Nose: Full flavoured nose bulging with big fruit-barley character. Oaky traces from the oldest of Cooleys malts. Taste: The barley is big & succulent. There is a copper-tanginess followed by a dry fruity flavour. Finish: The malt is nothing short of enormous & with a tanginess character. The Lockes Single Malt was the pioneer brand for Cooley as it was the first brand launched in 1992. On the 17th of July that year the first mature cask of Lockes Single Malt was tapped by the Gr&-daughter of the last John Locke. The initial bottling was a limited edition of 5, 000 individually numbered bottles presented in a wooden box. In 1998 the brand was officially launched & went on general release to complete Cooleys malt range. This fine whiskey is distilled in Cooley in traditional pot stills & uses only the finest malted barley & the purest Irish spring water. Lockes Single Malt has a distinctive character & flavour, fully developed through gentle maturation in oak casks held in the 200 year old warehouses in Kilbeggan in heart of Irel&. The minimum 8 year old oak passes leaving a vanilla essence & peaty finish.