Arcadian barley, from our secret garden of delights, explores the natural flavours, intensity & honesty of the old ways. Out of necessity since the dawn of time, peat has been the primary fuel source in rural Ireland, with its sweet pungency familiar to generations gathered around the ancient hearths of thatch-roofed blackhouses. Farmer, & often illicit distiller, dried barley over peat smoke infusing the same heady aromatics, an ancient custom that died out from the 1850s. Cuvée Fumo celebrates the coming-together of barley – both Irish grown & peated – from four Single Farm Origins for complexity, & two distinct harvests for harmony, as we return to the earthy, wild & raw tradition rooted in the distant past.

Appearance: Rich gold with unctuous oils.

Nose: Rich, sweet, fireside style of pear, augmented by Demerara sugar. Hessian, oyster shells. Wet limestone. Hemp and tar. Peach skins and russeted apples. All given balance by deep, gristy malt and a touch of polished oak.

Taste: Sweet heather honey intermingles with sackcloth, seasalt and pitch. Charcoal and autumnal hearth. An almost umami touch of hoisin sauce alongside warm hay and savoury spices.

Finish: Lingering, with lanolin and earthy fireside turf.