This is a whole new kind of Irish Whiskey... and we like it. View this email in your browser FRIDAY SPIRITS TASTING Lively Whiskey From Glendalough, Ireland's First "Revival" Craft Distillery End your week at the Weygandt tasting counter with 3 unique Irish whiskies—as well as artisan confections from a talented Charlottesville chocolatier! How about this for an end-of-the-week treat:



Whiskey and chocolate.



This Friday evening, you can take the edge off (and get a head start on your Halloween chocolate consumption) with a special spirits tasting featuring 3 beautiful, unique craft Irish whiskies from Glendalough Distillery, as well as delectable artisanal chocolates from Charlottesville chocolatier Tim Gearhart! EVENT DETAILS DATE: Friday, October 27 TIME: 5:30pm - 7:30pm DETAILS: Friday evening tasting featuring 3 unique Irish Whiskies from craft distiller Glendalough, as well as artisanal chocolates from talented Charlottesville chocolatier Tim Gearhart! In the 18th & 19th centuries, there were over 200 licensed distilleries in Ireland (along with countless unlicensed ones), producing diverse styles of poitín, whiskey, gin, and even absinthe.



After that number dwindled away to almost nothing, five friends from Wicklow and Dublin decided it was time to revive the heritage of craft Irish whiskey and founded Glendalough Distillery.



Today, Glendalough counts itself among the purveyors of a whole new kind of Irish whiskey—light, lively, and pure. Here's what you'll have a chance to savor this Friday: Glendalough Single Grain Double Barrel Whiskey: A new and unique style of light and floral whiskey distilled in a Coffey still. It spends three and a half years in American oak first-fill Bourbon barrels before being finished for six months in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks. The Bourbon barrels impart deep, robust chocolate and caramel notes, while the Oloroso casks lighten the palate with fruitier notes and touches of nutty tones.

A new and unique style of light and floral whiskey distilled in a Coffey still. It spends three and a half years in American oak first-fill Bourbon barrels before being finished for six months in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks. The Bourbon barrels impart deep, robust chocolate and caramel notes, while the Oloroso casks lighten the palate with fruitier notes and touches of nutty tones. Glendalough 7 Year Old Single Malt: Glendalough's first single malt, this excellent whiskey boasts a silky velvety smooth palate with the returning orange zest tones to the fore, with rich creme brulee and dark chocolate notes and just enough cinnamon and white pepper spice to keep it interesting, followed by the beautiful robust malt and oak influenced flavors, almost butterscotch, that mix wonderfully as the warmth expands through.

Glendalough's first single malt, this excellent whiskey boasts a silky velvety smooth palate with the returning orange zest tones to the fore, with rich creme brulee and dark chocolate notes and just enough cinnamon and white pepper spice to keep it interesting, followed by the beautiful robust malt and oak influenced flavors, almost butterscotch, that mix wonderfully as the warmth expands through. Glendalough 13 Year Old Single Malt: A stylish whiskey with aromas of butterscotch, honeycomb, and lemon zest. On the palate, intense vanilla fudge with notes of lemon, peach, and dried apricot. This whiskey has a truly velvety mouth feel and a lingering malty finish. We'll also welcome our friends from Gearharts Fine Chocolates, who will be doling out samples of their to-die-for artisan chocolates.



A veteran of restaurant kitchens (including a stint as a cook in the Marine Corps), Tim Gearhart—a Charlottesville native—founded Gearharts Chocolates in 2001, when artisan chocolate was still a rarity in the U.S.



Today, Gearhearts is well-known throughout the region as a go-to source for world-class chocolates.



We hope to see you Friday! Cheers,



Peter Weygandt & Warren Leonard

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