BARR AN UISCE’S WICKLOW RARE SMALL BATCH BLENDED IRISH WHISKEY

Detailed DescriptionBarr An Uisce Wicklow Rare Irish Whiskey is a blend of 80% grain and 20% ten-year-old malt. Matured in first fill bourbon barrels for four years, it is finished in Oloroso casks for six months. 43% ABV. This unique whiskey is pale gold with aromas of vanilla, honey and fruit confit.Barr an Uisce’s Wicklow Rare Small Batch Blended Irish Whiskey Tasting NotesNose: Subtle. Nothing overwhelming: Some citrus—clementine peel, lemon. But also lemon-scented cleaner that doesn’t knock you down.Palate: Very smooth entry and then expansive with a mouth coating, oily texture. Mid palate shows a nuttiness and warmth with hints of raisin and plum.Finish: The finish is long and clean with subtle notes of marmalade and caramel.Distillery InformationCooley Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery, located on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland, converted in 1987 from an older potato alcohol plant by John Teeling. On 16 December 2011 Beam Inc. announced plans to purchase Cooley for around US$95 million (€71 million). The sale closed on 17 January 2012. Beam was then purchased by Suntory Holdings on 30 April 2014, and became its Beam Suntory subsidiary.