MEET THE HEARACH OLOROSO CASK MATURED
FROM JEREZ TO HARRIS
In the far south-western corner of Spain lies the ancient region of Andalusia.
Here among hot and dusty hills of Huelva, the men and women of sherry-makers José y Miguel Martín ‘cooper’ casks with age-old craft and care before they are filled by their wineries in Jerez.
We first visited this historic part of world back in 2015 to begin our relationship with this highly respected family business, and have been proud to source our specially selected Oloroso butts directly from them ever since.
Their Oloroso sherry is a dry, dark and nutty fortified wine and its influence on the wood in turn imparts an unmistakably bold richness to our spirit when the casks finally reach Harris and begin maturing our island whisky far from their original home.
Pour a dram and press play to pause with The Hearach Oloroso Ceremony immersive audio...
TASTING NOTES
RICH, BOLD, AROMATIC
We encourage you to explore the scents and sensory experience of The Hearach First Fill Oloroso Cask Matured single malt from a personal point of view but to help things along, here's our Assistant Blender's official tasting notes...
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“Initially there are aromas of cinnamon, orange peel, and cloves, and there are green notes of mixed herbs and the creaminess of white chocolate. When sipped, I can taste wood smoke and walnuts shells. The dram develops with a herbal hint of dried thyme closely followed by burnt oranges. Spices then come through, like vanilla pods and a subtle sense of cloves, before a long leather and liquorice finish.”
- Isle of Harris Assistant Blender
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WINTER SPICES / GREEN HERBS / WHITE CHOCOLATE / WALNUT / WOODSMOKE / DRIED ORANGES / LIQUORICE
CASKS
First-fill Oloroso Sherry butts
CASK TYPES
Ex-oloroso Butts chosen by José Miguel Martín and coopered in Bollullos Par Del Condado, Huelva, Spian.
BOTTLING
Non-Chill Filtered + No Artificial Colourings
46% ABV.
PPM
Lightly peated (12-15 ppm)
TRANSPARENCY
OPEN, STRAIGHT AND TRUE
We want to be as transparent about our whisky making and believe it's important for whisky drinkers to know what's in their dram.
So, in that spirit, here are the key details of The Hearach Oloroso whisky-making...
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Distilled at the Isle of Harris Distillery, Tarbert, Isle of Harris
Married in batches of around 12,000 bottles for a minimum of 16 weeks
Matured in the village of Ardhasaig in first-fill Oloroso Sherry butts
Casks are 500L in size, 1260mm H x 850mm W, and made with 33-35 Spanish Oak staves.
100% Scottish Concerto and Laureate barleys
Lallemand DistilaMax MV yeast
Water sourced from Abhainn Cnoc a' Charrain, Tarbert, Isle of Harris.
Fermentation times of 40% Medium (70 hours) + 60% Long (120 hours)
8000L Oregon Pine washbacks
5000L Spirit still (Eva) & 7000L Wash still