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![]() “Today, thanks to sustainable practices, we can harvest small volumes and trace each bottle right back to the very oak tree that helped to create it. ![]() “Traceability and sustainability are at the heart of this whiskey and, until we started this project, Irish oak had not been used to mature whiskey for well over 100 years. O’Gorman added: “Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest is an amazing 150-year journey from Knockrath Forest to bottle and one we’re proud to be part of. Once back at the Midleton Distillery, the casks were filled with Irish pot still whiskeys aged between 13 and 26 years, which were left to mature for an additional two years. The staves were left for 15 months to dry before being lightly toasted, assembled into casks at the Antonio Páez cooperage in Jerez, and then shipped back to Ireland. The felled trees were shipped to Maderbar sawmills in Baralla, northwest Spain, where they were transformed into staves. Kevin O’Gorman, master of maturationĪ team, led by master of maturation Kevin O’Gorman, master cooper Ger Buckley and Leighton, have been tasked with searching for sustainable Irish oak from estates across Ireland, in order to produce a whiskey series that would enable the consumer to trace the liquid back to the specific tree used to make the cask.įor the third expression, the Midleton team selected the Knockrath estate in Vale of Clara, where oak has grown for more than 150 years, overseen by the Brabazon family, who has looked after Knockrath Forest since the 16 th century. The idea behind the Dair Ghaelach series, which translates as ‘Irish oak’, began more than 10 years ago and aims to explore the impact of finishing whiskeys in Irish oak. Truly a taste of Ireland, the barley, water, oak and indeed craftspeople at the heart of this expression are all home-grown, making us extremely proud to share this latest expression in the Midleton story with the world.” Master blender Billy Leighton said: “It’s an honour to present the latest edition in the Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach collection. The finish is said to be full of fruit and spices. Tasting notes include aromas of toasted wood, vanilla, roasted coffee and fresh fruit, leading to flavours of spices, chocolate and honeycomb on the palate. The new release was finished for two years in casks made from virgin Irish oak grown in Knockrath Forest, County Wicklow.īottled at cask strength between 56.1% ABV and 56.6% ABV, Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest is available to purchase in Ireland, the UK, France, the US and China at an RRP of €310 (around US$342) per 700ml. Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest is the third Irish whiskey in the Dair Ghaelach series He is also supports the Greater West Town Training Partnership Woodworking Program, which has trained more than 950 adults for industrial wood manufacturing careers.īill volunteers for Foinse Research Station, a biological field station staddling the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland, one of more than 200 members of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.Irish Distillers has unveiled the third whiskey in its Dair Ghaelach collection – Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest. WoodLinks and currently on the Woodwork Career Alliance Education Committee. In addition to his work as a journalist, Bill supports efforts to expand and improve educational opportunities in the manufacturing sectors, including 10 years on the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation six years with the U.S. ![]() He currently reports on technology and business trends and develops conference programs. Bill wrote for, FDMC and Closets & Organized Storage magazines.īill's background includes more than 10 years in print manufacturing management, followed by more than 30 years in business reporting on industrial manufacturing in the forest products industries, including printing and packaging at American Printer (Features Editor) and Graphic Arts Monthly (Editor in Chief) magazines and in secondary wood manufacturing for .īill was deeply involved with the launches of the Woodworking Network Leadership Forum, and the 40 Under 40 Awards programs.
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