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• Glendalough – A Taste of Wicklow Grown Irish Oak

  • When
    26 Jun 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Wynn's Hotel, 35-39 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 C9F8
  • Spaces left
    40

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  Glendalough – A Taste of Wicklow Grown Irish Oak

  26th June 2025, Wynn's Hotel, Dublin 1

  Dear Members,

  This month’s tasting offers something truly special, an exploration of Ireland’s native oak, Wicklow’s ancient woodlands, and how both shape one of the most traditional and distinctive styles of Irish whiskey: Pot Still.

  
  

  We’re delighted to welcome Eoin Cooney from Glendalough Distillery, who will guide us through a tasting that showcases the influence of Wicklow-grown Irish Oak on their craft.

  Nestled in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, Glendalough’s whiskey is rooted in place and it is this pride of place that saw them among the pioneers of Irish Oak Casks in modern Irish Whiskey maturation when they released their Pot Still Irish Oak Finished Whiskey in late 2019.

  Eoin will first take us through a deconstructed tasting of Glendalough Pot Still Irish Oak Cask Whiskey where we will get to sample the New Make Spirit, how it tastes after initial maturation in bourbon casks and then sample the amazing and unique flavours that the secondary maturation in Irish Oak brings to this liquid.

  Also as part of the tasting with Eoin members can enjoy the first-ever Peated Pot Still Irish whiskey which also enjoyed an extended secondary maturation in  Wicklow-grown Irish Oak, a true first for the category. 

  Head Distiller and fellow society member, Ciarán ‘Rowdy’ Rooney, knowing how we all like to dive into casks of unreleased wonders has selected 2 warehouse cask samples for us to sample and critique. Both are Single Malts, both currently sitting in Wicklow Grown Irish Oak Casks, one is 10yo and the other is 20yo.

  This tasting celebrates not just a style of whiskey, but a sense of place. You’ll discover how terroir, wood, and tradition converge to make Glendalough’s spirits stand apart. 

  Tasting Line-Up:

  • New Make Pot Still
  • Pot Still in Ex-Bourbon
  • Pot Still finished in Wicklow Irish Oak
  • 10-Year-Old Malt in Ex-Peated Irish Oak
  • 20-Year-Old Single Malt in Wicklow Irish Oak
  • Peated Pot Still

  We look forward to raising a glass with you and sharing the story of Glendalough where the forest meets the still.

  
  

  We look forward to raising a glass with you!

  
  

  Booking opens on Thursday 12th of June at 7.00pm. Join the waiting list to be notified as we might be able to get more spots for the event.  It is necessary to register and complete payment via Stripe (within 15 minutes) to secure your booking.

  Event Booking Terms & Conditions: https://www.irishwhiskeysociety.com/IWS-In-Person-Events

  
  

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