Sazerac’s Hawk’s Rock Distillery Releases its Inaugural Whiskey:
Garavogue 20-12 months-Outdated Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Blended by Grasp Blender Helen Mulholland, the primary whiskey model launched by Hawk’s Rock Distillery celebrates innovation, exploration and native heritage
County Sligo, Eire (June 4, 2025) – The Sazerac Firm, one of many world’s largest distilled spirits firms, is thrilled to have a good time the discharge of its inaugural Irish whiskey from Hawk’s Rock Distillery: Garavogue 20 12 months Outdated Single Malt Irish Whiskey. Crafted by Grasp Blender Helen Mulholland, the primary feminine Grasp Blender in Irish Whiskey historical past, this new-to-world whiskey model embodies Sazerac’s dedication to world class distillation, ageing and mixing.
Named after the river that flows previous the Distillery by means of Sligo city into the Atlantic Ocean, Garavogue Whiskey is a bridge between previous and current, honoring the wealthy traditions of Irish whiskey whereas embracing innovation and discovery. Each small-batch launch below the Garavogue title will probably be restricted and experimental in nature, exploring completely different ages, maturation methods and presumably even several types of Irish whiskey.
For its inaugural and restricted launch expression, Garavogue 20-12 months-Outdated Single Malt Irish Whiskey gives a uncommon tackle conventional Irish Whiskey with each sudden and acquainted flavors attributable to its distinctive maturation involving a number of kinds of casks. Double-distilled and initially aged for at least 14 years in ex-bourbon American oak casks, the whiskey was then transferred into a wide range of distinctive ending casks together with French Muscat, French Sauternes, Spanish Pedro Ximénez Sherry and Barbadian Rum casks for additional maturation. The result’s a 94-proof whiskey with aromas of vanilla, heat peach, and spun sugar from the Sauternes cask affect, whereas floral and raisin notes from the Muscat and Sherry casks emerge on the nostril. On the palate, vanilla and citrus sweetness complement buttery ripe apples, whereas contemporary fruit flavors from the rum cask create a outstanding candy end.
“The present development is for whiskey to have a wealthy sherry end, however Garavogue is purposefully completely different,” says Grasp Blender Helen Mulholland. “We imagine that complexity and subtlety can work hand in hand. It’s uncommon for a whiskey to be blended with this quantity and number of casks, however simply because the river ebbs and flows, the flavors create an exquisite mix as they weave collectively on this 20-year-old single malt.”
Launch #1 is housed in a particular reversed crescent shapeeflecting the Garavogue River’s affect together with delicate wave patterns that mirror the movement of water. The label additionally options imagery and coordinates for the Hazelwood Home Windmill – a permanent landmark on the grounds of Hawk’s Rock – in tribute to the historic figures who lived and labored alongside Garavogue’s banks.
“We hope that Garavogue Whiskey invitations Irish Whiskey followers to linger, discover and uncover the hidden tales of Sligo,” remarks Jess Scheerhorn, Vice President at Sazerac. “The Garavogue River formed this stunning panorama for millenniums, and Garavogue Irish Whiskey goals to form new experiences, connections and traditions – one sip at a time.”
Garavogue Whiskey will start rolling out in restricted portions as of June 2025 at a prompt retail worth of $199 (700ML) by means of Sazerac’s distributor networks throughout america, Eire, United Kingdom and Obligation-Free. A restricted provide can even be obtainable for buy immediately through Legacy de Forge, a brand new Sazerac branded international platform powered by Blockbar for buying a few of the world’s most coveted bottles. Please go to LegacydeForge.com for extra info.
Garavogue Whiskey is the primary launch from Sazerac’s not too long ago rebranded Hawk’s Rock Distillery, which is called after a outstanding outcrop within the Ox Mountains identified for uplifting Nobel Prize successful poet William Butler (W.B.) Yeats, who known as Sligo his “religious house.” In April 2025, Hawk’s Rock proprietor, Sazerac Firm, introduced the renaming of Hawk’s Rock Distillery from Lough Gill Distillery, referring to the title change as a mirrored image of the corporate imaginative and prescient for the longer term – mixing curiosity, innovation and respect for Sligo’s heritage.
For extra info, please go to https://www.hawksrockdistillery.com/.
About Sazerac
With over 400 years of historical past, Sazerac is without doubt one of the world’s largest distilled spirits firms. Now within the fourth technology of the present household possession, Sazerac strives every day to deliver the best spirits to shoppers and communities world wide. Over 500 of the world’s most extraordinary manufacturers are a part of the Sazerac portfolio, together with Buffalo Hint Bourbon, Eagle Uncommon, Weller, The Final Drop Distillers, Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, Southern Consolation, Wheatley Vodka, Meyers’s Rum, White X Cognac, Sazerac de Forge Cognac, Paddy’s Irish Whiskey, and lots of extra. Sazerac can also be the steward of many superb distilleries internationally, together with Buffalo Hint Distillery in Kentucky, United States; Domaine Sazerac de Segonzac in Cognac, France; Paul John Distillery in Goa, India; and Hawk’s Rock Distillery in County Sligo, Eire. Extra spectacular places may be present in New Orleans, Montréal, London, Cork and Sydney, to call just a few. To be taught extra go to www.sazerac.com.
