West Cork – Glengarriff Peat Charred Cask

Single Malt Whisky   ABV: 43%   Bottle Size: 700ml

Producer: West Cork
Bottler: Official Distillery Bottling by West Cork Distillers

Country: Ireland
Region: Other

$76.43

Out of stock

Cask Type: Ex-Sherry & Peat Charred Oak
Age: Unknown Years Aged
Vintage: Unknown

Release: Standard Release
Cask Strength: No
Chill Filtration: No

Added Colouring: No
Peat Smoked: Yes

From The Official Website

This triple distilled, Single Malt Irish Whiskey is matured in sherry casks and then finished in peat charred casks for a further 4-6 months. The peat is harvested from the local boglands of Glengarriff.

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Group Score: 88.88 / 100

Flavour Profile: Smoky & Earthy

Group Score: 88.88 / 100

Flavour Profile: Smoky & Earthy

The Cleanest Dirt

When Tasted: June 2022
Where Tasted: In Store

Visual: 4.11 /5
Aroma: 23.41 /25

Taste: 34.97 /40
Finish: 26.39 /30

Why This Bottle?

Part "b" of this two-part exploration into some bizarre whisky experiments is the intriguing Glengarriff Peat Charred Cask from West Cork. Single malts around the world have used many new techniques to get that peat flavour into their whisky without using barley malted with peat smoke. We've seen many use casks that previously contained peated whisky, we've seen people smoking already malted barley with peat, and we've even seen people smoking a full cask of whisky with peat smoke. But this one is as far as I can tell, a unique method. Using peat to actually char the oak, before filling the cask with whisky. Very cool indeed.  

Strath Panel Tasting Notes

It sounds like it makes no sense, but it's a very clean dirt flavour. Like a pristine mound of soil. There's a sweetness too, like a tree sap - though not as rich and sweet as maple syrup. Birch perhaps? Almost more floral. Imagine if a lilac tree had sap - perhaps it would be something like that. Upon further exploration, there are peaches and golden plumbs with orange syrup and pecans.

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