Hinch 12 Year Old Amarone Cask Irish Whiskey 46%

Description

Hinch 12 Year Old Amarone Cask Irish Whiskey is a 2021 release from the new and dynamic Hinch  Distillery.

Hinch Irish Whiskey was founded by well-known Belfast businessman Dr Terry Cross OBE. He is currently building a new distillery and £14 million visitor centre on the Killaney Estate near the town of Ballynahinch, after which the whiskey is named (Baile na hlnse in Irish, means “The Town of the Island”). The distillery is a twenty minute drive from Belfast city centre and should be finished in 2021. This will not be Cross’s first foray into the drinks business, he also owns and produces wine at Chateau de La Ligne in the Bordeaux region of France. Hinch was named as one of the brands to watch in the Irish spirits category for 2019 by the Spirits Business.

Whilst the distillery is being built, and stocks of whiskey are being built up, a core range has been introduced made from whiskies sourced from third party suppliers. The master distiller has created a small range of blended whiskies which consists of Hinch Small Batch, the 5 Year Old Double Wood, the 10 Year Old Sherry Cask, and a Pot Still and Peated Single Malt. There is also a gin called Ninth Wave Gin. The water source for the distillery is the Silent Valley Reservoir which is reputed to be the cleanest water in Ireland. 

Hinch 12 Year Old Amarone Cask Irish Whiskey, like all Irish whiskies is triple distilled. The whiskey is then aged for 11 years in ex-Bourbon casks followed by 12 months in 500 litre ex Amarone casks from Italian wine producer Masi. Bottled at 46% ABV.