Canadian importer
Single grain Irish whiskey
The Roller
The approachable one. Triple-distilled, matured in first-fill ex-bourbon and finished in ex-Jamaican rum casks — smooth, sweet and tropical.
Tasting notes
Nose
Banana bread, vanilla pod, warm butterscotch
Palate
Tropical fruit, toasted grain, soft coconut
Finish
Gentle spice, long and sweet
Distilled, matured and bottled in County Carlow, Ireland. Origin Green member.
Signature serve
Carlow Colada
50 ml The Roller · 25 ml pineapple · 20 ml coconut · 10 ml lime. Shake hard, pour over crushed ice, pineapple frond.
Also excellent as a highball with ginger ale, or over one big rock.
Order from
Alain Michalik · alain@vicndel.ca · +1 204.293.8979
Bill Schoen · bill@vicndel.ca · +1 204.296.4110
52°44′N · 6°52′W
Imported by VIC & DEL Imports Ltd., Canada · flyingtumbler.com · Please enjoy responsibly
Canadian importer
Grain & malt blend Irish whiskey
The Bird
The balanced one. Single malt and single grain married in first-fill ex-bourbon casks. Beat Drumshanbo unanimously in VicDel's own blind tasting.
Tasting notes
Nose
Baked apple, honey, fresh malt
Palate
Apple pie, citrus peel, light oak
Finish
Clean, honeyed, medium length
Distilled, matured and bottled in County Carlow, Ireland. Origin Green member.
Signature serve
Golden Bird
50 ml The Bird · 20 ml lemon · 15 ml honey syrup · 2 dashes bitters. Shake, strain over ice, orange twist.
The house Old Fashioned and Whiskey Sour pour. Neat with a splash of water for the shelf tasting.
Order from
Alain Michalik · alain@vicndel.ca · +1 204.293.8979
Bill Schoen · bill@vicndel.ca · +1 204.296.4110
52°44′N · 6°52′W
Imported by VIC & DEL Imports Ltd., Canada · flyingtumbler.com · Please enjoy responsibly
Canadian importer
Grain & pot still blend Irish whiskey
The Tippler
The complex one. Three casks — first-fill bourbon, Oloroso sherry and ex-rye — bottled at 46% for the drinker who reads the back label.
Tasting notes
Nose
Fruit cake, raisin, dark chocolate
Palate
Dried fruit, allspice, oak, rye pepper
Finish
Long, spiced and drying
Distilled, matured and bottled in County Carlow, Ireland. Origin Green member.
Signature serve
Monte Carlow
50 ml The Tippler · 20 ml sweet vermouth · 10 ml Bénédictine · 2 dashes bitters. Stir down, cherry.
Best neat with a drop of water. Swap into any Manhattan or Rob Roy on the list.
Order from
Alain Michalik · alain@vicndel.ca · +1 204.293.8979
Bill Schoen · bill@vicndel.ca · +1 204.296.4110
52°44′N · 6°52′W
Imported by VIC & DEL Imports Ltd., Canada · flyingtumbler.com · Please enjoy responsibly