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Single Farm Origin

Sheestown

Key Facts

EDITION1.2
HARVESTED18 AUGUST 2015
DISTILLEDWEEK 24 2016
Maturation4 years 0 months 9 days
ABV50%
No. of Bottles30,000
For Market Europe & Asia
BottledSeptember 2020

SHEESTOWN, CO. KILKENNY

Baile an fhasaigh, the ‘place of the lush grass’, is surely a fitting place to grow barley. The Shees clan settled here to the west of the Nore river in the 15th Century. Defined by a geology of limestone and sandstone, Sheestown is a rolling, lowland terroir of well-drained loamy soil with outcrops of gravel and drier hilltops. Philip O’Brien has farmed here for half a century, while his daughter, Maura, works with us at the distillery.

Sheestown takes its name from the Shees, a family from Kerry who settled in Kilkenny and became loyal supporters of the House of Butler, earls of Ormonde, during the 15th century. Sir Richard Shee was deputy to the Lord Treasurer of Ireland during Queen Elizabeth’s reign but his descendant, Marcus Shee, was outlawed as a Jacobite in 1691 and fled to France. One of Marcus Shee’s descendants was the charismatic Duke of Feltre, who served as Napoleon Bonaparte’s Minister of War.

 

Growers

Grower
Farm
County
Type
Philip O'Brien
Sheestown
Kilkenny
Conventional

The Sound of Sheestown

We’re standing at the entrance to the fields in Sheestown. Soon the track moves up along the hedgerows, to a wooded area that skirts around the back of the farm. It’s busy here with birds and later bees. The sound of the barley stirring is always present in the background before the breeze picks up a bit. Then we move into the fields and a little closer to the crop for the rest of the track.

BARLEY TIMELINES

SOWN23 September 2014
HARVESTED18 August 2015
Arrived at Cathedral19 August 2015
Went to Maltings12 May 2016
Arrived at Distillery2 June 2016
Fermentation Started13 June 2016
Distillation Started17 June 2016
Distillation Finished25 June 2016
Filled at Warehouse7 July 2016
Marriage of Casks16 July 2020
Sent for Bottling28 September 2020

TERROIR

FIELDS
SOIL
series ELTON ASSOCIATION
type Luvisol
description Fine loamy drift with limestones, Elton Association soils composed of (Elton, Dounboyne, Howardstown, Straffan, Kilrush, Rathowen).
elevation 225 – 240 FEET
sunlight AVERAGE 5-5.5 hours

BARLEY, YEAST & WATER

VARIETYIRINA
YeastMauri Distiller's Yeast
Production WaterVolcanic Aquifer
Fermentation131.5 hours

TERROIR

Head Distiller's Observations

Appearance: Golden with oils that grip the glass like its life depended on it.

Nose: Malty, honey, fruit cake, pears, sherry trifle, cookie dough, a summer hay note, orange peel and an earthy note.

Taste: Spices and clove that gently warms then dries;  blood oranges, honeycomb, barley sugar and ginger.

Finish: Long with a gentle spice and citrus that tingles.

cask no.
cask type
cask fill
cooperage
fill date
farm
4109
American First-Fill
199.12 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4112
American First-Fill
196.81 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4108
American First-Fill
196.81 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4110
American First-Fill
193.74 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4107
American First-Fill
195.69 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4149
American First-Fill
201.48 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4150
American First-Fill
196.99 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4151
American First-Fill
196.07 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4152
American First-Fill
194.14 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4153
American First-Fill
192.18 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4154
American First-Fill
198.09 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4155
American First-Fill
192.95 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4156
American First-Fill
197.5 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4157
American First-Fill
199.07 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4158
American First-Fill
197.76 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4159
American First-Fill
198.87 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4160
American First-Fill
194.69 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4131
American First-Fill
195.26 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4132
American First-Fill
196.71 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4133
American First-Fill
198.91 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4134
American First-Fill
193.21 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4135
American First-Fill
192.58 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4136
American First-Fill
197.95 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4113
American First-Fill
192.43 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4114
American First-Fill
196.23 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4115
American First-Fill
195.37 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4116
American First-Fill
195.41 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4117
American First-Fill
197.21 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4118
American First-Fill
197.44 litres
Speyside Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3968
American First-Fill
199.14 litres
Jack Daniels Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2997
Premium French
227.39 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3002
Premium French
223.93 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
638
Premium French
226.21 litres
Boutes
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
639
Premium French
221.87 litres
Tonnellerie Quintessence
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
640
Premium French
203.62 litres
Tonnellerie des Domaines
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
641
Premium French
221.95 litres
Radoux
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
655
Premium French
224.73 litres
Botes
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
656
Premium French
229.3 litres
Saint Martin
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
644
Premium French
227.67 litres
Tonnellerie Quintessence
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
645
Premium French
227.91 litres
Berthomieu
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
657
Premium French
228.82 litres
Dempots
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
647
Premium French
233.09 litres
Francis
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
648
Premium French
224.84 litres
Darnajou
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
649
Premium French
227.43 litres
Darnajou
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
650
Premium French
226.95 litres
Saury
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
651
Premium French
229.97 litres
Saint Martin
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
658
Premium French
221.64 litres
Tonnellerie Quintessence
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
653
Premium French
234.29 litres
Darnajou
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
659
Premium French
236.16 litres
Francis
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2625
Vin Doux Naturel
506.01 litres
Ex-Sherry
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2626
Vin Doux Naturel
510.35 litres
Ex-Sherry
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2627
Vin Doux Naturel
504.34 litres
Ex-Sherry
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2628
Vin Doux Naturel
524.01 litres
Ex-Sherry
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2629
Vin Doux Naturel
508.19 litres
Ex-Sherry
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2630
Vin Doux Naturel
512.61 litres
Ex-Sherry
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
1582
Vin Doux Naturel
510.1 litres
Oloroso
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
1581
Vin Doux Naturel
506.08 litres
Oloroso
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3484
American Virgin
202.94 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3485
American Virgin
201.15 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3486
American Virgin
200.51 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3487
American Virgin
201.36 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3488
American Virgin
204.88 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3489
American Virgin
201.58 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2713
American Virgin
201.54 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2714
American Virgin
198.55 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2715
American Virgin
197.71 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3476
American Virgin
200.75 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3477
American Virgin
200.94 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4168
American Virgin
195.62 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4169
American Virgin
193.88 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
4170
American Virgin
198.88 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3490
American Virgin
203.8 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
3491
American Virgin
202.08 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN
2709
American Virgin
203.47 litres
Kelvin Cooperage
7 July 2016
SHEESTOWN

Composition

FIRST FILL U.S
33%
VIRGIN U.S.
19%
PREMIUM FRENCH
25%
VIN DOUX NATUREL
23%

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