Malting Barley Harvest at Curraghmore Estate – 2022
The conditions were just perfect for our malting barley harvest last weekend, as we cut the Curraghmore Whiskey barley grown here on Curraghmore Estate. This is Gangway variety of barley, and we’re really happy with how it went – the yield here in the May field was 3.75 tns per acre @ 14/15% moisture. This […]
Taste Reviews are in – Whiskey Chats Podcast – 100th Episode
We were delighted to join Laurie O’Dwyer for the 100th Episode of his podcast, Whiskey Chats, recently. It was great to hear such positive feedback about the sample we supplied for the tasting – “beautiful’… “a fine drop”… “really good”…”superb”.. were just some of the comments after sampling, and we’re proud as punch that it […]
So what makes great malting barley?
This is our Gangway Spring Barley, which we think is great malting barley, and it’s coming along really nicely – it’s turning a lovely golden colour and it’s filling nicely… you can see each ‘bud’ is getting nice and plump as it fills with nutrients. We anticipate that this will be ready to harvest in […]
