Award-Winning Yellow Spot™ Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Expands By Entering The U.S. Market

The Premium Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Category Expands in the U.S. with Entrance of Yellow Spot

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Feb 13, 2015, 08:30 ET

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Yellow Spot™, one of Ireland's premier Single Pot Still Irish Whiskies, has officially entered the U.S. market. The 12 year old Single Pot Still, previously available exclusively in select European countries, will join fellow renowned Single Pot Still Green Spot, which entered the U.S. market last year.

Yellow Spot is matured in a combination of American bourbon, Spanish sherry and Spanish Malaga casks. It is the rare taste of a bonder's style Pot Still Irish Whiskey and is known for its sophisticated and complex taste profile, possessing honey sweetness with pot still spices. Hints of fresh coffee, creamy milk chocolate and crème brulee are also found in each taste of Yellow Spot.

"Single Pot Still Irish Whiskies are the quintessential style of Irish whiskey and are characterized by full complex flavors," said Paul Di Vito, VP, Irish and North American Whiskey at Pernod Ricard. "We are thrilled to bring Yellow Spot to American whiskey lovers as Single Pot Stills have become highly desired."

Each batch of Yellow Spot is made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley, which is then triple distilled in traditional copper stills. Yellow Spot was created and sold by Mitchell & Son Wine and Spirit Merchants in Dublin. The Mitchell family was in the whiskey bonding business and sent empty wine, sherry and port casks to the local Jameson distillery, which were filled and returned to the Mitchell's cellar warehouse.

Yellow Spot will be released in the U.S., beginning this month and sold at a suggested retail price of $99.99.

Yellow Spot joins Pernod Ricard's portfolio of Single Pot Still Irish Whiskies including Green Spot and Redbreast.

For more information please visit: http://www.singlepotstill.com/spotwhiskey/yellowspot

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The company's leading spirits and wines include such prestigious brands as Absolut® Vodka, Chivas Regal® Scotch Whisky, The Glenlivet® Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, Beefeater® Gin, Plymouth™ Gin, Seagram's Extra Dry Gin®, Martell® Cognac, Hiram Walker® Liqueurs, Pernod®, Ricard® and Avión™ Tequila; such superior wines as Jacob's Creek®, Kenwood® Vineyards and Brancott Estate®; and such exquisite champagnes and sparkling wines as Perrier-Jouët® Champagne, G.H. Mumm™ Champagne and Mumm Napa® sparkling wines.

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