Fallen 1,000-year-old Irish oak tree to become rare casks

NewsBy Rupert HohwielerA 1,000-year-old Irish oak tree, which collapsed in a storm, has been converted into rare casks for a planned Irish whiskey. Instead, it has returned to Ireland to begin a new life as three extraordinarily rare whiskey casks.” The rarity of Irish oak comes due to there being relatively little native oak suitable for barrel production. The project is said to be the first time in more than a century that complete Irish oak whiskey casks have been coopered by Irish hands on Irish soil. Related newsIrish whiskey GI changes stir the potTop scorers from The Irish Whiskey Masters 2026Tsingtao enters Irish whiskey with Great Northern