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Midleton Dair Ghaelach Grinsell's Wood Tree No. 5, Virgin Irish Oak Cask, Batch No. 1, 2015, 58%
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Midleton Dair Ghaelach Grinsell's Wood Tree No. 5, Virgin Irish Oak Cask, Batch No. 1, 2015, 58%

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TypeSingle Pot Still Whiskey
MRI
MRI 14
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

Midleton Dair Ghaelach Grinsell's Wood Tree No. 5 is part of the Dair Ghaelach (Irish for 'Irish oak') collection, a series exploring the use of native Irish oak for whiskey maturation. This Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is a blend of 15 to 22-year-old distillates initially matured in ex-bourbon barrels. It was then finished for almost a year in virgin Irish oak hogshead casks made from a single 130-year-old tree (Tree No. 5) from Grinsell's Wood on the Ballaghtobin Estate in Co. Kilkenny. The oak staves were quarter-sawn in Spain and then crafted into casks with a medium toast before being returned to Midleton Distillery in Co. Cork. This release is non-chill filtered and bottled at cask strength. [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 14, 15]

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Cask type
Ex-Bourbon Cask, Virgin Irish Oak Hogshead Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
Grinsell's Wood, Ballaghtobin Estate, Co. Kilkenny
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
Batch No. 1
PPM
N.A
Barley
Malted and unmalted barley
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Kevin O'Gorman (Master Distiller), Billy Leighton (Master Blender)
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
12000
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden Box
Series highlights
Dair Ghaelach Collection, Grinsell's Wood Series, Tree No. 5
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Limited release in France, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, and the UK
Allocation
France, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, UK
Nose
Crisp Pot Still spices enriched by woodland fragrances of Irish oak, sweet vanilla, chocolate honeycomb, coffee beans, red berries, pineapple, ripe banana, subtle aromatic oils, smoked almonds, fresh pine, floral honey, ground pepper, tropical fruits, herbal green tea, freshly mown hay.
Palate
Robust yet mellow Pot Still spices, fortified by Irish oak character. Clove, cinnamon, dairy fudge, milk chocolate sweetness, stewed apple, dried chilli flakes, red bell peppers, candied orange, crisp red apple, vanilla, toffee, honey, buttered shortbread, dark chocolate.
Finish
Long, spicy, never-ending, with fruit and spices fading to allow Irish oak to have the final say. Toast, charcoal smoke, burning hay, sesame seed undertaste, cocoa and espresso-tinged.
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