West Cork Single Malt Calvados Cask Finish

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 43% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

For this single malt, West Cork combines maturation in first-fill bourbon casks with a finish in Calvados casks from the French house Garnier. The whiskey belongs to the Cask Finish collection, whose expressions are triple-distilled using Irish malted barley and water from the Mullaghmesha Mountains. The different finishes give each whiskey in the range its own character.

The whiskey matures in bourbon casks for at least three years before spending a further six months in Calvados casks. Before bottling, the selected malt whiskeys are married and rested together for 72 hours. This West Cork is bottled at 43%, without chill filtration or added colouring.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Fresh apples and white pears lead on the nose. A hint of almond complements the fruit.
• Palate: On the palate, dried fruit combines with vanilla and almonds.
• Finish: Fruity notes, vanilla and a gentle nuttiness linger on the finish.

Distillery/Bottler:

West Cork Distillers was founded in 2003 by childhood friends John O’Connell, Ger McCarthy and Denis McCarthy. Their first distillations took place in a room behind Denis’ house in Union Hall. The founders used two small stills they had bought from a Swiss schnapps producer. In 2014, the company moved to Skibbereen in County Cork.

To make this malt whiskey, the sugars in the malted barley are extracted with hot water. Once the solids have been separated out, the liquid ferments with yeast for 96 hours at 28 to 30 °C. West Cork thus combines fermentation over several days with triple distillation and subsequent maturation in casks with different previous contents.

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