Curraghmore Single Estate Pot Still Triple Cask Matured
70cl
/
46% Vol
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This exquisite single pot still by Noel Sweeney, Master Blender at Powerscourt Distillery, is triple distilled and made from cereals grown on the Curraghmore Estate. It's aged separately in a virgin French oak half barrel, an Oloroso Sherry and an ex-bourbon barrel. Expect sweet, vanilla and honey with a twist of lemon on the nose with silky sweetness, rich oak, sweet malt, fruity boiled sweets, fruit cocktail, chocolate, Christmas cake, prunes, cloves, liquorice, and gentle spice on the palate with a dry, long, lasting finish. Only 1375 bottles released!
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Curraghmore Single Estate Pot Still Triple Cask Matured
€195.00
Ex Tax: €158.54
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Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop and Wines on the Green
Nose
Sweet, vanilla and honey with a twist of lemon, ripe fruits, plums, raisins, rich oak and sherry notes, cinnamon, tropical fruits, pineapple, mango, banana and cloves.
Finish
Long lasting sweetness, ripe fruits with a velvetytexture and a touch of spicy dryness.
Tasting Notes from the Producer
Flavour
Layers flavours from smooth silky sweetness, rich oak, sweet malt, fruity boiled sweets, fruit cocktail, chocolate, Christmas cake, prunes, cloves, liquorice, waves of flavours with complexity and a touch of spice.
Fact Sheet
Fluid
70cl
Maturation
Aged in European Oak Oloroso four year old sherry cask. 97 Litres from a four year old French Virgin Oak cask. 199 Litres from a 5 year old Ex-Bourbon cask.
Number Of Bottles Released
1375
Alcohol %
46%
Country
Ireland
Producer
Curraghmore Single Estate
FAQs
Irish whiskey is most honestly assessed neat at room temperature in a tulip glass, where the full aromatic profile can develop. Adding a few drops of room temperature water to a pot still or single malt expression above 46% ABV opens the ester character and integrates the oak. Over a large ice sphere it becomes a more contemplative drink that evolves as the temperature rises. Avoid adding ice to aged or premium expressions: the cold contracts the spirit and suppresses the complexity you paid for.
Yes. Irish whiskey is distilled from a grain mash, typically malted barley with or without unmalted barley, grain, or corn, and the distillation process removes gluten proteins to below detectable levels. All major Irish whiskey producers including Irish Distillers, Midleton, Teeling, and Bushmills consider their products gluten free under current food safety standards. Individuals with clinically confirmed coeliac disease should consult their medical advisor before consuming any grain distilled spirit.
The most consistently excellent Irish whiskeys across price points are Redbreast 12 Year Old as the benchmark single pot still, Yellow Spot 12 Year Old for sherry cask complexity, Midleton Very Rare for aged prestige, and Teeling Single Grain as an underrated value option. For under €40, Powers Gold Label and Jameson 18 Year Old represent excellent value for their respective categories. The single pot still style using both malted and unmalted barley is Ireland's most distinctive and most rewarding contribution to world whiskey.
Irish whiskey is a legally defined spirit produced on the island of Ireland from a yeast fermented grain mash, distilled to under 94.8% ABV, and matured for a minimum of three years in wooden casks on the island of Ireland. The five recognised styles are single malt, single grain, single pot still, blended, and blended malt. Triple distillation, used by the majority of Irish producers, and the use of a proportion of unmalted barley in the single pot still style are the defining technical characteristics of the category.
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