Boann The Whistler Marsala Cask Finish Single Pot Still
The Whistler · Boann Distillery
A confident, characterful pot still that uses Marsala not as makeup but as memory — the cask's sun-baked history bleeds into every sip. Among the most distinctive independent Irish releases of recent years.
Nose
Sun-warmed raisins and fig jam lead, followed by roasted almonds, candied orange peel, and a whisper of clove. Underneath, the pot still cereal character asserts itself — porridge oats drizzled with dark honey.
Palate
Rich and oily. Marsala's oxidative sweetness translates as burnt sugar, dried apricot, and walnut skins. The mid-palate turns spicy: black pepper, cinnamon bark, and a green, grassy pot still snap that keeps the sweetness in check.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering baked fig, cocoa nib, and a dry, tannic wood note that fades into toasted almond.
- Mash Bill
- Traditional single pot still mash of malted and unmalted Irish barley
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Initial maturation in ex-bourbon casks, finished in first-fill Marsala casks sourced from Sicily
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
The Sirocco — 2 oz Boann Marsala Cask Single Pot Still, 0.5 oz dry Marsala, 0.25 oz honey syrup, 2 dashes orange bitters. Stir with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, express an orange peel over the surface and drop in.
Food Pairing
Aged pecorino with fig mostarda, or a slice of Sicilian cassata — anything where dried fruit and nut meet salted dairy.
Built by the Cooney family beside the River Boyne, Boann is a rare independent Irish distillery producing genuine single pot still whiskey — sourcing much of its early stock while quietly laying down its own, and finishing selected casks in fortified wine barrels drawn from personal relationships with Sicilian producers.
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