Lambay Whiskey Cask Program Announced
Lambay Whiskey has just announced that its Lambay Whiskey Cask Programme will launch exclusively on March 5th, 2020.
Unique and exclusive, this Single Cask Strength expression of Lambay Whiskey Single Malt is a pure taste of Lambay Island life and is the third addition to the current Lambay Whiskey portfolio making its global debut at Dubai Duty-Free.
Stuart had the pleasure of visiting the Lambay island Sea Cask Room when the very first casks of Lambay Whiskey Single Malt were laid down to finish in Camus Cognac Casks in June 2016. The new Programme allows you to create your own personal Camus Cask finished Lambay Whiskey which is then bottled for you at Cask Strength.
Released as a Premium Cask Program, all cognac casks used in the finish of this whiskey have been hand-selected by Camus Cellar Master, Mr. Patrick Léger. These casks are carried across the sea from the world-renowned cellars of Maison Camus France and placed in the bonded warehouse on Lambay Island, Ireland.
Here’s their latest Press Release.
Lambay Whiskey Cask Programme.
Lambay Irish Whiskey now offers an exclusive cask program for whiskey fans and aficionados alike.
Our craft is about the combination of centuries-old Irish whiskey making techniques and five generations of French cognac blending and maturation expertise.
Lambay Single Malt is triple distilled malt whiskey, bourbon cask matured and finished in cognac casks close to the island’s shoreline housed in the Sea Cask Room.
The Sea Cask Room on Lambay Island.
Unique and exclusive, this Single Cask Strength expression of Lambay Whiskey Single Malt is a pure taste of island life and is the third addition to the current Lambay Whiskey portfolio.
Released exclusively as a cask programme, only 20 casks will be sold. All cognac casks used in the finish of this whiskey have been hand-selected by Camus Cellar Master, Mr. Patrick Léger.
These casks are carried across the sea from the world-renowned cellars of Maison Camus, France, and placed in the bonded warehouse on Lambay Island.
Lambay Island.
This maturation warehouse is located on Lambay’s’ western shoreline and offers perfect conditions for maritime maturation. Sea-spray, iodine, brine and the islands natural botanicals infuse the wood as the Lambay Single Malt matures, the casks offered in this program have been sleeping since the brand launched in 2018, therefore allowing all the environmental elements of several seasons to be absorbed into the wood.
Lambay Whiskey Company offers a high level of personalisation when purchasing this premium product. The customer places their enquiry and will then receive three samples of Single Malt Single Cask Strength to sample, all samples have varying taste profiles depending on their location within the maturation warehouse.
Lambay Whiskey finished in Camus Cognac Casks and bottled for the new owner at Cask Strength.
The customer then selects their chosen cask and the maturation process is ceased. Having reached maximum full cask strength intensity and aromatic concentration, this exceptional small-batch whiskey is then ready to be enjoyed. Rather than leave the cask on the island after purchase, the entire cask is bottled, labeled and sent to the customer for their enjoyment!
Each bottle is recorded with a batch number on the label along with the signature of Lambay’s Master Blender Patrick Léger. Labels front and back offer space for you to personalise this special offering – perfect for the enthusiastic whiskey collector!
The first Lambay Whiskey Cask of this kind will land in Dubai Duty-Free this March 2020.
All casks expect +/- 10% of 350 bottles with an RRP of €140 per bottle.
ABV (Alcohol by Volume Strength) is individual to each cask and can vary between 45-59%.
It’s a unique craft Irish whiskey from a curious place.
For further information on the Lambay Whiskey Cask Programme, contact our sales team: info@lambaywhiskey.com and visit Lambay Whiskey Cask Programme.
Stuart McNamara (@WhiskeyBlogger) is an international Whiskey Blogger who edits several International Whisk(e)y and Whiskey Tourism sites including IrishWhiskey.com and WhiskeyBlogger.com. He is Chair of the Irish Craft And Artisan Distilleries Association (ICADA) and is an elected member of the National Council of ISME, the Irish SME Association. He is also the creator and editor of International Irish Whiskey Day which is celebrated on 3/3 or 3rd March each year and had a global social media reach in 2021 of over 20 Million. He is a Director of Portmagee Whiskey and has also acted as both a brand and product development consultant to several other Irish Whiskey and other spirits producers.
