![]() Tasting notes: The brand says Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey has tasting notes of vanilla sweetness on the nose and a “long finish of malty vanilla and slight smokiness on the palate.”.The blend: According to the back label, Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey is a blend of grain and malt Irish whiskeys.This likely means the barrels were charred, used to age bourbon, emptied, charred again and then filled with Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey distillate. The barrels it’s aged in: Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey is aged in double charred ex-bourbon barrels.The proof: Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey is bottled at 80 proof (40% ABV), the minimum legal proof.Thanks to the images of the front and back label, we were able to glean some details about the forthcoming whiskey. Thin Lizzy is best known for hit songs like “The Boys Are Back in Town” and, fittingly, a cover of “Whiskey in the Jar.” What We Know About Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey (Image: Jim Fitzpatrick) The team brought on Dublin artist Jim Fitzpatrick, who designed many of Thin Lizzy’s album covers, to work with the West Cork Distillers branding team on the labeling for the whiskey bottle.įitzpatrick posted images of Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey on Facebook. “It is a nice credible brand with genuine authenticity - they were all heavily involved in it and are lovely people,” West Cork Distillers director John O’Connell said, per Independent.ie. Lynott died in 1986, but his wife and daughters developed the brand at the distillery in Skibbereen, Ireland, alongside founding drummer Brian Downey and guitarist Scott Gorham. Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and the estate of the group’s founding lead vocalist, principal songwriter and bass guitarist, Philip Lynott, are set to launch a whiskey brand, Thin Lizzy Irish Whiskey, in collaboration with West Cork Distillers, Independent.ie reported Sunday. Looking for more? Check out our best Irish songs of all time.Ricky Warwick and Scott Gorham from the Irish Rock band Thin Lizzy perform June 10, 2011, at the Download Festival, Donington Park in England. ![]() They’ve all covered it over the years, secure in the knowledge that folks around the world will know it well. Just ask Metallica or U2, Bryan Adams or Simple Minds. Ironically, despite the band’s antipathy towards it, Thin Lizzy’s is now the definitive version, Eric Bell’s guitar lines the template as to how it is now performed.Īnd for any rock or pop band to endear themselves to an audience, Irish or otherwise, it’s a song for the ages. The song’s commercial success opened necessary doors through which the band would run at full speed, but it soon turned into a creative albatross. The rest is Thin Lizzy lore: Released in the winter of 1972, “Whiskey in the Jar” quickly reached the top of the charts in Ireland, but took a few months to achieve chart success in the UK. The die was cast, however, when Dick Rowe, head of Decca Records, heard the rearranged song and overthrew the initial decision to include it as a mere B-side to their debut Decca single (“Black Boys On The Corner”). The band was unconvinced, but Lynott’s friendship with the Irish band Horslips – formed in 1970 and pioneers of what has become known as Celtic rock – made Lynott particularly sympathetic to the commercial possibilities of “rocking up” such a well-known traditional folk song. With Thin Lizzy members Eric Bell and Brian Downey taking a breather between songs, Lynott picked up a guitar, singing bits of this song and pieces of that song until he launched into “Whiskey in the Jar.” As they were playing, their Irish co-manager Ted Carroll walked in, noting the song sounded like a potential hit single. Lead singer Phil Lynott had known the song for years, having performed it many times during the 60s in his formative days on Ireland’s folk music circuit. It began as a joke during a lull in afternoon rehearsals in an upstairs room of the Duke of York pub in London’s King Cross area. ![]() Such traditional ballad/folk songs sung by people in Aran sweaters and preppy attire were remnants of an era beloved by their parents. Nonetheless, rock musicians and their followers steered clear of the song because it was viewed as a relic of a different time, place, and culture. By the close of the 60s, “Whiskey in the Jar” had become a staple of virtually every traditional Irish music session you chanced upon.
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