Ballykeefe Single Pot Still 46% 700ml - Caravan Wines & Spirits

Ballykeefe Distillery

Ballykeefe Single Pot Still 46% 700ml

Style Whisky > Single Malt, Whisky
Producer Ballykeefe Distillery
Origin Kilkenny
Bottle 700ml
$150 / btl
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What it tastes like.

Ballykeefe is an entirely independent, artisan, family-owned Single Estate Whiskey Distillery, which was built in 2016 to diversify a working family farm for successor generations. All of the Whiskey is triple distilled from barley sown, grown and harvested on the family farm. This makes it a uniquely 100% ‘field to glass “Single Estate” Whiskey distillery’ and marks a revival of a century’s lost tradition of family farm distilling. Ballykeefe on the label means 100% Ballykeefe distilled spirit made from 100% Ballykeefe Irish barley, in the bottle.

Nose

Warm inviting nose with Caramel Toffee Notes, Soft Oak Vanilla,  Malt Cereal and a hint of Coconut.

Taste

A surge of Rich Earthy Malt with sweet and spicy notes of Liquorice, Cloves, Dried Fruit and Green Cardamom. A small splash of water opens the Rich Malt flavours even more and enhances the silky mouthfeel.

Finish

Long Malty finish yields to Cloved Oranges and Aniseed.

The house

About Ballykeefe.

Kilkenny ·Est. 2017

Ballykeefe Distillery is a single-estate Irish whiskey distillery in County Kilkenny, founded in 2017 by the Ging family on their working farm. Ballykeefe grows its own barley, malts on-site and distils in copper pot stills — among the few Irish whiskey distilleries operating fully field-to-bottle.

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At the table

How to pour it.

  • Temperature

    Room temperature. No ice for the first pour — taste the spirit before diluting.

  • Glassware

    Glencairn or Copita.

Bottle questions

Before you open it.

A few practical answers for storage, delivery, and choosing the right bottle.

How should I store it before opening?

Keep it somewhere cool, dark, and steady. Wine prefers cellar temperature; spirits are happier away from heat and direct sunlight.

How long will it keep once opened?

Wine changes quickly after opening; spirits and liqueurs generally hold longer if capped tightly and kept out of heat. If it is a special bottle, ask before opening and the team can give product-specific guidance.

Can I ask for a similar bottle?

Yes. Contact Caravan with this bottle name and the occasion; the team can suggest a close match, a safer gift, or a step up or down in price.

How is it packed for delivery?

Orders are packed in bottle-safe cartons. If anything arrives damaged or looks wrong, contact the team with your order number and a photo so they can sort the next step.

What about hot weather shipping?

The team avoids making one-size-fits-all promises around heat and carrier timing. For heat-sensitive or cellar bottles, contact Caravan before ordering and they can advise the safest dispatch window.

Need a specific answer for this bottle? The Caravan team can help with drinking windows, substitutions, and delivery timing.

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Why Caravan backs Ballykeefe Distillery

Kilkenny

"The Ging family launched Ballykeefe Distillery in 2017 on their long-held farm at Kilkenny, in the south-east of Ireland. The distillery is unusual for Irish whiskey in that it is a single-estate operation: grain (barley) is grown, malted, mashed, fermented, distilled and matured on the same property. Three copper pot stills handle distillation; maturation runs through ex-bourbon and a range of finishing casks.

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