Egan's Fortitude Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Egan's · Contract distilled for P. & H. Egan Ltd.
A confident, expressive single malt that showcases what virgin American oak can coax from Irish malt — richer and spicier than sherry-cask peers, and a compelling introduction to the modern Egan's revival.
Nose
Toasted vanilla pod, warm shortbread, and orchard pear rise first, followed by honeyed malt, freshly sawn oak, and a whisper of coconut husk. A gentle floral lift — chamomile and dried apple blossom — rounds out the aromatic frame.
Palate
Rich and creamy on entry, with a wave of vanilla custard, buttered brioche, and clover honey. The virgin oak asserts itself through cinnamon bark, toasted almond, and a light char sweetness, while ripe stone fruit and malted barley provide balancing weight.
Finish
Long and warming, drifting from baking spice into dry oak tannin and a lingering echo of vanilla and orange peel. Faintly nutty and gently drying.
- Distillation
- Triple-distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Fully matured in first-fill virgin American oak casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
The Long Road — 2 oz Egan's Fortitude, 0.5 oz honey syrup (2:1 wildflower honey to warm water), 0.25 oz fresh lemon juice, 2 dashes orange bitters. Stir with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, and express an orange peel over the top before dropping it in.
Food Pairing
Roast pheasant with apple-and-thyme stuffing, or a wedge of aged Coolea cheese with toasted walnut bread.
Revived by the seventh and eighth generations of the Egan family — merchants and distillers in Tullamore since 1852 — Fortitude honors an ancestral name for perseverance, matured entirely in first-fill virgin American oak to let the malt's own character carry the journey.
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