One of my favourites on the nose, alongside #2. There’s also a nice hint of oak polish and waxy notes that I personally adore. Midleton Dair Ghaelach – Knockrath Forest Tree 4 (56,1%, OB ‘Virgin Irish Oak Collection’ 2019)Ĭlose to Tree #1, with a nice mix of characteristics. On the palate as well it’s a bit rough and grainy, with a slightly tannic edge. Perhaps a little over-oaked for my taste. Some vanilla and light hints of latte, but it shows less complexity. Overall more spices here, with less fruits and more pencil shavings. Midleton Dair Ghaelach – Knockrath Forest Tree 3 (56,3%, OB ‘Virgin Irish Oak Collection’ 2019) However it gets quite woody on the palate, leaving a slightly plankish impression. In terms of Irish fruitiness this would be my favourite. Less vanilla but equal amounts of pot still spice. This one has a brighter kind of fruitiness, with more lime and tart gooseberries. Midleton Dair Ghaelach – Knockrath Forest Tree 2 (56,6%, OB ‘Virgin Irish Oak Collection’ 2019) You can still get some of them from Celtic Whiskey for instance. Light mocha in the end.įinish: long, with some woody heat and spice as it fades away.Įven though I’m not a fan of virgin oak maturation, this finds a good balance and allows the tropical fruits to have their say. In a second wave there are nice tropical fruits (pink grapefruit, hints of passion fruits and pineapple cubes). Mouth: sweet baking spice again, with a leathery dryness and toasted oak shavings. Some peach sweetness in the background, a hint of tinned pineapple and plenty of pot still spice: pepper, nutmeg and ginger. Vanilla cake, some leathery notes and coconut shavings. Nose: you’re mostly getting the classic virgin oak elements. Midleton Dair Ghaelach – Knockrath Forest Tree 1 (56,6%, OB ‘Virgin Irish Oak Collection’ 2019) So I’ll write about Tree #1 and use this as a benchmark to compare the others. Giving detailed tasting notes for each of these whiskies would be ridiculous: in fact they are really close together and some would even be impossible to set apart. They were worked into barrels and given a light toasting before returning to Ireland, where they were filled with a mix of whiskeys ranging from 13 to 26 years. Each tree was shipped to Baralla (Galicia, Spain) where it was cut into staves sent to the Páez Lobato cooperage in Jerez. Not only is the wood sourced from one forest, they also created barrels from individual trees. Each series uses wood from a specific forest – Knockrath Forest in this third release. Midleton Dair Ghaelach is a series of Irish pot still whiskeys matured in traditional bourbon barrels and then finished for 2 years in native Irish oak.
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