In the lee of Bishopswood, once witness to the macabre spectacle of a bishop’s hanging, Lakefield Farm, east of Durrow, Co. Laois, stands on undulated lowlands farmed by the enigmatic Seamus Duggan winner of our Barley Grower of the Year Trophy for his 2019 barley crop. Derived from limestone & sandstone these well-drained, deep loam soils of the Elton Series consistently produce exceptional barley quality.

Head Distiller’s Observations

Appearance:Light gold with oils that grip & legs that slowly meander down the glass.

Nose:Warm custard, bread baking, red apple, milk chocolate, dried flowers, butter cream, pine needles. It reminds me of waiting to eat a rhubarb & apple tart fresh from the oven with custard & cream to hand.

Taste:A gentle clove to start that leads into proving bread & malted biscuits, in the middle a pepperiness that travels back my tongue thenhoneydew melon & pears.

Finish:It doesnt, it meanders along like a tributary to the start of a great river.