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The Connacht Whiskey Company is pleased to
announce an offering of a very limited number of
full 200 litre casks of our award-winning new make
single malt pot still Irish whiskey.
Imagine owning your own cask of uisce beatha -
the "water of life”!
The Connacht Whiskey Company Ltd., Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo
E: [email protected] | W: www.connachtwhiskey.com
Why Choose Connacht Irish Whiskey?
The Connacht Distillery sits on the banks of the beautiful River
Moy where the river widens into the Moy Estuary in Ballina,
County Mayo. Here we distil and barrel-age our spirits in a
rural, coastal environment unique to the West of Ireland.
We prepare our mash, ferment, distill, age, and bottle our
spirits all on site. The air in our distillery enjoys the heavenly
scent of evaporating fine Irish whiskey known as “the angels’
share.” The heady odour of whiskey is a far cry from the yeasty
tang the building used to enjoy when it housed the Duffy family
bakery. The building surely has moved from one classic use of
fine Irish grains to another.
The distillery houses our three copper pot stills, which were
custom designed by our master distiller, Robert Cassell, for the
sole purpose of making great whiskey. We had our stills made
to exact specifications in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada by
the very experienced Specific Mechanical Systems. The
dimensions of our stills, particularly their necks and heads, are
different to others being used in Ireland, ensuring that our
whiskey also will be unique and special.
Connacht’s malt handling and brewing equipment was made in
Germany by ROLEC, an internationally acclaimed craft
brewing equipment manufacturer. The custom-made
equipment combines the high efficiency and high capacity of
modern beer brewing with the traditional distilling and
fermentation processes needed for making fine whiskey.
The distillery’s barrel room houses casks full of our whiskey;
here our whiskey slowly matures. Our Irish whiskey never
leaves our control and remains along the banks of the Moy,
enjoying and benefiting from the unique terroir of our West of
Ireland setting.
The Connacht Whiskey Company Ltd., Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo
E: [email protected] | W: www.connachtwhiskey.com
Great whiskey needs a
great master distiller…
Our master distiller, Robert Cassell,
studied and trained in Scotland at the
Heriot-Watt University. His award-
winning craft spirits command an
impressive following, and he has won
over 25 international gold medals in
four spirit categories – gin, whiskey,
vodka, and specialties.
Unlike most master distillers, Robert
custom designed our three pot stills
for the sole purpose of making great
Irish whiskey.
Our new make single malt spirit has
already received numerous awards
both in Ireland and the United States.
Cask Club
BENEFITS…
Cask owners are invited on an annual visit
to our distillery, where you will be treated to
a tour and where we will arrange for a
sample from your cask to be on hand so
that you can see how it is maturing. Casks
will be stored in our bonded warehouse right
on site and can be viewed during your visit,
provided we’re given ample notice.
If you are unable to visit us for the
sampling, we will happily draw annual
samples on request and hold them here until
such time as you can make the trip to
Ballina to appraise your cask’s progress.
We offer you three bottling
options!Thinking an entire barrel is too much whiskey
for you? No worries, as we provide three
different options to suit your needs:
We bottle your entire cask for you, with
your payment of all taxes and bottling
charges;
We bottle 1/3 of your cask at no additional
charge to you, in which case we retain the
other 2/3 of the barrel;
We repurchase your entire cask at the
original sale price plus an additional return
of 6% per year of aging.
The Connacht Whiskey Company Ltd, Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo
E: [email protected] | W: www.connachtwhiskey.com
Cask Club Pricing
Initial Costs
We offer a full ~200 litre of new make Irish whiskey in a once used bourbon
cask offered at a price of €5,900 (ex-VAT). This covers your cask, spirit, and up
to five years aging and insurance.
Further Costs
After five years, additional storage and insurance can be purchased for an
annual charge of €25.
Excise duty will be payable on delivery of your final bottles. The current rate is
€12.20 per 700 ml bottle at 40% ABV or 80 proof. (See terms and conditions for
more details).
The cask contents will be hand-bottled in our bottling facility at the prevailing
rate; currently €3 per bottle. This charge includes label design and printing,
bottles and corks, as well as bottling on our line at the distillery. You are
welcome to assist with the bottling yourself, should you wish.
An annual 100ml sample, which will be held at the Connacht Distillery upon
request, is included free of charge.
The Connacht Whiskey Company Ltd, Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo
E: [email protected] | W: www.connachtwhiskey.com
Cask Club Pricing
The below calculation is a simple outline of the programme. There are
many external factors that go into the maturation of a cask and so any
calculations done by ourselves are purely examples and are to be taken
as a guide only.
Your spirit will evaporate at approximately 2% per annum. This happens
with every single cask in maturation and is unfortunately something that
we are unable to prevent. We cannot predict the exact rate for individual
casks, but the following could act as a guideline.
You can decide whether to bottle at cask strength (59%) or at 40%
ABV, with the cost breakdown estimated below for the 40% ABV option.
Standard 40% ABV (80 Proof )
Cost per Cask €5,900
Litres per Cask @ 59%
Angels Share per Year 2%
Number of Years 3
Barrel Size (Litres) 200
Litres of Pure Alcohol per Cask 111
No of 700ml Bottles at 40% ABV 397
Bottling & Labelling @ €3 per bottle €1,190
Total Cost of Cask plus Bottling €7,090
Costs per Labelled Bottle €17.87
Duty per Bottle €12.20
Cost per Bottle ex VAT €30.07
The Connacht Whiskey Company Ltd, Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo
E: [email protected] | W: www.connachtwhiskey.com
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To discuss this offering and review our full terms and conditions,
please contact either ;
Lyndsey
+353 96 74902;
Or
David Stapleton
+353 96 74598;
Connacht Cask Club Full Terms and Conditions
The Connacht Whiskey Company, Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo
E: [email protected] | W: www.connachtwhiskey.com
The Connacht Whiskey Company Ltd, Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo
E: [email protected] | W: www.connachtwhiskey.com