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Tullamore Dew jug - 75cl - help with age please

Postby Malt-Teaser » Fri May 13, 2016 5:51 pm

Hi all,
apologies that I haven't logged in for some time but various things have taken all of my time recently.

I have just been given a sealed jug of Tullamore Dew which I intend to open and enjoy, but it would be nice to know when it's from?
The person who gave me it suggested the 80's but I'd like to ask the experts here, if anyone can help?

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Thanks in advance for any help,
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Re: Tullamore Dew jug - 75cl - help with age please

Postby Raven » Fri May 13, 2016 10:50 pm

The 80's is spot on !! Read the attached booklet. If it is
the one I think it is it will reference the water as having
come from the Vartry river which will mean it's from John's
Lane.
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Re: Tullamore Dew jug - 75cl - help with age please

Postby Good Whiskey Hunting » Fri May 13, 2016 11:20 pm

I agree with Raven. The 70's one didn't mention Smitfield and the stopper wasn't in the bottle.

It's from Johns Lane Distillery. I've drank a few from the 70's and it's great whiskey too.
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Re: Tullamore Dew jug - 75cl - help with age please

Postby Malt-Teaser » Sat May 14, 2016 5:07 am

Thanks chaps.
The booklet is all in German, no problem I can understand it but I see no mention of Vartry river, maybe they lost something in translation.
It does have a recipe for Irish coffee and also mentions drinking it on the rocks :twisted:

Is the stopper cork?
I'm just wondering if I'll have problems getting it out in one piece?
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Re: Tullamore Dew jug - 75cl - help with age please

Postby Good Whiskey Hunting » Sat May 14, 2016 10:39 am

Mine were cork but they were older than that one. I don't see why they would have changed.

I checked Wikipedia to see when the brand was sold by IDL it was 1994. They never mentioned it being made in Johns Lane but that wouldn't surprise me. That stopped distilling in 1975 so yours could be from Midleton if it's into the 80's.
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Re: Tullamore Dew jug - 75cl - help with age please

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Sat May 14, 2016 12:32 pm

Yes the stopped should be made of cork. Earlier version had a driven cork with the ceramic topped cork stopper hanging at the side.

It is not from Tullamore as it has the Tullamore Dew Company Dublin Ireland I believe earlier crocks which had been bottled from the original stocks of Tullamore from the 50's and was used up to probably mid 60's would have been bottled under either D.E.Williams LTD & later Tullamore Dew Co Ltd i.e. without the Dublin association to the company name, I believe this is the case but can be corrected on that.

However as this is a European bottling there are 2 big clues on the bottle.

The 40% gives the clue that it is post Janurary 1980 due to the EU standardising the % from over proof to ABV in Janurary 1980.

However it was not till Janurary 1990 that they standardised spirit bottles to 70cl.

So your bottle is between 1980-1990. Sorry I can't be any more accurate ;-)
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Re: Tullamore Dew jug - 75cl - help with age please

Postby Malt-Teaser » Sat May 14, 2016 9:57 pm

Thanks again everyone, brillaint information as always from a mine of Irish specialists :D

It will be a while before I do open it, probably sometime in late June and when I do I'll let you know my thoughts on it.
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