Dingle Single Malt Cask Strength Batch No. 5 Irish Whiskey
Dingle · Dingle Distillery
Dingle's cask-strength releases showcase what happens when a small distillery refuses to rush. The heat here is real—58.2% ABV—but it is productive heat, pushing out flavors that a lower proof would hide. This is a whiskey that demands water and rewards patience, revealing new layers over the course of 30 minutes in the glass.
Nose
Intense and layered—honeycomb and toasted hazelnuts up front, then baked peach and a gentle wisp of clove spice. A faint floral rosewater quality emerges with time in the glass.
Palate
Full-bodied and richly textured despite the high proof. Waves of caramel and dark cocoa roll across the tongue, followed by dried fruit and a woody spiciness that speaks to the cask quality. A drop of water opens up a buttery, almost pastry-like sweetness.
Finish
Long and warming with lingering cocoa, dried apricot, and a gentle oak dryness.
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill-filtered
Food Pairing
Dark chocolate torte with sea salt
Nestled on the western tip of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Dingle Distillery was Ireland's first artisan distillery of the modern era, producing whiskey in small batches from three copper pot stills since 2012.
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