Clonakilty is situated on the southwest coast of Eire. Garrison Brothers resides within the Texas Hill Nation. Seek the advice of a map, and also you’ll discover that the 2 distilleries are located about 4,500 miles aside, separated by the japanese half of the U.S. and an incredible huge ocean. And but, regardless of this geographic hurdle, they teamed up on a brand new Irish single malt whiskey that’s been completed in Garrison Brothers Balmorhea bourbon barrels.
The seven-year-old whiskey was initially matured in ex-bourbon barrels earlier than shifting to the Texas whiskey barrels for an extra seven months. Garrison Balmorhea is a high-proof powerhouse bourbon that’s aged for 4 years in new American white oak barrels after which transferred to a second new American white oak barrel and aged for yet one more yr.
“The Balmorhea barrels convey a definite end to the whiskey in comparison with what we usually discover from American oak,” says Oisin Mulcahy, Head Distiller of Clonakilty Distillery. “That is as a result of wildly completely different climates that exist in Texas and Clonakilty.”
It’s a good level. Central Texas is scorching—like actually scorching—whereas the Eire coast is chilly and damp for a lot of the yr. The Balmorhea barrels work together intensely with the Texas whiskey inside, which seeps out and in of the porous wooden throughout getting old. These spent barrels retain loads of oomph for his or her new function as a vessel for this Clonakilty whiskey.
The Clonakilty 7-Yr-Previous Irish Single Malt accommodates aromas of sea salt, vanilla, and fresh-cut wooden, adopted by bananas, nuts, plums, spices, and cherry. That each one results in an extended conclusion of wooden, spice, and vanilla.
This one time bottling is now out there at choose retailers all through Texas. It’s bottled at a hefty 58.8% ABV and has a advised retail worth of $69.99.
