| Type | Liqueur |
|---|---|
| Distributor | Heaven Hill Distilleries |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Introduced | 1947 |
| Alcohol by volume | 35% |
| Proof (US) | 70° |
| Colour | Deep golden red |
| Flavour | Irish whiskey with honey and complex spice notes |
| Ingredients | Irish whiskey,honey,herbs |
| Website | www.irishmist.com |
Irish Mist is anIrish whiskey-basedliqueur produced in Newark,Ireland, by theIrish Mist Liqueur Company Ltd. In September 2010 it was announced that the brand was being bought byGruppo Campari[1] fromWilliam Grant, only a few months after Grants had bought it from theC&C Group.[2] It was then sold toHeaven Hill in 2017.[3] It is made from agedIrish whiskey,heather andcloverhoney, aromaticherbs, and otherspirits, blended to an ancient recipe claimed to be 1,000 years old.[4] Though it was once 40% alcohol per volume (or 80 US proof), Irish Mist is now 35% (70 US proof). The bottle shape has also been changed from a "decanter" style to a more traditional whiskey bottle shape.[5] It is currently available in more than 40 countries.[6]
Irish Mist was the first liqueur to be produced in Ireland when commercial production began in 1947 atTullamore, County Offaly. Tullamore is the hometown of the Williams family who were the original owners of Irish Mist. The company history goes back to 1829 when theTullamore Distillery was founded to produce Irish whiskey. In the mid-1940s Desmond E. Williams began the search for an alternative yet related product, eventually deciding to produce a liqueur based on the ancient beverage known asheather wine.[citation needed]
In 1985 the Cantrell & Cochrane Group purchased the Irish Mist Liqueur Company from the Williams family. In the summer of 2010 Irish Mist and the entire spirit division of C&C was bought by William Grant of Scotland. In September 2010 they in turn sold Irish Mist to Gruppo Campari.[7] In 2017, the brand was sold to Heaven Hill.[3]
Irish Mist is typically servedstraight up or on ice, but also goes with coffee, vodka, or cranberry juice. Per the makers, Irish Mist's most popular recipe is Irish Mist with Cola and Lime.[8] A Rusty Mist is an ounce of Irish Mist with an ounce ofDrambuie Scotch whisky liqueur.[9]
ABlack Nail is made from equal parts Irish Mist and Irish whiskey.[10]
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