Fragrant woodland spices with a subtle sweetness. Nose: There is a familiar base that runs through all seven of the whiskeys. “The first single pot still Irish whiskey to be matured in Irish oak from County Laois, Midleton Very Rare Kylebeg Wood is as individual as it is irresistible, and a whiskey that is as satisfyingly Irish as it is undeniably elegant.” O’Gorman said: “Irish Distillers’ partnership with Kylebeg Wood is the ultimate example of how we are collaborating with Ireland’s forestry custodians to marry sustainable Irish oak and the highest standards in forestry practice and conservation with some of the finest craftsmanship to be found anywhere in the world of whiskey. Each tree has its own cask strength ranging from 55.4%-56.1% ABV and its own characteristics, but there is an underlying familiarity to all of them. It invites you to imagine what might have made Tree 1 unique from Tree 2 and highlights how the slightest tweaks in whiskey maturation can change the finished product. Working with the forest managers, the distillery noted the exact location of every tree taken for the fourth series.Įach bottling is traced back to that location and the tree number is noted on the decanter. To tell those stories, Midleton Very Rare had to bring the highest levels of traceability to the process. The virgin Irish oak casks had a big influence on the whiskey in a short space of time / ©Irish Distillers Trees were not just selected for their cask-making potential, but for the benefits their felling would bring to the surrounding land. Seven native Irish oak trees were carefully selected and turned into the finest virgin hogsheads in which to mature an already-fine-aged whiskey. For its fourth installment, Kylebeg Wood, Irish Distillers went to its greatest length yet to ensure the forest not just survives but thrives as a result of the process. Translating simply as ‘Irish Oak’, the Dair Ghaelach series has brought sustainability and conservation into the heart of whiskey production. Now, thanks in small part to Irish Distillers and its Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach series, Irish oak is making a comeback. By the time the Irish state came into being in 1919, it was nearly all gone. But the great oak trees of Ireland once told a very different story, not through their presence, but a lack of it.įirst, the Vikings and then the British, Irish oak was a go-to for war-mongering seafarers. It’s no wonder we see them as storytellers. If oak trees could talk, what would they say? They endure for centuries, weather generational storms, survive world wars and now play witness to unprecedented environmental change. Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management.
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