Our unparalleled library of Irish Whiskey flavours rests in a purpose-built Bonded Rackhouse on the McGuane Farm in Cooraclare, right along the Wild Atlantic Way.
As Bonders, we are building a library of flavours by sourcing Irish Whiskey from distilleries across the island of Ireland. It is our aim to make expressions that showcase the best of Irish Whiskey, old and new. Our Bonded Rackhouse is the only one of its kind in Ireland. It is styled after a traditional Dunnage house but also takes inspiration from the maturation houses of Kentucky and France. It has a southerly facing aspect and windows ensuring that the temperature allows for continuous maturation. The floor is nothing but clay earth with a gravel screed. This helps to naturally maintain humidity levels within the Rackhouse. It is small in scale, ensuring that the sleeping whiskey benefits from the wild fluctuations in barometric pressure and temperature we have in West Clare’s rugged landscape along the Wild Atlantic Way. We hand rack all of our casks on the bilge, which means on their sides, to give our spirit the benefits of extra contact with both heads of the barrel allowing for deeper flavour extraction from the wood.
