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Arcadian Series

Organic

Key Facts

EDITIONGAIA 1.1
HARVESTEDSUMMER 2015
DISTILLEDWEEK 36 2016
Maturation3 years 9 months 20 days
ABV50%
No. of Bottles24,000
For Market GLOBAL
BottledAugust & Sept 2020

IRELAND’S FIRST ORGANIC WHISKY

The Arcadian Series represents our otherworldly garden of delights. We sought out maverick farmers, inspirational growers, iconoclasts whose ethos & way of life respects the land & the old ways in the pursuit of pure flavours over yield imperatives. Gaia, the neopagan goddess of yore, a personification of Mother Earth herself, is a fitting custodian to bring forth Ireland’s first whisky distilled from certified organic Irish barley.

John Mallick, Paddy Tobin, Alan Jackson, Pat and Denis Booth, Jason Stanley and Trevor Harris rose to the challenge laid down by us to produce the first Irish-grown organic malting barley. Given the low yielding of organic barley, it is important to note that we combined these crops together as one batch prior to distillation.

When we started the organic project in 2015, the volumes of Irish organic malting barley from any one farm were so small there was no possibility of distilling them as a Single Farm Origin. We took all we could get our hands on to arrive at the minimum useable volume for the maltings. In the years to come, we will be in a position to add a number of Organic Single Farm Origins.

We find it bemusing that much of the industry treats with indifference the primary source of single malt whisky’s extraordinary flavour: barley. We have placed barley – where and how it is grown – at the heart of what we do, curious about where the real whisky flavour may be found. A natural progression of this philosophy is to see what not only single farm origins can accomplish but what organically grown barley can do when it is given the right platform. Compliance for organic status is not straight forward by any means – there’ s a shed load of hoops to jump through, deep cleaning regimens, audits and assessments to undergo.

So, is it worth it?  We certainly think so, what we lose in yield and hair pulling we gain in purity and definition of flavour.  We’re not playing at it; we lay down 400 to 600 casks of organic spirit a year, we buy all the Irish grown organic malting barley that we can get our hands on.

Growers

Grower
Farm
County
Type
Jason Stanley
Castlefleming
Laois
Organic
Paddy Tobin
Main Street
Kilkenny
Organic
Trevor Harris
Cooltrim
Kildare
Biodynamic
John Mallick
Garryhoe
Wicklow
Organic
Pat & Dennis Booth
Killone
Laois
Organic
Alan Jackson
Jackson Organic
Tipperary
Organic

The Sound of Organic Farm, Garryhoe

On John Mallick’s farm at Garryhoe, a picturesque organic farm in Wicklow, the track starts out in a wooded area near last year’s barley fields. It’s a clear, windy day. The track takes us down the hill, over a stream, into a clearing then deeper into another woods. The wind rushes through the trees; the branches at the top of the firs clash. There’s something rather magical about the place. The birds are full of life as the track moves through the woods and back around towards the edge of the fields. Then, from here, it’s downhill to the bottom of the valley where the wind gusts through a wire fence. The Derry Water River ripples through the farm.

BARLEY TIMELINES

Went to Maltings14 July 2016
Arrived at Distillery28 July 2016
Fermentation Started1 September 2016
Distillation Started4 September 2016
Distillation Finished13 September 2016
Filled at Warehouse16 September 2016
Marriage of Casks6 July 2020
Sent for Bottling24 August 2020

TERROIR

FIELDS
series 3 DIFFERENT SOILS: ELTON, STRAFFAN & BALLYLANDERS

BARLEY, YEAST & WATER

VARIETYOVERTURE
YeastMauri Distiller's Yeast
Production WaterVolcanic Aquifer
Fermentation136 hours

TERROIR

Head Distiller's Observations

Appearance: Golden honey with viscous oils, and legs that if you had 40 winks, you still wouldn’t see the legs at the end of the glass.

Nose: Orange zest, malty figs, seaweed, hay in the field after light rain, salted caramel, peppermint, rosewater, freshly turned soil.

