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Single Farm Origin Owenduff

Edition 1.1

Key Facts

EDITION1.1
HARVESTED30 AUGUST 2015
DISTILLEDWEEK 47, 2016
Maturation1625 DAYS OR 4 YEARS, 5 MONTH 13 DAYS
ABV50%
No. of Bottles2000
For Market China/Taiwan
BottledSeptember 2021

Owenduff Co. Wexford

 

The Sound of Owenduff

A mild Winter’s day at Owenduff. This track starts out in the grain storage shed at the back of the farm. Here, birds come and go, the breeze blows though the yard, and cattle move around in the sheds. We head outside to a spot overlooking the farm. The wind blows through the hedge behind and around the yard. Spring is coming; the birds are busy darting around the farm. We move down the hill from the farm and out into the open. It’s more exposed here and the wind has started to pick up. It’s a dry day, but the ground is still sodden from the recent rain. You can hear the water soaking into the ground below. As we reach the bottom of the valley we meet the Owenduff River where it splits the fields. The river heads south from here, where it eventually flows out into Wexford’s Bannow Bay.

BARLEY TIMELINES

SOWN26 March 2015
HARVESTED30 August 2015
Arrived at Cathedral31 August 2015
Went to Maltings21 October 2016
Arrived at Distillery10 November 2016
Fermentation Started18 November 2016
Distillation Started22 November 2016
Distillation Finished30 November 2016
Filled at Warehouse6 December 2016
Marriage of Casks19 May 2021
Sent for Bottling3 September 2021

TERROIR

FIELDS
SOIL

CREDIT: TEAGASC.

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 360 - 400 Feet
sunlight Average 6-6.5 Hours

Growers

Grower
Farm
County
Type
Leslie Hendy
County House
Kildare
Conventional

BARLEY, YEAST & WATER

VARIETYPropino
YeastMauri Distiller's Yeast
Production WaterVolcanic Aquifier
Fermentation138 Hours

Head Distiller's Observations

Appearance: Deep gold with teardrop oils that slowly coat the glass.

Nose: Marmalade, tropical fruits, milk chocolate, red apples, malty, prunes, lime cheesecake, lavender, ferns, custard, leather.

Taste: White, black and cayenne pepper, malted biscuits, cherries, clove, lemon sherbet, burnt brown sugar, dark chocolate, black tea, fennel, honey aniseed, toffee popcorn.

Finish: Dry but mouth-watering with gentle spice and leaves a liquorish note.

cask no.
cask type
cask fill
cooperage
fill date
farm
7037
U.S. First Fill
196.64
Heaven Hill Distillery
6 December 2016
Owenduff
7039
U.S. First Fill
195.23
Heaven Hill Distillery
6 December 2016
Owenduff
5373
U.S. Virgin
196.89
Kelvin Cooperage
6 December 2016
Owenduff
5374
U.S. Virgin
195.04
Kelvin Cooperage
6 December 2016
Owenduff
5058
U.S. Virgin
199.11
Speyside Cooperage
6 December 2016
Owenduff
7038
U.S. First Fill
197.76
Heaven Hill Distillery
6 December 2016
Owenduff
5361
U.S. Virgin
203.03
Kelvin Cooperage
5 December 2016
Owenduff

Composition

FIRST FILL U.S.
41%
VIRGIN U.S.
59%

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