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Peated

Single Farm Origin

Key Facts

EDITION1.1
HARVESTED8 AUGUST 2017
DISTILLED17 SEPTEMBER 2018
Maturation1346 DAYS OR 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS, 7 DAYS
ABV50%
No. of Bottles11,088
For Market WORLDWIDE
BottledAUGUST 2022
ppm47
Peat sourceBALLYTEAGUE, CO. KILDARE

Ballybannon, Co. Carlow

Arcadian Barley, from our secret garden of delights, explores the natural flavours, intensity & honesty of old ways. Out of necessity since the dawn of time, peat (or turf) has been the primary fuel source in rural Ireland, with its sweet pungency familiar to generations gathered around the hearths of ancient thatched cottages. This same diffused aroma cloaked barley dried over peat smoke by illicit distillers, a custom that died out in the 1850s.

Ballybannon in Co. Carlow could be the perfect terroir for growing barley for peating. Sitting on raised ground along the banks of the River Barrow, its heavy, lime-rich soils — archetypal Elton series — are directly adjacent to sphagnum-dense inland bog. Small wonder then that the Pender family’s barley and peat from Niall Carroll’s Ballyteige cuttings in Co. Kildare have proven such a natural combination. Such is Ballybannon barley’s natural affinity for peat, that we have been able to kiln-dry it to a high 47ppm and still find that the character of Ballybannon’s terroir itself remains the dominant flavour in the spirit. Along with its sister bottling, Fenniscourt, Peated Ballybannon represents the first marriage of Irish barley and Irish peat in generations.

Growers

Grower
Farm
County
Type
Tony Pender
Ballybannon
Carlow
Conventional

The Sound of Ballybannon

An early summer’s evening at Ballybannon. This track begins at the edge of the farm, with the strong breeze blowing through the trees and the birds still busy about the place. We move along the edge of the field as the breeze settles down and find a stream running past into the west. Heading out into the open, the distant motorway is more apparent; but the peace is then interrupted as the last train from Kilkenny runs through on its way towards Waterford. The quiet returns as dusk approaches, the nearby shed creaking as it cools down after the day’s sun; the birds settle in for the night.

BARLEY TIMELINES

SOWN15 March 2017
HARVESTED8 August 2017
Arrived at Cathedral9 August 2017
Went to Maltings1 August 2018
Arrived at Distillery6 September 2018
Fermentation Started11 September 2016
Distillation Started17 September 2018
Distillation Finished25 September 2018
Filled at Warehouse1 October 2018
Marriage of Casks8 June 2022
Sent for Bottling23 August 2022

Peat Smoke

Peat: the original flavour of Irish whisky (even if you spell it the other way). Watch our film, Peat Smoke, for the full story about the lengths we had to go in order to make enough Peated Waterford Whisky to share with the world.

TERROIR

FIELDS
SOIL

CREDIT: TEAGASC.

series Elton Association
type Luvisol
pdf Elton Association
description Fine Loamy Drift, Elton Association soils composed of (Elton, Kellistown, Baggotstown, Mylerstown, Ballylusky, NewInn, Cloonmore, Newtown and Greenane)

BARLEY, YEAST & WATER

VARIETYLAUREATE
YeastMauri Distiller's Yeast
Production WaterVolcanic Aquifer
Fermentation167 Hours

TERROIR

Head Distiller's Observations

Appearance: Light gold with everlasting oils.

Nose: Soft peat, almonds, crisp, lavender honey, reminds me of a seaside escape, driftwood fire smoke, green apples, padrón peppers, salt crust, a morning walk on a fresh day.

Taste:  Peat kick, very chewable, BBQ fish by the sea, buttery, warm apple and almond tart with honeycomb ice cream, wool, frangipane, samphire.

Finish: What finish?!

cask no.
cask type
cask fill
cooperage
fill date
farm
12329
Vin Doux Naturel
220.65
Sauternes
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
12330
Vin Doux Naturel
221.26
Sauternes
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
12331
Vin Doux Naturel
217.92
Sauternes
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
12669
Premium French
220.64
Palmer
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
12673
Premium French
222.92
Palmer
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
12681
Premium French
219.67
Palmer
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
12682
Premium French
221.03
Palmer
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
12685
Premium French
221.8
Palmer
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
12844
Premium French
226.41
Margaux
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
13224
Premium French
214.77
Margaux
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
13225
Premium French
220.66
Margaux
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
13226
Premium French
228.01
Margaux
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
18224
U.S. Virgin
200.3
Kelvin Cooperage
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
18225
U.S. Virgin
197.76
Kelvin Cooperage
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
18226
U.S. Virgin
201.87
Kelvin Cooperage
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
18227
U.S. Virgin
199.17
Kelvin Cooperage
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
18228
U.S. Virgin
199.64
Kelvin Cooperage
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
18229
U.S. Virgin
195.21
Kelvin Cooperage
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
18244
U.S. Virgin
199.02
Kelvin Cooperage
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19548
U.S. First Fill
193.24
Tennessee Dickel
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19557
U.S. First Fill
193.27
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19558
U.S. First Fill
198.14
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19559
U.S. First Fill
190.27
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19560
U.S. First Fill
195.47
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19561
U.S. First Fill
189.35
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19571
U.S. First Fill
192.76
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19598
U.S. First Fill
197.15
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19599
U.S. First Fill
190.67
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19600
U.S. First Fill
200.51
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19601
U.S. First Fill
194.13
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19602
U.S. First Fill
199.25
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon
19603
U.S. First Fill
194.06
Jack Daniels
1 October 2018
Ballybannon

Composition

FIRST FILL U.S
38%
VIRGIN U.S.
21%
PREMIUM FRENCH
30%
VIN DOUX NATUREL
11%

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