Whether the file correctly represents the category has been an ongoing debate among its producers and trade associations such as the Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) and Irish Whiskey Guild (IWG). The current rules don’t fully reflect the historic diversity of Irish single pot still whiskey, largely due to how the legislation evolved in 2014. For Boann, there could be a potential change, with its casks of historical mash bills being reclassified from ‘Irish whiskey’ to ‘single pot still’. Recalling early public reactions, O’Connor says some people would ask: “Why aren’t you just happy to call it Irish whiskey?”. Related newsTop scorers from The Irish Whiskey Masters 2026Tsingtao enters Irish whiskey with Great NorthernBoann creates Irish whiskey for M&S