The first whiskey 100% distilled and matured at the Kilbeggan Distillery to be released since its restoration was completed in 2010. Featuring a heritage mash of malt, barley, and ~30% rye, this whiskey harks back to the 1890s when many large Irish distillers used rye in their mash. However, this spicy grain virtually disappeared from the Irish Whiskey category around the time of Prohibition and the Irish War of Independence. Double distilled in Kilbeggan's copper pot stills - one of which is the oldest working whiskey pot still in the world today - Kilbeggan Small Batch Rye is the only modern Irish Whiskey of record to use this amount of rye in its mash.