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Distilling Now : Ed Harpur

Single Farm Origin Lacken

Edition 1.1

Key Facts

EDITION1.1
HARVESTED14 August 2015
DISTILLEDWeek 6 2017
Maturation3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS, 20 DAYS
ABV50%
No. of Bottles12,000
For Market France
BottledMarch 2021

Lacken, Co. Wexford

 

Two miles east of New Ross and the River Barrow, on the Wexford-Kilkenny border, lies An Leacain – The Hillside – the site of the rebel army camp on the eve of the Battle of Ross in 1798. Francis Kehoe has farmed here for four decades, his barley benefitting from well-drained, sloping fields of sandy loam of the famous Clonroche series, particularly good for deep roots.

Exclusif à la France, le Waterford Single Farm Origin Lacken: Edition 1.1 a été conçu en collaboration avec les équipes de La Maison du Whisky. Un assemblage de fûts unique, mais toujours l’orge au cœur du single malt. Découvrez son histoire, du champ à la bouteille, dès maintenant.

 

The Sound of Lacken

A wet and windy Winter’s day at Lacken. This track starts out by a stream at the lower end of the farm, as we then skirt around the fields heading towards the south. There’s a machine working nearby and traffic passing along the bypass road, which passes through the farm and splitting it in two. We cross under the road and take shelter from the rain in one of the old sheds at the back of the yard. Trucks come and go here. A forklift moves around. The rain drips in through holes in the roof and the wind rushes past. We leave the yard behind as the rain eases off, heading out into the fields and up Lacken Hill. The birds are trying their best in this weather. The wind picks up the higher we go, blowing a Wexford flag as we reach the top of the hill. Then it’s off into the woodland to the east as the rain comes in again.

BARLEY TIMELINES

SOWN9 April 2015
HARVESTED19 August 2015
Arrived at Cathedral21 August 2015
Went to Maltings18 January 2017
Arrived at Distillery4 February 2017
Fermentation Started6 February 2017
Distillation Started10 February 2017
Distillation Finished18 February 2017
Filled at Warehouse28 February 2017
Marriage of Casks18 December 2020
Sent for Bottling20 January 2021

The Distillers

James EllicksonIan O'BrienPadraic PowerCian Dirrane

TERROIR

FIELDS
SOIL
series Clonroche Association
type Brown Earth
pdf Clonroche Association
description Fine, loamy drift with siliceous stones, Clonroche Association (Clonroche, Ballylanders, Kilrush, Dunboyne, Kilpierce, Moord, Cupidstownhill, Glantane, Duarrigle, Knockroe)
elevation 256 - 290 FEET
sunlight AVERAGE 6 - 6.5 hours

Growers

Grower
Farm
County
Type
Francis Kehoe
Lacken
Wexford
Conventional

BARLEY, YEAST & WATER

VARIETYPropino
YeastMauri Distiller's Yeast
Production WaterVolcanic Aquifer
Fermentation154 Hours

Head Distiller's Observations

Appearance: Apricot with va va voom! oils.

Nose: Orange, dark chocolate, barley husks, grapefruit, dried berries, hay dust, apricot, fruit shortcake biscuits, buttermilk, rose water.

Taste: Spices, butterscotch, white pepper, orange zest, earthy, trail mix, grapefruit, coco powder, late sweetness.

Finish: A gentle spice that lingers and holds then gets chewy and sweet.

cask no.
cask type
cask fill
cooperage
fill date
farm
8296
U.S. First Fill
193.58
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8297
U.S. First Fill
195.66
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8298
U.S. First Fill
195.92
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8299
U.S. First Fill
201.72
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8300
U.S. First Fill
197.33
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8301
U.S. First Fill
194.85
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8320
U.S. First Fill
195.8
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8321
U.S. First Fill
197.88
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8322
U.S. First Fill
199.02
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8323
U.S. First Fill
195.86
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8324
U.S. First Fill
200.11
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
8325
U.S. First Fill
197.05
Jim Beam
28 February 2017
Lacken
6299
U.S. Virgin
207.51
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6300
U.S. Virgin
206.25
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6301
U.S. Virgin
202.13
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6302
U.S. Virgin
208.36
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6303
U.S. Virgin
206.66
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6304
U.S. Virgin
200.47
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6305
U.S. Virgin
208.69
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6306
U.S. Virgin
203.25
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6307
U.S. Virgin
205.97
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
6308
U.S. Virgin
208.76
Speyside Cooperage
28 February 2017
Lacken
3163
Premium French
223.63
Lafite Rothschild
28 February 2017
Lacken
3164
Premium French
223.63
Lafite Rothschild
28 February 2017
Lacken
3165
Premium French
223.29
Lafite Rothschild
28 February 2017
Lacken
4641
Premium French
227.9
Margaux
28 February 2017
Lacken
4642
Premium French
227.1
Margaux
28 February 2017
Lacken
4643
Premium French
227.25
Margaux
28 February 2017
Lacken
4644
Premium French
226.86
Margaux
28 February 2017
Lacken
5818
Vin Doux Naturel
229.22
Marsala
28 February 2017
Lacken
5819
Vin Doux Naturel
225.11
Marsala
28 February 2017
Lacken
5820
Vin Doux Naturel
231.52
Marsala
28 February 2017
Lacken
3312
Vin Doux Naturel
484.41
Port
28 February 2017
Lacken

Composition

FIRST FILL U.S.
34%
VIRGIN U.S.
28%
PREMIUM FRENCH
21%
VIN DOUX NATUREL
17%

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