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Glendalough Distillery

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Reviews from Glendalough Distillery
Glendalough 17 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Irish Whiskey

Glendalough 17 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Glendalough

This 17-year-old showcases what extended maturation in a temperate Irish climate can achieve. The spirit retains freshness despite its age, and the interplay between dried fruit richness and malt sweetness is expertly balanced. Bottled at 46% without chill-filtration, it delivers transparency and texture in equal measure.

92 proof
Glendalough Double Barrel Single Grain Irish Whiskey
Irish Whiskey

Glendalough Double Barrel Single Grain Irish Whiskey

Glendalough

Glendalough's Double Barrel single grain challenges the assumption that grain whiskey is inherently less interesting than malt or pot still. The double maturation—first in bourbon barrels, then in oloroso sherry casks—adds layers that the grain base delivers with transparency. An excellent introduction to Irish grain whiskey.

84 proof
Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Irish Whiskey

Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Glendalough

Glendalough's location in the Wicklow Mountains informs a whiskey that tastes of its environment—green, bright, and grounded. At 46% and non-chill filtered, the barley character transmits with unusual clarity for a seven-year-old malt.

92 proof
Glendalough 13 Year Old Mizunara Oak Finish
Irish Whiskey

Glendalough 13 Year Old Mizunara Oak Finish

Glendalough

The mizunara oak finish transforms what would already be a solid aged Irish single malt into something genuinely distinctive. Mizunara is notoriously difficult to work with — it leaks, it warps — and Glendalough's decision to use it as a finishing wood rather than primary maturation was smart. The result is a whiskey that bridges Irish approachability with Japanese aesthetic restraint.

92 proof