The Points Whiskey Profile: Beara Distillery
History
The Beara Distillery is a family-run distillery based in the Beara peninsula, Co. Cork, Ireland. The Power family set about this journey to build the Beara brand and a legacy for future generations here in Beara, producing Beara Black Cask Blend Irish Whiskey, Beara Single Grain Irish Whiskey and Beara Single Malt Irish Whiskey as well as some award winning gins.
Their aim is to build a portfolio of quality spirits that will please the palate of everyone who experiences them, leaving a memorable experience that it is reflective of their home on the much-celebrated Wild Atlantic Way.
The Beara Peninsula is a wild and unspoiled area like no other. A place blessed with timeless beauty. Off the beaten track of the main tourist routes, the land has provided inspiration for poets, writers, and musicians over thousands of years where one can experience Beara time. If you have ever visited the beautiful Beara Peninsula you will have experienced the feeling of time standing still. The brush of fresh and wild Atlantic air against the skin is a feeling like no other. The Power family had a dream to capture and bottle the essence of the area and so Beara Distillery was born.
A deep knowledge of the peninsula meant they knew that spirits with the Beara name would need to be as special and as unforgettable as the peninsula itself. On pouring Beara spirits you can get a taste for our beautiful land. It is the next best thing to the wild Atlantic breeze on your face and living in the moment on Beara time.
Beara Single Grain
The Points Belfast: Beara Single Grain
Grain column distilled Irish whiskey is distilled using maize and a lesser amount of malted barley. The grains are hammer milled, exposing the inside of the grain, to form a grist. The grain then goes through a mashing process. Mashing involves a cooking and conversion stage to produce a wort for fermentation. The worth is fermented tor a specific period before distillation. Grain whiskey is distilled in a continuous triple distilled process in large vertical columns. The grain spirit is distilled until an A.B.V. of 94% is reached. Our single grain is then reduced to cask strength transferred to our Virgin Oak 200 litre casks, where it remains until reaching maturity.
When our whiskey is ready for bottling it is further reduced to bottling strength. The spring water used to reduce our whiskey is filtered spring water from the Caha mountains that separate Co. Cork and Co. Kerry and divide the Beara Peninsula.
Tasting Notes
On the Nose
Beara Single Grain yields a crisp clean alcohol aroma
On the Palate
A sweet vanilla flavour from the Oak, backed with a fruity and peppercorn taste
Finish
This smooth easy drinking spirit lingers on your palate making it a pleasurable experience.
Beara Black Cask Blend
The Points Belfast: Beara Black Cask Blend
Beara Black Cask Blend is a unique blend of single malt and extra char cask finished single grain Irish whiskeys. It can be enjoyed neat, with ice or with just a splash of water to open up the rich malt and toasted oak flavours. On the nose, Beara Black Cask Blend is a perfect combination of warm welcoming toasted oak vanillins, beautifully balanced with notes of rich dark honey. The result is a long malty finish which fades to a smooth toasted oak.
Beara Black ask Blend is a medium bodied whiskey with rich malty cereals at first. Followed with roasted hazelnut, a hint of cloves and marzipan. A small splash of water makes it the perfect easy-sipping whiskey. A single sip will transport you to county Cork.
Tasting Notes
On the Nose
A warm and inviting veil of soft chewy caramel, brioche dipped in honey, Madagascan vanilla pods and sun kissed raisins.
On the Palate
An avalanche or rewarding flavours: creamy white chocolate, caffe latte, creme brûlée and doyenne pear.
Finish
A sophisticated coffret of fudge cake, freshly baked crusty bread and ginseng brings this power house of pleasure to a smooth and memorable close.
Beara Single Malt
The Points Belfast: Beara Black Cask Blend
Produced from selected Irish Malted Barley, Beara’s triple-distilled single malt whiskey has been aged with care in virgin new oak casks where the Beara Single Malt develops a rich colour and smooth texture. The new oak casks also release its distinctive character and deep fragrant aroma. Beara Single Malt is then finished and bottled in Beara Distillery, lending to a unique and pleasurable drinking experience.
Tasting Notes
On the Nose
Rich Malty Nose with Virgin Oak Vanillin’s and exotic Sandalwood.
On the Palate
Powerful surge of Cereal Malt with complex overtones of Coconut, Marzipan, Toasted Hazelnut and a hint of Liquorice.
Finish
Long bittersweet finish of Dark Chocolate-Orange.