Detailed Description
The Glengarriff Series was launched in early 2018 by West Cork Distillers with two expressions – the Peat Charred Cask Finish (which you’re look at right now!) and the Bog Oak Charred Cask Finish. These single malt Irish whiskeys are initially matured in Sherry casks before being treated to a finishing period in casks that have been charred using fuel sources from the Glengarriff Forest in West Cork. The distillers even have their own bespoke device, built with the help of a local blacksmith, to do the charring. The peat charred casks that this expression was finished in has imparted an earthy smokiness rarely seen in Irish whiskey – fascinating stuff!
West Cork Glengarriff Series Peat Charred Cask WhiskeyTasting Notes
Nose: Ripe pear, red apples, damp wood smoke, roasted berries, cashews, stone fruits, old wood fire, prunes, old leather, lingering light peat.
Palate: Honey, creamy, burnt pineapples, smokey, oily, ginger spice, roast chestnuts, light malt, mellow smoke, apricot jam.
Finish: With lots of charred oak on the finish.
Distillery Information
Founded in 2003 by three close friends Denis McCarthy, Ger McCarthy & John O’Connell in Union Hall, West Cork, Ireland; West Cork Distillers was inspired by the proud history of artisan food & beverage production in Cork. The trio had some experience of this in their previous occupations, as Ger & Denis were deep sea trawlermen and John was a research & development scientist for some large blue chip food & beverage companies.
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