Dingle Single Malt - Batch No.5

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a b c "Dingle Distillery launches two small batch whiskeys". thetaste.ie. The Taste. 19 December 2016 . Retrieved 28 December 2016. Single Malt Batch 4 – Single Malt Batch 4 was matured in Dingle Distillery’s three main cask types: Bourbon, Sherry (Both Pedro Jimenez and Oloroso) and Port. The fourth in the Single Malt Series was released in 2019 and had 30,000 bottles produced wi th an ABV of 46.5%. 500 bottles of its Single Malt Cask Strength were produced. Dingle have been the trailblazers of the Irish whiskey revival and were the first of the new breed of distillers to start making whiskey. Now they have come of age and finally have some whiskey ready to drink. Thei first release was a single cask of the 2nd barrel to be filled at the distillery, which sold out rapidly. Thankfully, they have now produced an ongoing release of their cask strength single malt to enjoy. Irish Whiskey Magazine is the worlds only publication dedicated to sharing authentic insights into the exciting world of Irish whiskey. There is also a series of limited edition whiskies in homage to the Celtic cycle of the year. It is called "Wheel of the Year" and so far includes the following bottlings:

I’m partly speaking tongue in cheek here, as distillers/blenders will only bottle it when it’s ready… surely? There are so many fundamental questions determining the right time for distilleries to sell their own whiskey, with the majority concerning the actual whiskey, i.e., taste, smell, colour, etc. Single Malt Batch 5 – Single Malt Batch 5 was matured in ex-Bourbon, Pedro Ximenez and Madeira casks. The release of Single Malt Batch 5 in 2020 was the biggest release to date with a total of 36,500 bottles released. 500 of these bottles were produced at cask strength (59.3%) as a tribute to the 500 Founding Fathers. a b c d "New whiskey distillery in Dingle to create 25 jobs". Business ETC at www.thejournal.ie. 25 November 2012 . Retrieved 4 August 2013.a b c d e David Monaghan (21 April 2013). "What To Give The Man Who Has Everything? Why, A Cask Of Irish Whiskey To Be Collected In Five Years, Of Course". Forbes . Retrieved 4 August 2013. What I am interested to know is whether their newest and first-ever core expression single malt is a product of lessons learnt, a knee-jerk reaction to an increasingly overpopulated market of distilleries bottling their own spirit, or a happy coincidence of fully matured whiskey delivered at the right time. Dingle Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery established in 2012 [4] and billing itself as an 'artisan' distillery. [5] The distillery is located in a converted sawmill in Milltown on the outskirts of Dingle, [4] [6] in a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) in the southwest of Ireland. The first whiskeys distilled and matured at the distillery were released in late 2016. [7] In addition to whiskey, the distillery also produces and markets Dingle vodka and Dingle Gin. Dingle Samhain Single Malt Whiskey Cask Strength, 50,5% (10000 bottles) - Matured in Bourbon and Muscatel [14] Even marginal fans of Irish whiskey know that the category has been in full-blown rebirth since the turn of the 21st century. Hit hard by the struggle for Irish independence and American Prohibition, the industry was slow to recover, dwindling to a microcosm of an industry by 1980. At the time, Oliver Hughes and Liam LaHart, the founders of Dingle Distillery, were busy with their first venture: Porterhouse Brewing Company, a craft beer importer and chain of pubs. As they and their palates matured, their interest turned to whiskey. In 2012, they chose Dingle for its beauty, romance and temperate air and took over the defunct Fitzgerald saw mill to house the operation. The duo outfitted it with three custom pot stills built by the storied Forsyths Ltd of Scotland, while also making use of a well tapped an aquifer 240 feet below the old mill to fill traditional wooden fermentation vessels. This marked a turning point for Irish spirits as this was the first purpose-built distillery in the country in 100 years.

Single Malt Batch 1 – The first in the Single Malt series, Single Malt Batch 1 took the best Irish malted barley to make pure pot still malt whiskey which was then matured exclusively in Bourbon casks. Single Malt Batch 1 was released in 2016 and had 7,500 bottles produced with an ABV of 46.5%. The Dingle Whiskey Cask Strength of this release had 500 bottles produced with an ABV of 60.7%.McHugh, Robert (30 November 2016). "Dingle Whiskey introduced to the Market". businessworld.ie . Retrieved 28 December 2016– via www.businessworld.ie. a b Carruthers, Nicola (9 November 2017). "Dingle Distillery to double spirits production". The Spirits Business . Retrieved 13 February 2018. The first batch of whiskey was released in late 2016, and consisted of two tripled distilled whiskeys, both of which were matured solely in bourbon casks: [2] [13]

It was very important to the founders that the focus be on quality over quantity. They state that they “understand and respect the concept” of distilling enormous quantities of ‘bland whiskey,’ as they put it, but that their passion for a well-crafted and flavorsome spirit can only be done in small quantities.

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Dingle Distillery is highly regarded for its Dingle Gin, recognised as ‘World’s Best Gin’ at the World Gin Awards in 2019, and also produces Dingle Vodka, noted for being quintuple distilled. Taste – Full on fruit and spice. Waffles laced with syrup, redcurrant jelly, crushed cranberries, gingerbread, and dark chocolate. As a promotion to attract investors, Dingle Distillery offered the first five hundred special casks to investors "Founding Fathers", to be ready for bottling from November 2017. [9] Linnane, Bill (15 December 2017). "The 12 drinks of Christmas - Top tipples for the festive season". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 13 February 2018.