GLENDALOUGH Distillery has been awarded the distinguished Irish Distillery of the Yr on the New York Worldwide Spirits Competitors.
lendalough was awarded double Gold for its new Mizunara Single Malt and Double Barrel whiskeys and Gold for its Wild Rose Irish Gin.
Glendalough’s seven 12 months previous Mizunara single malt whiskey is aged in Japanese Mizunara casks from the island of Hokkaido in Japan. The whiskey is fruity and floral and is luxuriously easy in texture. It has a touch of darkish orange chocolate, sandalwood and cinnamon.
Glendalough’s Double Barrel Whiskey was additionally awarded Double Gold and it’s aged twice in two completely different barrels. American oak Bourbon barrels deliver the weather of candy honey and easy vanilla flavours. The Spanish oak Oloroso barrels layer on dried fruit, and nutty flavours.
Their Wild Rose Irish Gin obtained a gold award. It’s made with rigorously tended flowers from the backyard of the mom of Glendalough’s head distiller, and the gin additionally contains wild flowers from the mountains across the distillery. After the distillation course of the gin is then additional infused with much more roses to deepen its flavour.
Glendalough Distillery was based in 2011 by a gaggle of associates who had a shared ardour for reviving the heritage of craft distilling in Eire have since develop into a part of Mark Anthony Manufacturers Worldwide.
Enda O’Sullivan, VP of Spirits Mark Anthony Manufacturers Worldwide mentioned, “It’s an thrilling time for Glendalough, our Wild Gins are fresh-distilled from hand-foraged, wild botanicals within the Wicklow mountains. Our Irish Whiskeys are the results of a relentless seek for the best, most flavourful species of oak on the planet, not least Irish oak from our surrounds within the Wicklow mountains.
£These awards are testimony to the drive and ambition of the Glendalough staff who attempt for the perfect in all they do. Securing double gold for our Mizunara and Double Barrel whiskies in addition to gold for our Wild Rose Gin is a big achievement however to even be named Irish Distillery of the Yr is an unimaginable outcome.
“We’re so obsessed with crafting liquids with a profound sense of place, to have Glendalough recognised on the world stage offers us renewed ambition for the longer term.’’
