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26th March 2021 |
Irish
Distillers experimental whiskey brand
Method and Madness has launched a virgin
Mulberry wood finished single pot still
whiskey.
 Method
and Madness, Irish Distillers
experimental whiskey brand has unveiled
a new limited edition Irish single pot
still expression, Method and Madness
Mulberry Wood, which has been finished
in virgin mulberry Wood.
This is the first Irish whiskey to have
been finished in mulberry wood, in fact
I can only recall one Scotch whisky
distillery ever experimenting with
Mulberry wood, that was Strathearn
distillery a few years ago and they only
released some young whisky spirit which
had been matured in mulberry wood while
they were waiting on their whisky coming
of age.
Mulberry wood barrels are occasionally
used in the production of gin or brandy.
For example mulberry wooden barrels are
used in Rumania to distil local plums
and other fruits into brandy, the brandy
matures very quickly, in fact after just
a few weeks in the mulberry wooden
barrels the brandy would gain
substantial flavour and colour while
losing some of its alcohol content,
something which would take months and
years in an oak barrel. The alcohol also
dissolves some of the wood giving the
brandy its golden, clear shine.
Irish Distillers tell me that they
sourced the white Mulberry wood to
finish the new Method and Madness
expression in central Hungary, where the
local climate creates the perfect
growing conditions. The wood was
harvested and air-dried for two years at
the Kádár sawmills in Tokaj before being
transferred to a cooperage in Budapest.
The relatively high porosity and medium
toasting of the Mulberry
Wood casks impart elevated flavours of
wood spices and enhanced toffee
sweetness, along with a natural golden
hue to the whiskey.
The new Method and Madness
Mulberry Wood whiskey is a single pot
still distillate which was was first
matured in a combination of first fill
and re-fill American Oak barrels, before
being left to finish in 50-litre
Mulberry Wood casks for between three
and eight months which given the known
power of Mulberry wood is quite a long
finish so it is sure to have an impact
on the pot still whiskey.
Bottled at 46% ABV, the resulting
whiskey is described by Irish Distillers
as being wonderfully complex with notes
of smoked paprika, flavours of sweet
toffee apple and a freshly cut wood
character imparted from the virgin
Mulberry Wood.
I haven't tasted this one so I cant
comment on the quality of it or the
intensity of flavours the Mulberry wood
has imparted on the
pot still whiskey they produce at
Midleton distillery, if you want to
taste it yourself it has a RRP of €95.
You
will find the new Mulberry Wood Finish
as well as the current Method and Madness whiskey range
available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange and
Master of Malt
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Method and Madness Mulberry Wood
Finish Review
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Caramelised Toffee Apple. Freshly Cut
Wood. Toasted Pine Nuts.
Taste:
Sweet Pear. Green Apple. Smoked Paprika.
Finish:
Deep & Mellow. Lingering Fruits. Intense
Wood Spice.
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