30th July, Wynn's Hotel, Dublin 1 & Online (YouTube)
Dear Members,
McConnell’s Irish Whisky is a historic spirit brand originally established in Belfast in 1776 by Hugh McConnell. After closing in the early 20th century the iconic brand was revived in 2020 with a state-of-the-art distillery and visitor experience, occupying the A-Wing of the Crumlin Road Gaol in North Belfast.
The tasting will highlight the two key ingredients of whisk(e)y making - quality of distillate and meticulous cask management. McConnell's core range is currently sourced liquid, but their skill in cask management has produced outstanding results. We will be trying the newest edition of their 5 Year Old Series, a Cognac finish blend, moving on to a side by side of the Oloroso 5YO finish and a cask strength version.
We journey from cask management to distillate and sample their new make - a vibrant fruity distillate with berry tones. We then sample this new make aged in barrels but not yet for release to compare the progress in wood.
And lastly, we will sample the 20YO Old Cromac single malt, a limited edition with only 300 bottles released. Matured for 19 years in bourbon barrels and with its final year in Tawny Port casks. This won Best Irish Single Cask Single Malt and Best Single Cask Overall in the World Whiskies Awards and is a cracking way to finish the tasting.
We will be joined on the night by Graeme Millar Master Distiller.
The line up of 6 samples are:
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