The Whisky Jury Cooley 24 Year Old 2001 Cask #2659

The Whisky Jury Cooley 24 Year Old 2001 Cask #2659 is an exceptionally limited Irish single malt selected and bottled by independent bottler The Whisky Jury. Distilled at Cooley Distillery in 2001 and bottled in 2025 after 24 years of maturation in a bourbon cask, this single-cask release yielded just 149 bottles. Bottled at natural cask strength of 50.4% ABV without chill filtration or added colour, it displays an elegant fruit-forward character with orchard fruits, ripe banana, honey, buttery biscuits, almond cream, and mature oak complexity.

Food Pairing: Roast pork, duck breast, aged cheddar, Comté, roasted almonds, apple tart, banana bread, and vanilla custard.

Tasting Notes: Rich and mature with orchard fruit, ripe banana, honey, buttery biscuits, almond cream, polished oak, and gentle malt sweetness.

Nose: Yellow apples, ripe gooseberries, banana, honey, waffle-like sweetness, polished wood, and almond cream.

Palate: Rich orchard fruit and sweet malt with honeyed notes, ripe fruit, creamy biscuit character, and mature oak.

Finish: Long and fruit-driven with lingering malt sweetness, orchard fruit, honey, and seasoned oak.

The profile is supported by tasting coverage of this exact #2659 release, including yellow apple, gooseberry, banana, honey, waffle dough, furniture polish and almond cream.