Tullamore Dew Café Honey

The Tullamore D.E.W. You Probably Haven’t Tried Yet.
There is Tullamore D.E.W. Original, and then there is this rather more unexpected side of the family. Tullamore D.E.W. Café Honey takes the brand’s signature triple-distilled, triple-blended Irish whiskey and brings it together with rich roasted coffee and sweet Bohemian honey, creating something closer to a sophisticated coffee-and-whiskey indulgence than a traditional whiskey pour.

The idea is surprisingly simple, but the combination works beautifully. The whiskey provides a smooth, warming backbone, while freshly roasted coffee brings depth and a gentle bitterness, balanced by the soft sweetness of honey. The result is velvety, aromatic and distinctly dessert-like, with the brand itself comparing the experience to a bite of tiramisu.

There is also a nice Irish connection behind the coffee. Tullamore D.E.W. uses coffee from an artisan roastery in the northwest of Ireland, while the honey comes from beekeepers in Bohemia, creating a rather unusual meeting of Irish whiskey, Irish coffee and Central European honey.

It is still a relatively uncommon sight on the Irish off-trade compared with Tullamore D.E.W. Original or Honey, making Café Honey an interesting bottle for anyone looking beyond the usual whiskey shelf. It has already appeared through Irish travel retail, but remains much more niche than the core range.

Why we love it:
The appeal here is the combination of familiar flavours in a surprisingly different format: roasted coffee, vanilla, honey and smooth Irish whiskey all working together without one completely dominating. It has the indulgent character of a coffee liqueur, but enough whiskey warmth and structure to keep it interesting beyond the dessert-drink category.