Hyde No. 8 Heritage Cask 1640 Stout Cask Matured Single Grain Irish Whiskey
Hyde Irish Whiskey · Sourced and matured by Hibernia Distillers (Hyde family), County Cork
A quietly confident single grain that uses its stout-cask finish for definition rather than novelty — the sweetness of the grain and the roast bitterness of the cask meet in genuine equilibrium.
Nose
Toasted cereal and vanilla lead, followed by a wave of coffee grounds, cocoa nib and dried orange peel. A whisper of malt loaf and warm brioche gives the aromatics a bakery-shop warmth.
Palate
Silky arrival — soft toffee, honeyed grain and cream — pivots into darker roasted coffee, bittersweet chocolate and a stout-derived note of burnt sugar and hops. Mid-palate carries a fine spice of clove and dry oak, with a subtle citrus lift keeping it from settling too heavy.
Finish
Medium length, warming and drying, resolving on espresso crema, cocoa dust and a faint orange-rind bitterness that lingers without harshness.
- Mash Bill
- Predominantly Irish maize with a small malted barley component (single grain)
- Distillation
- Triple-distilled
- Maturation
- Initial maturation in first-fill ex-bourbon American oak, followed by a finishing period in Irish dry stout casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Lightly chill-filtered; natural color
Cocktail Suggestion
The Reconciled — 2 oz Hyde No. 8 Heritage Cask; 0.5 oz cold-brew coffee concentrate; 0.25 oz demerara syrup; 2 dashes orange bitters. Stir over ice for 20 seconds, strain into a chilled coupe, and express an orange peel over the surface before dropping it in.
Food Pairing
Aged Coolea cheese with oatcakes and a spoon of stout-fig chutney; or a dark-chocolate torte with candied orange.
Named for the year the Hyde family first settled in West Cork, the No. 8 reflects five generations of Cork trading heritage, finished in casks that once held Ireland's iconic dry stout.
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