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Sailor’s Home. Three whiskies.
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Everything we have from Sailor’s Home
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A house that brought the world home
In 1856 merchants from Limerick, the city council and the harbour pooled money for a Sailors’ Home on O’Curry Street: shelter for sailors from all over the world who sailed up the Shannon. The building still stands, although it suffered serious damage from arson in 2023; the council bought it in 2026 to restore it.
In liquid form, the brand does what that house did: bringing Irish whiskey home in casks from all over. Oloroso from Spain, rum from Jamaica and Barbados, rhum agricole from Martinique, stout from home soil and madeira from Portugal.
The bottles we have in stock
Two ranges: the Explorer with its own cask combinations, the Islands with rum finishes.
Sailor's Home Irish Whiskey Horizon 10 Years Old
Sailor’s Home Irish Whiskey Horizon 10 Years Old
€ 49,99
A blender with forty years on the clock
- The brand in brief
- 1856The Sailors’ Home in Limerick is built.
- 2019The brand is founded.
- 2020The first bottlings.
- LimerickWhere the company is based.
Behind the brand is a whiskey maker who distilled his first spirit in 1979 and holds a doctorate in fermentation. The brand does not distil itself: the distillate is bought from Irish distilleries, after which the brand determines the maturation and finishing.
The Islands series is the most distinctive. In it, whiskey of at least ten years in American bourbon casks then spends further time in rum casks: Barbados for one bottle, rhum agricole from Martinique for the other.
The Explorer series works differently. It contains single pot still, blend and single malt, with finishes in sherry, Jamaican rum, Irish craft stout and madeira.
Irish whiskey, brought home in casks from all over.
What these bottles go with
Rum finishes give Irish whiskey a sweet, tropical side. If that is what you are after, you are in the right place here.
The two Islands bottles side by side show the difference between molasses rum and rhum agricole in the cask.
Call 0570 541 278 or drop in at Brink 2 in Bathmen.
Frequently asked questions about Sailor’s Home
How many Sailor’s Home does ’t Bockje have in stock?
Three bottles.
Where does the name come from?
From the Sailors’ Home on O’Curry Street in Limerick, built in 1856 as lodgings for seamen. It is not the building of the same name in Dublin.
Do they distil it themselves?
No. The distillate is bought in from Irish distilleries; the brand determines the maturation and the finish.
What is the difference between the two ranges?
The Explorer range works with sherry, rum, stout and madeira. The Islands range is at least ten years old and is finished in rum casks from the Caribbean.
Does it state an age?
On the Islands bottles it does, at least ten years. For the Explorer range the brand gives no age.
Can I collect these bottles in Bathmen?
Yes. You can always order online or collect at Brink 2, or simply walk in.
Order, collect or drop by
- In stock in our shop at Brink 2 in Bathmen
- Available to order online and have delivered, including abroad
- Order online or collect in Bathmen
- Personal advice via 0570 541 278 or info@bockje.nl
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 09.00–18.00, Saturday 09.00–17.00. Closed Monday and Sunday
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18.
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All our stock is in the shop, not in a warehouse somewhere else. If you walk in with a name you couldn't find anywhere, it is often simply here on the shelf. You can also call: 0570 541 278.
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18
- Tuesday to Friday 09.00 – 18.00
- Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
- Monday and Sunday closed