the connacht whiskey company is pleased to full 200 litre ... · cost per cask €5,900 litres per...

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


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


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.



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



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To discuss this offering and review our full terms and conditions,

please contact either ;

Lyndsey

+353 96 74902;

[email protected]

Or

David Stapleton

+353 96 74598;

[email protected]

Connacht Cask Club Full Terms and Conditions

The Connacht Whiskey Company, Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo


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