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Cooladine

Key Facts

EDITION1.1
HARVESTED16 August 2015
DISTILLEDWEEK 29 2016
Maturation4 YEARS, 28 DAYS
ABV50%
No. of Bottles5,076
For Market SOUTH AFRICA
BottledNOVEMBER 2020

COOLADINE, CO. WEXFORD

The land farmed by brothers William & Pat Doyle at Cooladine – Cúil an Daingin, corner fort –  stands close to old Quaker burial grounds west of the River Slaney, beyond the historic barley town of Enniscorthy. These free-draining, fertile fields derived from the famously productive Clonroche soils are composed of shingle to clay-rich marl, which mostly stem from the Ordovician shale bedrock.

Growers

Grower
Farm
County
Type
William & Pat Doyle
Cooladine
Wexford
Conventional

The Sound of Cooladine

A warm evening at Cooladine Farm. This track starts out at an opening in the hedgerows, where three fields meet. A light breeze blows through the barley and the birds are still busy. Heading out into the open of the largest field, the nearby motorway is more apparent; then down a lane surrounded by wild flowers where bees are making the most of the last rays of sunlight. The relative quiet is broken when we head down the road, to where the grain is stored and the area is busy with farm vehicle activity.

BARLEY TIMELINES

SOWN13 March 2015
HARVESTED16 August 2015
Arrived at Cathedral18 August 2015
Went to Maltings16 June 2016
Arrived at Distillery30 June 2016
Fermentation Started15 July 2016
Distillation Started20 July 2016
Distillation Finished29 July 2016
Filled at Warehouse12 August 2016
Marriage of Casks9 September 2020
Sent for Bottling30 November 2020

TERROIR

FIELDS
SOIL

CREDIT: TEAGASC.

series Clonroche
type Brown Earth
description Fine, loamy drift with siliceous stones, Clonroche Association (Clonroche, Ballylanders, Kilrush, Dunboyne, Kilpierce, Moord, Cupidstownhill, Glantane, Duarrigle, Knockroe series)
elevation 102-156 FEET
sunlight AVERAGE 6-6.5 hours

BARLEY, YEAST & WATER

VARIETYOverture
YeastMauri Distiller's Yeast
Production WaterVolcanic Aquifer
Fermentation136 hours

TERROIR

Head Distiller's Observations

Appearance: Colour and legs that look like a liquid sunset.

Nose: Malted biscuits, rhubarb tart, toffee, almonds, aniseed, white mustard, grass drying into hay, marshmallows, coffee cream, red apples and red grapes.

Taste: Cloves, sweets, apples, black pepper, ginger nut biscuits, crème brûlée, liquorice, barley sweets, dried basil and sherry trifle.

Finish: A spicy oiliness that tingles on the tongue, and lingers into a dry gentle sweetness.

cask no.
cask type
cask fill
cooperage
fill date
farm
5171
U.S. FIRST-FILL
200.17 litres
Diageo Americas
8 December 2016
Cooladine
5172
U.S. FIRST-FILL
199.30 LITRES
Diageo Americas
8 December 2016
Cooladine
5173
U.S. FIRST-FILL
200.10 LITRES
Seagram Cooperage
8 December 2016
Cooladine
5174
U.S. FIRST-FILL
202.03 LITRES
Seagram Cooperage
8 December 2016
Cooladine
5175
U.S. FIRST-FILL
200.17 LITRES
Diageo Americas
8 December 2016
Cooladine
2779
U.S. VIRGIN
201.99 LITRES
Speyside Cooperage
8 December 2016
Cooladine
2780
U.S. VIRGIN
199.18 LITRES
Speyside Cooperage
8 December 2016
Cooladine
2782
U.S. VIRGIN
199.15 LITRES
Speyside Cooperage
8 December 2016
Cooladine
2783
U.S. VIRGIN
200.18 LITRES
Speyside Cooperage
8 December 2016
Cooladine
3027
PREMIUM FRENCH
227.50 LITRES
Tonnellerie des Domaines
8 December 2016
Cooladine
3028
PREMIUM FRENCH
228.17 LITRES
Tonnellerie des Domaines
8 December 2016
Cooladine
3029
PREMIUM FRENCH
225.69 LITRES
Tonnellerie des Domaines
8 December 2016
Cooladine
2672
PREMIUM FRENCH
504.98 LITRES
Sherry
8 December 2016
Cooladine
711
PREMIUM FRENCH
229.52 LITRES
Tonnellerie Remon
8 December 2016
Cooladine

Composition

FIRST FILL U.S
30%
VIRGIN U.S.
24%
PREMIUM FRENCH
22%
VIN DOUX NATUREL
24%

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