{{Short description|Clear spirit by Kella Distillers}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|right|Bottle of ManX Red '''ManX Spirit''' is a clear spirit, 40% alcohol by volume which is distilled by Kella Distillers Ltd in a small distillery in Sulby, Isle of Man. It is produced by redistillation of existing Scottish whiskies, resulting in a clear and colourless product;<ref>{{cite news|title=Wines and Spirits of the Celtic Regions|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/wines-and-spirits-of-the-celtic-regions-2011-6|work=Business Insider|date=16 June 2011}}</ref> as of 2012 is the only distilled spirit produced on the Isle of Man.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carpenter|first1=Susan|title=Isle of Man Scenic, tranquil ... and then there's a motorcycle race|url=http://www.journalnow.com/archives/article_13ed28a7-9b88-59ae-a36a-3e9d4cb288f7.html?mode=jqm|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 12, 2012}}</ref> As of 1997, the product sold 50,000 bottles per year, mostly on the Isle of Man and to the Far East.<ref name=Herald/>
In 1997, a United Kingdom High Court case, brought by United Distillers and Allied Domecq, concluded that despite being based on whisky and tasting "like a good whisky", the redistillation process and lack of colour meant that the drink could not legally be sold in the United Kingdom while labeled as "whisky".<ref name=Herald>{{cite news|title=Manx spirit clearly not true whisky Maturation ruling against 'white' drink|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/manx-spirit-clearly-not-true-whisky-maturation-ruling-against-white-drink-1.406445|access-date=6 July 2014|website=Heraldscotland.com|date=24 March 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Manx spirit fails to make the grade|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/manx-spirit-fails-to-make-the-grade-1274872.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=25 March 1997}}</ref>
ManX Spirit won 2 stars in the 2017 Great Taste Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://greattasteawards.co.uk/2017-winners/ |title=2017 Winners | Great Taste Awards |access-date=2017-12-16 |archive-date=2017-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217014957/https://greattasteawards.co.uk/2017-winners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also won a silver medal in the 2019 International Wine and Spirits Competition. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwsc.net/results/detail/98211/manx-manx-spirit|title=Kella Distillers Limited | ManX, Manx Spirit | Spirit |website=Iwsc.net|access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{official website|https://manxspirit.com}}
Category:Manx cuisine Category:Distilled drinks