Clonakilty Bordeaux Cask Finish Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Clonakilty Bordeaux Cask Finish Single Malt Irish Whiskey is a distinctive Irish single malt from Clonakilty Distillery on Ireland's Atlantic coast. Double distilled and finished in red wine casks from Château La Cardonne in Bordeaux, France, it combines rich malt character with layers of ripe red fruit, soft oak, honey, vanilla, and warming spice. Bottled at 46% ABV, the Bordeaux influence brings notes of plum, blackcurrant, raspberry, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg, leading into a long, warming finish.

Food Pairing: Roast duck, grilled steak, roast pork, Brie, Camembert, dark chocolate, raspberry tart, and strawberry shortcake.

Tasting Notes: Rich and fruit-forward with ripe berries, plum, honey, vanilla, soft oak, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and warming spice.

Nose: Soft oak and honey mingle with floral plum and fresh red berries.

Palate: Rich and layered with oak spice, cinnamon, clove, sweet vanilla, nutmeg, and ripe red fruit.

Finish: Long and warming with drying spice, vanilla cream, blackcurrant, raspberry, and lingering oak.