Single Pot Still Spanish Brandy Cask

245 litres | Cask 467757 | Distilled 16.08.2022 | Bond Code CW000896

Specially sourced high quality Spanish Brandy casks recently filled with Triple Distilled Single Pot Still spirit from the Great Northern Distillery.

Triple distilled whiskey is what Ireland has become most famous for but it’s triple distilled single pot still that is unique. Single Pot Still spirit is made by using a combination of malted and unmalted barley. Other cereals can be added but on this occasion it is a mix of the two types of barley. The unmalted barley gives the spirit its oily & spicy character. The triple distillation gives a mellow more fragrant character.

Triple Distilled Single Pot Still Production

You could say that Single Pot Still Whiskey was an early tax avoidance scheme. A tax was introduced in 1785 on the use of malted barley, so by using 50% unmalted barley the tax bill was dramatically reduced. Although this tax was later repealed, the popularity of the style remains to this day. Great Northern Distillery source Irish barley some of which is malted in Ireland. The grains are wet milled, breaking open the grains to form a grist. Mashing is when this grist is mixed with hot water in the lauter tun which then turns the starch into a sugary liquid called wort. The wort is then converted into a beer-like liquid once yeast is added. The yeast converts the sugar into alcohol and it's now called wash. The wash is then triple distilled in Great Northern’s giant copper pot stills. The spirit is put into cask at 63% abv and in this occasion will be casked in a first fill American Bourbon barrel.

Tasting note of a 3 year-old triple distilled single pot still from Great Northern that was matured in a first fill bourbon cask.

Aromas: A good fruity signature with aromas of almonds, plum jam, hazelnut paste, linseeds, apricots, apples and pears. 

Palate: Soft, mouth-filling and already showing some maturity. Flavours of morello cherries, amaretto, almonds, plums and damsons. 

Finish: Red fruits and a gentle touch of spice