{"title":"Past Releases","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery W.D. O'Connell release that has sold out. Single casks and limited editions don't come back, but each one is part of the story of what we do. For bottles you can buy today, see our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/latest-releases\"\u003elatest releases\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hook-or-by-crooke","title":"Hook or By Crooke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis release has sold out.\u003c\/strong\u003e Available now: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/single-casks\"\u003esingle casks\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse every bottling we have released in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/past-releases\"\u003ePast Releases\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresenting a limited edition single cask using Baltic stout from a micro brewery in County Wexford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed after two famous maritime locations at opposite sides of Waterford Harbour, Hook Head on the Wexford side and Crooke on the Waterford side which reflect where the Baltic stout was brewed and the whiskey was crafted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single malt whiskey, double distilled at Powerscourt, County Wicklow and matured and finished in our own warehouse in County Waterford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaturation: Minimum 5 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistilled at Powerscourt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInitially matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon casks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond maturation in Baltic Stout cask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCask #4926208\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited to 240 bottles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50.2% ABV            70 cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O'Connell Whiskey Merchants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49753165070672,"sku":"WDOC-SHOP-HOOKCROOKE","price":99.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/8551\/3040\/files\/hook_crook_cliffside.png?v=1759827663"},{"product_id":"from-clare-to-here-volume-ii","title":"From Clare To Here - Volume II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis release has sold out.\u003c\/strong\u003e Available now: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/single-casks\"\u003esingle casks\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse every bottling we have released in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/past-releases\"\u003ePast Releases\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success of our first collaboration with Western Herd Brewery, we are back with another of our greatest hits – From Clare To Here, Volume II. This very limited single cask has influences from ex-bourbon \u0026amp; stout casks, and at 54%, it has all the character of Volume I. For this release, we popped the spirit into a Rhum Agricole cask for 16 months, adding a new dimension to this crowd-pleaser. 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