Jim Mac
Irish Whiskey
Jim Mac Irish Whiskey is a special premium blended Irish whiskey, packed with character and featuring a careful mix of grain and malt. The grain has been matured in first fill bourbon casks. The malt has been exclusively matured in first fill Oloroso sherry casks giving it a depth of flavour and character. It has rich spiced fruit, vanilla and Christmas cake notes and develops into a warm lingering smooth finish.
Launch release bottle & gifting tube
The Jim Mac Irish Whiskey bottle and gifting tube is available instore and online at celticwhiskeyshop.com and irishmalts.com and in selected off licenses.
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Jim Mac has been bottled at 40% ABV.
Hurling, the ancient game of Ireland, has always been played with passion and ferocity, enflaming local rivalries that are already in the DNA. On the playing field old battles are refought and old wounds deeply felt. This is where the brave stand up to be counted, where loyalties are forged and where legends like Jim McDonnell are made.
The man, the whiskey, the legend.
In 1936, the man that became the legend, Jim McDonnell, was born in the shadow of the Devil’s Bit Mountain in Gurtagarry, Co.Tipperary. Jim Mac was a publican, craftsman, patriarch, confidant; the friend you want, the rival you don’t. Warrior on the hurling field, gentleman off it. He welcomed one and all to his pub, known locally as “The Shop”, with open arms and kind words. It was a place where heroes and warriors of the great game of hurling mix with friends and family, to share spirited stories over a glass of Jim Mac, in the company and realm of the great man. Like the man himself this unique Irish whiskey is packed with character. Jim Mac Whiskey is a tribute to all hard-working, whole-hearted individuals, a celebration of life full-on. Jim Mac whiskey is the stuff of legends.
John O‘Brien is the nephew of Jim Mac and continues that rich family tradition today. A former two-time All-Ireland hurling medal winner with Tipperary has established Fortwilliam Spirits to bring Jim Mac Irish Whiskey to the market. He took inspiration from the ancient game of hurling and especially from the legendary character of his late Uncle, Jim McDonnell, to create this special whiskey.
Having crafted this first edition in collaboration with an award winning Irish distillery John’s vision is to create and build a distillery close to Jim Mac’s pub in the shadow of the Devil’s Bit mountain, to produce and mature a new generation of Jim Mac Irish Whiskey.
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“Like the man himself, this whiskey is packed with character, aged in American oak Bourbon barrels, and malt, aged in Oloroso Sherry barrels giving us rich spicy vanilla notes with hints of almond & cracked pepper that develops into a lingering smooth finish. Distinctive, bold and unforgettable, Jim Mac is the stuff of legends.”
