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Distilling Now : Ed Harpur
Distilling Now : Ed Harpur

Single Farm Origin

Ballymorgan

Edition 1.2

Key Facts

GROWER Robert Milne
FARM Ballymorgan
EDITION 1.2
HARVESTED 13 SEPTEMBER 2015
DISTILLED WEEK 22 2016
Maturation 4 years 1 month 2 days
ABV 50%
No. of Bottles 30,000
For Market Europe & Asia
Bottled September 2020

BALLYMORGAN, CO. WEXFORD

In the rain shadow of the Wicklow Mountains, the Slaney river winds its way southwards through County Wexford. Here Robert Milne exploits one of Ireland’s premier barley terroirs. Farming now with his son and nephew, five generations of his family have farmed these fertile fields with their loamy, clay soils derived from slate and granite, and where the famous Clonroche Series of soils dominates.

There’s something about the spirit derived from Robert’s barley in 2015. In our tastings at the distillery, we have been drawn to glass containing his whisky particularly frequently, and we’re delighted to share it with drinkers.

The Sound of Ballymorgan

A tractor arrives nearby. The driver gets out and strolls through a gate into the barley fields. It's a perfectly still day at first, busy with wildlife in the warm sunlight. We listen for a while and, as the wind picks up, we hear the barley rustling, and an old rusty gate coming to life in the breeze.

BARLEY TIMELINES

SOWN 7 April 2015
HARVESTED 13 September 2015
Arrived at Cathedral 14 September 2015
Went to Maltings 5 May 2016
Arrived at Distillery 19 May 2016
Fermentation Started 26 May 2016
Distillation Started 1 June 2016
Distillation Finished 4 June 2016
Filled at Warehouse 13 June 2016
Marriage of Casks 16 July 2020
Sent for Bottling 28 September 2020

The Distillers

James Ellickson Ian O'Brien Padraic Power Cian Dirrane

TERROIR

FIELDS
SOIL

CREDIT: TEAGASC.

series Clonroche Association
type Brown Earth
description Fine, loamy drift with siliceous stones, Clonroche Association (Clonroche, Ballylanders, Kilrush, Dunboyne, Kilpierce, Moord, Cupidstownhill, Glantane, Duarrigle, Knockroe series)
elevation 280-295 FEET
sunlight AVERAGE 6-6.5 hours

BARLEY, YEAST & WATER

VARIETY OVERTURE
Yeast Mauri Distiller's Yeast
Production Water Volcanic Aquifer
Fermentation 136 hours

Head Distiller's Observations

Appearance: A golden hue that reminds me of a morning sunrise, with oils that hold like a yoga pose.

Nose: Dried herbs, malt, red apple, plums, milk chocolate, vanilla, fennel seeds and custard.

Taste: Apple crumble with toffee, milk chocolate, slight fudge, cloves, a green apple collated in caramel, with pepper heat and aniseed.

Finish: Lingering spice heat with a mouth-watering oiliness that turns mouth puckering.

 

WOOD

cask no. cask type cask fill cooperage fill date farm
3896 American First-Fill 199.8 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3907 American First-Fill 206.83 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3908 American First-Fill 198.66 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3909 American First-Fill 204 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3910 American First-Fill 199.94 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3911 American First-Fill 208.27 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3912 American First-Fill 206.57 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3925 American First-Fill 202.8 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3926 American First-Fill 201.28 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3927 American First-Fill 198.7 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3928 American First-Fill 198.7 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3930 American First-Fill 201.06 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3937 American First-Fill 198.01 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3938 American First-Fill 205.21 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3939 American First-Fill 196.11 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3940 American First-Fill 199.36 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3941 American First-Fill 199.95 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3943 American First-Fill 210.38 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3944 American First-Fill 199.2 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3945 American First-Fill 205.06 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3946 American First-Fill 196.91 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3947 American First-Fill 203.16 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3948 American First-Fill 204.19 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3949 American First-Fill 202.19 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3950 American First-Fill 202.7 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3952 American First-Fill 198.68 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3953 American First-Fill 205.54 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3954 American First-Fill 202 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3955 American First-Fill 201.9 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
3956 American First-Fill 194.7 litres Jack Daniels Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2979 Premium French 224.03 litres Tonnellerie des Domaines 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2980 Premium French 222.28 litres Tonnellerie des Domaines 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2981 Premium French 225.35 litres Tonnellerie des Domaines 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2983 Premium French 224.03 litres Tonnellerie des Domaines 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
295 Premium French 232.64 litres Dioniland 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
296 Premium French 228.64 litres Vicard 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
297 Premium French 225.18 litres Nadalie 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
298 Premium French 227.24 litres Nadalie 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
299 Premium French 226.25 litres Nadalie 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
300 Premium French 230.06 litres Vicard 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
301 Premium French 231.05 litres Mercurey 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
302 Premium French 222.8 litres Radoux 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
303 Premium French 225.66 litres Seguin Moreau 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
304 Premium French 228.04 litres Darnajou 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
305 Premium French 226.32 litres Demptos 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
306 Premium French 227.47 litres Seguin Moreau 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
307 Premium French 224.69 litres Saint Martin 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
1569 Vin Doux Naturel 508.7 litres Oloroso 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
1570 Vin Doux Naturel 506.39 litres Oloroso 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
1595 Vin Doux Naturel 624.23 litres Cooperage Demptos 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
1596 Vin Doux Naturel 641.54 litres Cooperage Demptos 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
1598 Vin Doux Naturel 662.94 litres Cooperage Demptos 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
1600 Vin Doux Naturel 657.09 litres Cooperage Demptos 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2371 American Virgin 202.53 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2374 American Virgin 204.81 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2375 American Virgin 203.13 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2376 American Virgin 204.39 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2377 American Virgin 205.52 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2378 American Virgin 198.97 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2379 American Virgin 200.94 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2381 American Virgin 202.02 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2382 American Virgin 204.06 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2383 American Virgin 202.82 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2384 American Virgin 205.39 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2385 American Virgin 206.32 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2561 American Virgin 203.15 litres Speyside Cooperage, KY 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2563 American Virgin 200.66 litres Speyside Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2564 American Virgin 203.35 litres Speyside Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2565 American Virgin 201.81 litres Speyside Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN
2566 American Virgin 200.99 litres Speyside Cooperage 13 June 2016 BALLYMORGAN

Composition

34% FIRST FILL U.S
20% VIRGIN U.S.
23% PREMIUM FRENCH
23% VIN DOUX NATUREL