Brand (front) or keg collar, 4 × 5.22 in
Filed by Helmsman Imports
French Velvet
Austin, TexasFiled 08 Oct 2026
- 80 proof* · 40% ABV
- Age not stated
- Irish whiskey
Wood & finish
- Bottle
- 700 ml
Read from the front and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not stated — the label makes no distillation claim
- Bottled by
- Crafted Spirits, Dunleer, Ireland
Each line is the label's own statement with its role words removed. Applicant and bottler are not the same thing as distiller.
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Also filed by Helmsman Imports
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 13 Jan | W.D. O'connell, Rye Cask Finished | Irish whiskey | 13 y | 122.6* | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 07 Jan | W.D. O'connell, Union Road | Irish whiskey | 5 y | 86 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 23 Aug | Tipsy | Irish whiskey | 5 y | 86* | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 04 Jun | Wild Atlantic | Irish whiskey | Not stated | 80 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 01 May | Wild Atlantic | Irish whiskey | Not stated | 80 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 21 Apr | Spanish Earl | Irish whiskey | Not stated | 86 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 21 Apr | Red Earl | Irish whiskey | Not stated | 80 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 21 Apr | Great Earl | Irish whiskey | Not stated | 80 | Not stated | Bottler only |
13 JanW.D. O'connell, Rye Cask FinishedIrish whiskey, 13 y, 122.6* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BLUE MERANTI
07 JanW.D. O'connell, Union RoadIrish whiskey, 5 y, 86 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BLUE MERANTI
23 AugTipsyIrish whiskey, 5 y, 86* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BLUE MERANTI
04 JunWild AtlanticIrish whiskey, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BLUE MERANTI
01 MayWild AtlanticIrish whiskey, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BLUE MERANTI
21 AprSpanish EarlIrish whiskey, 86 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BLUE MERANTI
21 AprRed EarlIrish whiskey, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BLUE MERANTI
21 AprGreat EarlIrish whiskey, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BLUE MERANTI
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
More from the week of 5–11 October 2026
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 08 Oct | Egan's, Conviction | Irish whiskey | 21 y | 92* | Not stated | Named |
 | 08 Oct | Egan's, Conviction | Irish whiskey | 10 y | 92* | Not stated | Named |
 | 08 Oct | Redbreast | Irish whiskey | Not stated | 92* | Not stated | Not stated |
 | 05 Oct | The Busker, Single Pot Still | Irish whiskey | Not stated | 88.6* | Not stated | Bottler only |
08 OctEgan's, ConvictionIrish whiskey, 21 y, 92* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Named
- Filed by
- ELYSIA &
08 OctEgan's, ConvictionIrish whiskey, 10 y, 92* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Named
- Filed by
- ELYSIA &
08 OctRedbreastIrish whiskey, 92* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Not stated
- Filed by
- PERNOD RICARD USA
05 OctThe Busker, Single Pot StillIrish whiskey, 88.6* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Stateside Imports
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26274001000261
- Label approved
- 08 Oct 2026
- Submitted
- 01 Oct 2026 (approved 7 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Helmsman Imports
- Address on the approval
- Austin, TX
- Permits on the approval
- TX-I-21560 (an importer’s permit: this name holds no distillery)
- Class on the approval
- 171, Irish whiskey
- How it was read
- By CaskGrail's reader, from the label images; each fact is the label's own statement
- Source
- US TTB label approval (COLA), not a shelf listing or a release announcement
A label approval is permission to bottle. It isn't an announcement or a release date. The name on the approval is whoever applied for it, which is not always who distilled the whiskey. How CaskGrail reads labels