Get your hands on final Dingle single malt batch

For a few years now, independent whiskey production has been on flourishing in Ireland with a new breed of companies bring alternative products and raising awareness of the special qualities of our ancient drink.

While independent beer brewing has been established in Ireland for a few decades now and there are multitudes of independent brewers all over the country, the process has been slower for distillers.

The Dingle Whiskey Distillery was one of the first of the new breed, arriving in the cold winter of 2012.

Since then, the sector has, like its brewing brethren, exploded and there are many more independent brewers.

While the first Dingle Whiskey casks were filled in December 2012, three years later in December 2015, one cask, Cask No. 2 was released. Now Dingle Distillery has launched its highly anticipated sixth and final release of its Single Malt Batch series – Dingle Single Malt Batch 6.

Some 15,000 bottles of the liquid have been produced with an all-port maturation and with an additional 1,000 Cask Strength bottles available.

Priced at €70 (RRP) per 70cl bottle with the Cask Strength priced at €150 (RRP), the new single malt whiskey (46.5 per cent ABV) launched on 30 September at DingleDistillery.ie, IrishMalts.com, Celtic Whiskey Shop and independent off licenses.

Dingle uses non-chill filtration to produce its whiskey and adds no colouring.

Elliot Hughes, Managing Director at Dingle Distillery, explained: “We are delighted to launch our Single Malt Batch 6, the last in a series of carefully curated whiskeys. This launch will be of particular interest to those who have followed our journey since our first batch release in 2016 but also for those who want to experience the art of the Dingle Whiskey distilling process through the final Single Malt Batch in the series. At Dingle Distillery, we always endeavour to create really special and unique products and we think this is evident in Single Malt Batch 6.”

Tasting notes for Dingle Distillery Single Malt Batch 6:

Nose - The port casks deliver a wonderful intensity. Maple syrup, thick cut marmalade, butterscotch, and crystallised ginger.

Taste - Full on fruit and spice. Waffles laced with syrup, redcurrant jelly, crushed cranberries, gingerbread, and dark chocolate.

Finish - Lively with an increasing sweetness. Ginger spice and honeyed dates come to fore.