We're all stuck indoors, it's time to discover more! Delve into the world of Boutique-y's labels, let us tell you their stories...
To celebrate March playing host to Irish Whiskey Weekend, St Patrick’s Day and Mother’s Day we present to you a compilation of label stories we have shared throughout the month over on our @boutiqueywhisky Instagram account. With the inspiration coming from Sitcoms to distilleries, find out more about the slightly mad ideas behind our Boutique-y labels.
Irish Single Malt 1 Batch 2
The inspiration for this label comes straight out of British-made sitcom ‘Father Ted’.
It originally aired on Channel 4 from April 1995 and ran for just three series up until May 1998 and was set on the fictional Craggy Island, a remote location off Ireland's west coast. The show is about three priests exiled on the island for various past incidents. Our label comes from an episode called ‘A Song for Europe’ that featured ‘My lovely Horse’
Irish Single Malt 2 Batch 2
Back in the 19th century the Irish whiskey industry had little interest in the new, more efficient column stills being developed, even if the man behind the Coffey still was an Irishman. On the other side of the table on this label is a panel of loyal Irish Whiskey enthusiasts letting their thoughts on the new invention known.
Single Malt Irish Whisky Batch 2
The label shows a close-up view of a spirit safe, but instead of traditional sprouts inside there are 3 straight linear pipes, all of which are emanating from this optical illusion. Clear spirit is flowing from the end of each of the 3 pipes into spirit receivers. A single curved piece of glass covers the front of the safe.
It's a play on triple distillation - the common misconception is that all Irish Whiskey is triple distilled - that's because at one time there were only two Irish distilleries, and both triple distilled