Taste: Heat and zesty pepper on the tongue, cloves, figs, oiliness that dries in the mouth, cherries, butterscotch, pears, malty, layers of spice.

Finish: Long and zesty oiliness that dries, but leaves you chewing; a sweetness that comes right at the end.

cask no.
cask type
cask fill
cooperage
fill date
farm
5258
U.S. First-Fill
198.38 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5259
U.S. First-Fill
197.51 litres
Jack Daniels Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5260
U.S. First-Fill
201.04 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5261
U.S. First-Fill
196.99 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5262
U.S. First-Fill
199.52 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5263
U.S. First-Fill
193.68 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5264
U.S. First-Fill
201.75 litres
Jack Daniels Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5265
U.S. First-Fill
197.01 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5266
U.S. First-Fill
195.79 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5267
U.S. First-Fill
194.23 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5268
U.S. First-Fill
194.58 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5269
U.S. First-Fill
195.84 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5180
U.S. First-Fill
193.4 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5181
U.S. First-Fill
200.19 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5182
U.S. First-Fill
199.8 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5183
U.S. First-Fill
202.39 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5184
U.S. First-Fill
202.61 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5185
U.S. First-Fill
200.16 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5186
U.S. First-Fill
201.27 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5187
U.S. First-Fill
198.88 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5188
U.S. First-Fill
201.92 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5189
U.S. First-Fill
199.09 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5190
U.S. First-Fill
197.85 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5191
U.S. First-Fill
199.87 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5192
U.S. First-Fill
202.27 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5193
U.S. First-Fill
195.98 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5194
U.S. First-Fill
198.89 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5195
U.S. First-Fill
202.49 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5196
U.S. First-Fill
200.76 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5197
U.S. First-Fill
200.07 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5198
U.S. First-Fill
199.18 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5199
U.S. First-Fill
201.12 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5200
U.S. First-Fill
204.32 litres
Diageo Americas
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5201
U.S. First-Fill
195.55 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
5202
U.S. First-Fill
198.02 litres
Seagram Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2826
U.S. Virgin
201.75 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2827
U.S. Virgin
203.57 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2828
U.S. Virgin
199.84 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2830
U.S. Virgin
201.61 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2831
U.S. Virgin
202.18 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2796
U.S. Virgin
201.12 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2797
U.S. Virgin
203.24 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2798
U.S. Virgin
201.15 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2799
U.S. Virgin
200.13 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2800
U.S. Virgin
200.17 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2801
U.S. Virgin
199.54 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2802
U.S. Virgin
202.88 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2803
U.S. Virgin
199.76 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
2804
U.S. Virgin
201.44 litres
Speyside Cooperage
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3035
Premium French
223.6 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines De CHATEAU LAFITE
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3036
Premium French
224.6 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines De CHATEAU LAFITE
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3037
Premium French
227.48 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines De CHATEAU LAFITE
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3038
Premium French
224.01 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines De CHATEAU LAFITE
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3039
Premium French
222.58 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines De CHATEAU LAFITE
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3040
Premium French
227.51 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines De CHATEAU LAFITE
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3041
Premium French
223.62 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines De CHATEAU LAFITE
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
779
Premium French
227.64 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
739
Premium French
243.48 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
737
Premium French
244.91 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
736
Premium French
241.83 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
734
Premium French
243.33 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
733
Premium French
228.62 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
732
Premium French
243.61 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
731
Premium French
236.89 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
730
Premium French
236.75 litres
Francois
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3263
Vin Doux Naturel
302.58 litres
Madeira
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3264
Vin Doux Naturel
303.43 litres
Madeira
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3333
Vin Doux Naturel
613.76 litres
Port
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3334
Vin Doux Naturel
626.18 litres
Port
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3335
Vin Doux Naturel
621.42 litres
Port
16 September 2016
Organic Growers
3330
Vin Doux Naturel
604.5 litres
Port
16 September 2016
Organic Growers

Composition

42%FIRST FILL U.S
17%VIRGIN U.S.
23%PREMIUM FRENCH
18%VIN DOUX NATUREL

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