I was then taken to a location a few miles away, where I had to climb over a gate into a field. This is where the Fairy Fort was situated. Guarding this field at the entrance was a beautiful yellow Gorse bush. The light from the wolf full moon shone brightly on the yellow petals. I then placed another bowl of water here to capture the energy of this plant.
In the middle of this field was a spherical fort, which was circled by holly trees. It was dark and the wind was getting stronger. When I put the bowl down in the centre of the fort, a tremendous blast of wind appeared. And almost knocked me to the floor. I remember being scared, in the middle of nowhere in a different country, deep in the darkness of the storm. But I also remembered that I was in the Fairies', home and so I asked for their protection.
It was getting late and was very dark as I began to work with the Holly Tree. This enchanting tree, was bravely guarding the Fairy Fort. I was in total amazement when I put the bowl of water in front of the chosen holly tree. The burst of wind that arrived was an almost explosion-like crescendo and the strongest yet. It was like mother earth was talking to me. Her voice was strong, and I felt so infinitesimally small in her power and beauty.
I then proceeded to the Waterfall, This waterfall in Conor Pass was made by hundreds of thousands of years of ice sheets eroding away at the cliff face. When I arrived, I was in awe of the extreme calm and serenity that greeted me. A beautiful calm feeling enveloped me. I could actually hear a pin drop as it was so quiet and calm, absolutely no wind. I suddenly realised at that second that I was in the ‘eye of the storm’.
The next morning, I collected the bowls and added Dingle Vodka to each essence in the same order of the bowls being placed the night before. These are the Mother Tinctures that make up the Dingle Essences. My range of essences at '7' just did feel complete, I had a strong sense that there needed to be '8' essences in the range. '8' is the number for infinity, infinite love, infinite energy, infinite abundance. It made total sense to me, that the final Dingle Essence would be the ‘Dingle Diamond’, which would symbolise all of these qualities.
Dingle Vodka believe that many famous vodkas are about branding over substance and were determined to create a vodka of supreme quality. Dingle Distillery Vodka is most unusual in being quintuple distilled. That fifth distillation makes a huge difference. They say that you can taste it in the incredible purity that is as pure as the environment where it is made.
It is these qualities that make Dingle Vodka so suitable for the Dingle Essences.
AWARDS
Blás Na HÉireann
2015: Dingle Original Gin – GOLD – White Spirits
2016: Dingle Original Gin – BRONZE – White Spirits; Four Season’s Gin – BRONZE – White Spirits
2017: Dingle Original Gin – SILVER – White Spirits
Irish Quality Food And Drink Awards
2016: Dingle Vodka – PLATINUM – Craft Spirits Category; Dingle Original Gin – SILVER – Craft Spirits Category; Four Seasons Autumn Gin – BRONZE – Craft Spirits Category
2018: Dingle Original Gin – G