in late 2016, and a year later further cemented its place in Irish distilling by releasing one of the first independent single pot still whiskeys in decades.
Today, Dingle remains fiercely independent in spirit and proudly small in scale. Alongside whiskey, the distillery produces vodka and gin, yet it is their patient, hands-on approach to Irish whiskey that continues to define them.
Distillery Facts
- Region
- Ireland
- Origin
- Dingle Distillery, Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland V92 E7YD
- Founded
- 2012
- Water source
- Onsite well
- Washbacks
- 5, wood
- Stills
- 3 large pot stills for whiskey, and 1 small pot still for vodka and gin
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