Connemara Bog Oak

Aroma: Gewürze und Rauch.
Geschmack: Erdig und würzig mit leichter Schokoladensüße.
Für den Connemara Bog Oak wurden drei Fässer ausgewählt. Die Fassdeckel wurden aus Eichenstämmen gefertigt, die in dem nahegelegenen Moor von Connemara versunken sind. Diese verleihen dem Whisky besonders erdige Aromen.
In schöner Holzkiste und einem Eichenstück.
0.7 Liter 57.5%

188,00 EUR

Auszug aus der Beschreibung von Horst. Ich finde der Preis ist zwar übertrieben, aber mal Probieren würde ich den schon.

Ich habe ihn ja noch nicht probiert, sondern nur die Flasche gesehen. Hier mal einige andere Infos mot den Tastingnotes von Alex Chasko.

"Bog Oak is the somewhat unromantic name for native timber that has been preserved in wetlands for several millenia. In-house cooper, John Neilly, took three standard ex-bourbon casks and fitted new ends made from bog oak. Connemara whiskey, most of which is Turf Mór and also malt from casks of varying ages between 6 and 15 years old, spent between 10 and 12 months in the bog oak casks, it was then bottled at cask strength of 57.5%. The casks were stored on their sides to allow as much contact between the whiskey and bog oak as possible.

Packaged in a wooden box with a piece of the same bog oak used in the barrels ends.

A very limited run of just 1000 bottles. (bottle # on label in photo will vary)

Tasting Notes:
Cooley's Innovation Manager, Alex Chasko comments on the effect of the bog oak on the whiskey :

"I think that the bog oak did a few things. The most surprising thing was that it added the orange marmalade flavours that you picked up on in your review. It also brought the peat levels down a little in the nose and added a very nice long finish. So it did a few things that we didn't expect. That was kind of the fun of trying something new!

... The bog oak changed the strong in-your-face elements of the heavy peat. I am not sure if it did this by reducing the phenol ppms or if it added other notes that resulted in a perception of less peat. The reason for the range of ages was to try and give some depth and dynamic. The bog oak was changing the Turf Mór and I wanted to help it with a small amount of older casks. So the Turf Mór was in the bog oak for almost a year and the older casks were in the bog oak for a little shorter time" "