The only downside? Tracking down the perfect bottle just became a lot harder. The variations imparted by each of those Irish oaks are subtle but distinct. Simply put, the Midleton experiment was a rousing success. Tree 6 best conceals the strength-around 110 proof-of the whiskey and delivers sweet, crisp honeycomb flavors.Tree 5 is the most herbaceous, with hints of green garlic and a rye-like spice that finishes sweet.Water introduces some marzipan and ginger notes. Tree 4 is defined by flavors of dates, figs, and marmalade with pink peppercorns on the finish.Stewed fruits, caramel, and sweet butterscotch prevail on the palate, with melon notes developing once drops of water are added. It is made up of a selection of Midletons pot still whiskies. Trees 2 and 3, by contrast, produces a whiskey that is darker in appearance and richer in taste. Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest is the latest edition in the Virgin Oak Collection.Tree 1 delivers flavors of sweet cherries, honey, and black pepper, while a splash of water reveals vanilla and soft floral notes.The liquid itself is composed of a number of classic Midleton distillates that had matured for 12 to 23 years in ex-bourbon casks-yet the 18 months of additional maturation in those Irish oak hogsheads has produced six subtly unique whiskies. “The naturally sweet compounds found in Irish oak work in perfect harmony with this whiskey to deliver milk chocolate and honeycomb on the nose, a beautifully round and silky-smooth mouthfeel, and a long pot-still finish,” says O’Gorman. The palate, rich with honey, Irish cream, orange peel and white chocolate, leads to a remarkable finish filled with caramel, rice pudding, licorice and ginger. Subsequently, each bottle of this cask-strength whiskey, which costs $300, can be traced back to one of those Irish oaks-and that lineage is prominently displayed on the label. Midleton Dair Ghaelach Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey has an aroma of tropical fruits, vanilla, cinnamon, oak and coconut. Each cask was made from the wood of just one of those trees.
To make 29 hogshead casks, six oak trees-all 130 years old-were cut from the Bluebell Forest on the Castle Blunden Estate in County Kilkenny. This winter, a second installment-Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest Edition-has reached retailers’ shelves. The virgin Irish oak barrels used for finishing this whiskey were harvested from Knockrath Forest. Knockrath Forest is the latest chapter of the Midleton Dair Ghaelach story.
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