GlenDalough Whiskey 7 y.o. Mizunara Cask Finish Batch 1

Region : Ireland
46% alc./vol.
0.7l
not cooled filtered
Type of barrel: Ex-Bourbon barrels, Japanese Mizunara oak barrels
Nose: Floral and fruity, with citrus and garden fruit
Taste: Soft, with biscuit-like malt notes, vanilla and caramel from the oak barrels – The Mizunara barrel brings notes of dark chocolate, orange, sandalwood and cinnamon
Finish: Persistent, with pleasant sweetness, toasted oak and oriental spices

Like all GlenDalough distillates, the distillate in this bottling is distilled in small copper pot stills, not chilled filtered, and brought to drinking strength using spring water from Wicklow. This single malt whisky is first matured for approximately 7 years in ex-bourbon barrels and then undergoes a final finish of 6 to a maximum of 12 months in rare Mizunara oak barrels (500L, Level 3 charred). The extraordinary wood from the Japanese island of Hokkaido is carefully shaped into barrels; it is particularly brittle, so it gives off a lot of flavor to the whiskey. This also results in a particularly high level of Angel’s Share, the evaporation during maturation. The combination of the influences of the wood from the northern part of Japan and the Irish barley brings out a unique single malt whisky.