Glendalough Distillery is set to launch three newly-crafted whiskeys for 2018, along with a distinctive new bottle design across its full range of spirits.

A globally awarded Double Barrel Irish Whiskey, 7yr Old and 13yr Old Single Malts are being rolled out now, alongside the distillery’s Wild Botanical gin and traditional Poitín – all of which will feature the new, revamped packaging.

The Double Barrel (42% ABV) gains its sweet, smooth vanilla notes from three years in Bourbon barrels before being transferred to 500 litre Oloroso casks from Montilla, for up to a year, where it becomes steeped in rich, dark, fruity and floral flavours (raisins, sultanas, fig, candied peel, cinnamon and nutmeg) with a nutty, complex finish.

The 7yr Old Single Malt gets its flavour from Dublin craft porter barrels. ‘Black Pitts Porter’, whose deep, dark flavours of chocolate malt and roasted barley give the whiskey its cocoa, toffee and dark-chocolate-orange notes.

The 13yr Old Single Malt is the first and only Irish whiskey that uses Japanese Mizunara oak. Extremely rare and expensive, the oak is found in the forests of Hokkaido; its high levels of vanillans pack a punch, with exquisite sandlewood flavours, layered with honey, and citrusy notes for a distinctly unique tasting whiskey.

Glendalough’s design makeover welcomes taller, slimmer bottles across its 70cl spirits, complete with bold, contemporary labelling in muted blues and greys to reflect the brand’s iconic birthplace: a mountainous glacial valley in County Wicklow, south of Dublin. St Kevin, the legendary monk who founded the Glendalough settlement in the 6th Century, remains the centrepiece of each bottle.

The new-look bottle will also be introduced to Glendalough’s fresh, Wild Botanical Gin, as well as its Mountain Strength Poitín, which will relaunch at 55% ABV instead of its previous 60%, and be sold in 50cl bottles, down from 70cl.