WORLD’S FIRST BIODYNAMIC WHISKY

Eccentric to some, regenerative to others, biodynamic agriculture goes beyond the ordinary ecological mindset. Drawing upon ancient lore of lunar cycles & exotic preparations, it seeks to charge soils with vitality & barley with vibrancy. Practised by the most visionary & curious, we too are intrigued about the most natural flavours we can capture in spirit. For this landmark whisky, distilled from Ireland’s only biodynamic barley, we invoke the goddess of the moon for our most esoteric & evocative bottling.

Appearance: Apricot gold with oils that are in no rush!

Nose: Plums, apricot jam, fresh fruit salad, cold coffee, lemon drizzle cake, milk chocolate with almonds, fresh soil, bread proofing, brown sugar, herbal tea, hay on the ground after a shower of rain.

Taste: Spice on every level, front, middle, back and in between, white pepper, cloves, green peppers, jalapenos, dark chocolate, liquorice, malted biscuits and peppermint tea, grapefruit.

Finish: An everlasting heat and spice that’s dry but is mouth-watering, with some mint tea. It has more of a linger and less of a finish.

An early Spring dawn chorus. It’s still dark as this track begins but, around an open area behind the yard where sheep and the first lambs of the year are resting, the hedgerows are already busy. We move away from the yard, through the fields and into a clearing between a young Oak wood and an old Ring Fort. It’s getting lighter now, and a buzzard cruises over the woodland beside us. We circle back toward the yard where the sun is up now, the nearby traffic busier, the birds in full song. The sheep and their lambs are up and about feeding in the field behind.