West Cork 10 years Single Malt

About the West Cork 10 years Single Malt

West Cork 10 years Single Malt is a single malt Irish whisky from County Cork in Ireland. It is made by West Cork, an independent distillery in the town of Skibbereen. This is the distillery's premium single malt, aged a full decade. West Cork was founded in 2003 by three childhood friends. They started in a back room with two small stills bought from a Swiss schnapps maker. By 2014 they had moved to a larger site in Skibbereen. That underdog story still shapes how the whisky is made. This whisky matures in first-fill bourbon casks for at least ten years. The fresh oak gives it a clear woody backbone and plenty of vanilla. You will also find cream, soft barley and a touch of barley sugar. Bright fresh fruit lifts the nose, with lemon and ripe banana. The palate stays rich and rounded, never heavy. Sweet notes of sugar meet a gentle, malty grain character. The finish is long and steady, with oak and a last squeeze of lemon. It is bottled non-chill filtered, so the full flavour stays in the glass. West Cork 10 years Single Malt is best enjoyed neat. Serve it at room temperature in a tulip glass. Give it a minute to open up and the woody, vanilla character grows. The cream and barley sugar make it gentle and easy to like. It works as a relaxed everyday pour rather than a special-occasion bottle. It suits anyone curious about modern Irish single malt whisky from West Cork.