The Art of Maturation. Wood is king. The fundamentals of taste and character.

When it comes to fundamentals of innovation of taste and character we can't choose the game. We can't choose the rules. We can only choose how we play and the resilience to thrive in an ever-changing world of whiskey and culture.

Since 1779 the focus at Kinahan’s has always been on the relationship between wood and spirit. Because it is the wood that really makes the whiskey.All the unique flavours and signature character notes that Kinahan’s whiskey is known for come directly from a collection of unusual in some cases very rare types of wood used in maturation.This is the reason why Kinahan’s was originally pronounced the “Pioneer of Irish” whiskey.We continue to experiment with new styles of wood and radically different flavour profiles today. With many dozens of wood varieties in use the Kinahan’s whiskey warehouses are more of a candy store