Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt is matured in bourbon casks and finished in Irish oak — a native wood that imparts different flavour compounds from the American and European oak used by most distilleries. The seven-year age statement provides genuine maturity for a relatively new Irish operation.
The Irish oak finishing is the point of distinction. Native Irish oak imparts a subtle spiciness and a tannic structure quite different from American oak's vanilla or European oak's dried fruit. On the clean Glendalough single malt, this native wood influence adds genuine interest.
Glendalough 7 is a well-made Irish single malt that benefits from both genuine age and innovative Irish oak finishing. The Wicklow Mountains provenance adds charm, and the quality competes credibly with more established Irish single malts at similar ages.
