Distillery Exclusive 2019 – Marriage of Malt
Marriage of Malt
This is our first bottling of a distillery exclusive at Pearse Lyons Distillery. We have named it ‘Marriage of Malt, Distillery Exclusive 2019’. Each year on our birthday, July 25, also the feast of St. James, we will release a limited-edition distillery exclusive bottling bearing the particular year. The 2019 release is a very special bottling limited to 888 bottles and the first blended malt to be released by a working distillery to contain its own malt whiskey in the blend. This limited-edition whiskey is now available to sample as part of our Legacy Tour and Tasting Experience, whilst stocks last.
Why 888 bottles?
The very specific number of bottles refers to our location, Dublin 8 – in the heart of the The Liberties, Dublin; our 800 years of history on this ancient burial site, and last but not least the figure 8 turned 90 degrees to symbolise infinity. This figure is often associated with marriage, a common ceremony in the history of the former church and celebrates our own harmonious marriage of malt Irish Whiskeys.
What is Marriage of Malt?
This is a no age statement whiskey, with whiskey ranging from 6 to 15 years. As a nod of respect to our late founder, Pearse Lyons, born in 1944, we have bottled our first distillery exclusive at 44% ABV.
The Marriage of Malt contains our 6-year-old malt, aged in ex-Town Branch Bourbon barrels from our sister distillery in Kentucky, and finished for one year in PX Hogsheads.
13-year-old Bourbon aged malt whiskey that was recasked in 2014 into ex-Town Branch Bourbon barrels.
15-year-old Bourbon aged malt that was recasked in 2014 into ex-Town Branch Bourbon barrels, that was then recasked into a PX Hogshead for a nine-month finish.
This whiskey, like all Pearse Irish Whiskeys is non-chill filtered and presented at natural cask colour.
This whiskey is a harmonious marriage of the finest malt whiskeys and showcases both our own whiskey and our dedication to the craft of working with the best barrels for optimal spirit maturation.
Tasting Notes
Nose:
Rich malt, zingy citrus with a crisp minerality, lemon biscuit, fleshy fruit, fresh shaved wood, dry spice, vanilla, sweet apricot, caramelised pear, candied fruit.
Palate:
Rich, silky, maltiness, crisp fresh citrus, candied fruit, rich round toasted oak, vanilla custard, light pepperiness, warming clove spice, butterscotch, figs, candied apple, dates, stewed fruit with long lingering rich sweetness and spice.
When Pearse Lyons started distilling in Lexington in 2008 he was the first person to produce Single Malt Whiskey in Kentucky in nearly 100 years (since 1919). This spirit of innovation and exploration of possibilities outside of the known norms is what is at the heart of who we are at Pearse Lyons Distillery. It is with this spirit of innovation we have explored this new category of Irish Whiskey.
