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25th March 2014 |
Barry
Crockett, former Master Distiller at the
Midleton Distillery, has been inducted
into the coveted Whisky Magazine Hall of
Fame.
 Barry
Crockett, former Master Distiller at the
Midleton Distillery, has become the 17th
inductee into the coveted Whisky
Magazine Hall of Fame.
Awarded by ex-editor of
Whisky Magazine,
Rob Allanson, at the publication’s
annual awards ceremony in London,
Crockett was recognised for his
contribution to the growth of the Irish
Whiskey category during his 47 year
career with Irish Distillers.
Allanson commended Crockett for
"redefining Irish whiskey by combining
technology, innovation, and
craftsmanship with a deep sense of
history" and overseeing operations at
Midleton during "some of the most
eventful times in Irish whiskey’s
history".
Crockett’s award was supported by other
key wins for Irish Distillers at the
Icons of Whisky Rest of World
competition (Icons of Whisky Rest of
World judges whiskey distillers based
outside of Scotland and the USA),
including ‘Whisky Distiller of the Year’
for the third year running and ‘Whisky
Visitor Attraction of the Year’ for the
Old Jameson Distillery in Dublin. Final
tasting results for the World Whiskies
Awards were also revealed, with
Redbreast 15 Year Old scooping ‘World’s
Best Irish Pot Still’.
Irish Distillers’ success last week
follows a groundbreaking medal win at
New York’s Ultimate Spirits Challenge
earlier this month, with Redbreast 21
Year Old awarded the Chairman’s Trophy
in the Irish Pot Still Whiskey category.
With a perfect 100 score, Redbreast 21
Year Old became the first Irish whiskey
to ever achieve this feat and is the
only spirit from any category to do so
this year – it also marks the fifth
consecutive year that a Redbreast
expression has received the top Irish
Pot Still Whiskey score.
Barry, who was also recognised for his
Outstanding Achievement at the
International Spirits Challenge last
year, said: "I am deeply honoured to
join the list of whiskey greats in the
Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame. The
success of Irish whiskey around the
world in recent years has given me a
great deal of pleasure and I am
particularly proud to have been able to
contribute to its development. I have
thoroughly enjoyed my time at the
Midleton distillery and I would like to
thank, once again, everyone at Irish
Distillers who has supported me over the
last 47 years."
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