Glendalough
7 Year Old Mizunara Finished Single Malt
Whiskey from Ireland
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R120 nationwide
The Glendalough Distillery was set up by a group of friends from Wicklow and Dublin with a passion for reviving the heritage of craft distilling in Ireland. Glendalough, or the Glen of two Lakes, is one of the most beautiful, and visited valleys in Ireland. Just south of Dublin, the Wicklow Mountains are renowned for their natural, scenic beauty. The area known as “the garden of Ireland” - a name it lives up to with ease. Glendalough is also renowned for its 6th century monastic settlement founded by St Kevin, a legendary monk and the man on our bottle. Monasteries like Glendalough were the birthplace of distilled drinks.
A relentless search for the most flavourful oak in the world took us from our own wooded mountains in Wicklow to those in the volcanic north of Japan, Hokkaido. This is where we found Mizunara, the most sought-after oak in the whiskey world. The whiskey is vivid, but delicate with seamless depth. It is vibrant, fruity, and floral on the nose, enjoying a luxuriously smooth mouthfeel with notes of dark chocolate orange, sandalwood and cinnamon synonymous with Mizunara whiskeys. Glendalough's Mizunara 7-year single malt benefits from an exceptionally long finish of toasted oak and oriental spices, with the dark chocolate lingering even longer.
Nose:
Sandalwood, orange zest, vanilla pod, and milk chocolate.
Palate:
Chocolatey notes continue, with toasted cinnamon and five-spice, plus juicy apricot and nectarine.
Finish:
Flaky pastry, brown sugar, lemon peel, and anise.