KalakPeatCaskIrishSingleMaltVodka(700mL)

<p>An Irish Single Malt Vodka finished in peat-smoked casks.</p><p>After spending fourteen years working in France and Russia for Moët Hennessy, in 2013 <em>Patrick Shelley</em> founded Origin Spirits Ltd. in his native Ireland. With all that <em>spirits marketing experience</em> and time in Russia, Vodka was the natural choice for his first commercial product release. Thus, <em>Kalak Vodka</em> was born. Shortly thereafter he launched Ornabrak Gin. Both are made from 100% Irish Single Malt distilled in copper pots in a partnership with <em>West Cork Distillers. </em></p><p>Traditional Irish Single Malt Whiskey is triple-distilled in <em>copper pot stills</em>. Both Kalak Vodkas are that same Single Malt Spirit distilled one more time — for a total of four passes — to push it the rest of the way to Vodka. <em>Kalak Peat Cask Irish Single Malt Vodka</em> takes in one more step. The barley is NOT peated, but the Spirit is rested in virgin American oak barrels that have been charred with burning peat. <em>We’ve never seen — or tasted — anything like it.</em> It’s a Spirit that balances on a point beyond Vodka, but definitely not a Whiskey. The effect is like a premium Vodka infused with a light, earthy brine. And it makes <em>one of the best</em> bases for a Bloody Mary or Dirty Martini that we’ve ever sampled.</p><p><u>Smartass Corner:</u><em>Kalak is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish Gaelic “Cailleach” — the Irish Celtic Goddess of nature. But this version of Mother Nature is less about flowers and sunshine and more about unbridled power.</em></p>