- Owner
- Amber Beverage Group
- Limited lines
- 1
- Editions tracked
- 5
Writers' Tears Cask Strength. Picture from Dramtime.
About Walsh WhiskeyIreland
Walsh Whiskey is an Irish whiskey company in Carlow, Ireland, set up by Bernard and Rosemary Walsh in 1999. It makes The Irishman and Writers' Tears, which it describes as premium pot still and malt whiskeys, and in 2008 it released what it calls Irish whiskey's first cask strength whiskey of the modern era. Illva Saronno bought a 50 per cent stake in 2013, and a distillery with a visitor centre opened in Carlow in June 2016, but in January 2019 the partners split: the Walsh family kept the brands and Illva kept the distillery, renamed Royal Oak Distillery. Amber Beverage Group bought Walsh Whiskey in November 2021, and in October 2023 it announced plans for a new Walsh Whiskey Distillery in former maltings at Dunleckney, County Carlow, which Carlow County Council refused planning permission on 24 March 2025. Writers' Tears Cask Strength is an annual limited release, and its 2023 edition was the 13th.
Limited lines
Each Walsh Whiskey line in the book, with dates and shop stock.
| No. | Line | Age · strength | Last release | Next | Editions | Shop stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Writers' Tears Cask Strength | No age statement · 54.9% ABV | 2025 | No estimate | 5 | In stock 1 shop |
Edition archive
5 editions across 1 line, newest first.
| No. | Released | Edition | Line | Strength | Bottles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 2025 | 2025 | Writers' Tears Cask Strength | 54.9% ABV | 1,200 |
| 002 | 2024 | 2024 (14th edition) | Writers' Tears Cask Strength | 54.5% ABV | 2,400 |
| 003 | 2023 | 2023 Vintage (13th edition) | Writers' Tears Cask Strength | 54.8% ABV | 8,700 |
| 004 | 2022 | 2022 Vintage (12th edition) | Writers' Tears Cask Strength | 54.6% ABV | 7,920 |
| 005 | 2021 | 2021 (11th edition) | Writers' Tears Cask Strength | 54.2% ABV | 6,000 |
Sources
- Writers' Tears Cask Strength 2024, James Fox
- The story behind Walsh Whiskey, Walsh Whiskey
- Buy Now, Walsh Whiskey
- Walsh Whiskey to split in two after dispute with Italian partner, The Irish Times
- Amber Beverage buys Walsh Whiskey, The Spirits Business
- Amber Beverage Group to invest EUR 35m in new Irish whiskey distillery, Amber Beverage Group
- Council refuses Walsh Whiskey distillery plans, The Spirits Business
- Walsh Whiskey Releases Writers' Tears Cask Strength, Fred Minnick
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