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Our cask programme offers access to a carefully selected range of Irish whiskey maturation and finishing casks, subject to availability.
Each cask type brings its own influence to the final whiskey, shaping flavour, aroma, texture and character over time. Pricing, availability and allocation are handled privately following registration and qualification.
The Alchemist Guild Cask Programme offers qualified participants the opportunity to acquire a full cask of Irish whiskey for long-term maturation.
Each cask is matured for a minimum of five years, with the final character shaped by the cask selected, the maturation period and any finishing direction agreed during the programme.
This is a private allocation programme. All cask availability, allocation and qualification discussions are handled directly following registration.
We believe Limerick should be known for Whiskey again! Once a thriving hub of Irish Whiskey, at its very height producing 1/6 of the world’s Whiskey.
It all started with an Idea, to turn Limerick’s, Air, Earth, and Rain into Liquid Sunshine. By Cultivating Barley in Co.Limerick using it to Distill a Spirit not seen in over 100 years.
Each Year we work with a local farmer to grow Malting barley and Oats for use in our Single Pot Still Distillate. Given that we need specialist requirements for grain used in Malting we need to ensure the correct levels of nitrates in the soil, this results in managing the Portien levels in the cultivated Grain.
After months of the crop soaking in the summer sun and if we are lucky to have the right speck the crop is harvested, due to the ever-changeable weather on the west coast of Ireland you may have a narrow window in which to get the harvest off the field, the crop must have the correct moisture content. The Grain is Harvested by combining and then filled into trailers for transportation to our Malting Partners, where the Grains are dried and cleaned, and stored in Silos until ready for their next step.
The grain is transported to Great Northern Distillery (GND), where it is used to make our Single Pot Still and Single Malt New make. We work with the fine folks at GND to Distill our spirit to our specifications. This includes our own Mash Bills and Provided ingredients, This makes our whiskey unique, we opt for flavour over yield resulting in higher cost per Littre of spirit.
To date, we have distilled GI & Non-GI Pot Still New Make which is triple distilled, we also produce Double Distilled Single Malt
During the distillation stage, we have opted for Double Distillation for our Single Malt to have a more characterful spirit, which has more esters, This makes the spirit more fruity in its aromas. Our Single Pot Still is Tripple Distilled, given that we have opted for a high raw barley content this gives our whiskey a spicey character that will be complemented by the maturing spirit over time, Our Pot Still also has an oat content which gives the spirit a more creamy aroma making it very approachable.
This New makes whiskey filled into casks, we typically use Ex-Bourbon, Rye, and Tennessee American White Oak Cask for the spirit’s initial Maturation. With a limited amount of Spirit being filled into Ex-Sherry Casks made from European Oak. These casks are then moved into a bonded warehouse where the spirit will mature. After 3 Years in wood, the New make spirits becomes Irish Whiskey.
To date, we have distilled GI & Non-GI Pot Still New Make which is triple distilled, we also produce Double Distilled Single Malt
Throughout the maturation of the whiskey, samples will be drawn down once the character of the spirit is assessed if required we will look to enhance or complement the flavors of the whiskey. This is achieved by moving the spirit from its original cask into a new cask such as an EX-Wine, Beer, Brandy, etc. Cask. These flavors will marry with those within the spirit and will be assessed until it is determined to be ready for bottling.