Tastes

An intense, Cask Strength Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey by Walsh Whiskey Distillery Co. in Carlow, Ireland with only 2000 bottles made. It has an elegant & aromatic birth with notes of milk chocolate, rich blackberries, hints of peppercorn & caramelized nuts.; while fresh & fruity life adds notes of mango & melon; that leads to a long & spicy death with notes of nectarines & caramel. November 2018 / February 2019 / September 2022

A complex, Blended Irish Whiskey by Slane Distillery in Boyne Valley, Ireland matured & blended from Virgin American Oak, Aged Bourbon Oak & Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks. It has an aromatic birth with notes of freshly baked cinnamon rolls with a hint of orange zest, sweet oak, toasted barley, caramel & ginger; while a rich & bold life adds notes of Victoria Sponge Cake with plenty of jam & cream in the middle, along with a hint of butterscotch; that leads to a balanced death of medium length with notes of honey on burnt toast with a hint of spices. October 2020 / July 2022

A balanced, Irish Single Malt Whiskey by the Cooley Distillery in Dundalk. It is double-distilled in the Scottish style & then aged in Bourbon barrels. It has a rich birth with notes of peat, violet, hints of honey, hazelnut & oak; while a smooth life adds notes of honey, malt, fruits, vanilla oak & fresh peat; that leads to a long & elegant death with notes of honey, peat, hints of chocolate, vanilla & oak. March 2019 / October 2020 / September 2022

A balanced, peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey by the Cooley Distillery aged for 12 years. It has a light & fresh birth with notes of lemon, oily peat, apple, D’anjou pear, a hint of custard & creamy malt; while a sweet & rustic life adds notes of earthy peat, rhubarb, custard sweets, crème brûlée, granary toast with melted honey butter, smoky driftwood on fire; that leads to a delicate death of medium length with notes of vanilla, tangy fruit, hazelnut, hints of oily smoke & nutmeg. December 2018 / March 2019

A balanced, Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey by Cooley Distillery in Kilbeggan, Ireland from a mash of malted & unmalted barley, aged for 8 years in 2nd & 3rd fill ex-Bourbon barrels, double distilled & 10% of the malt is peated. It has a fruity birth with barley malt, toasty oak, vanilla & a hint of floral, citrus & orange zest notes; while a sweet & woody life adds notes of barley, cereal, crunchy oak, minerality & citrus peel; that leads to a quick & gentle death with notes of malt, oak, pepper & honey. November 2018 / February 2019

A complex, Single Malt Whisky by the Cotswolds Distillery in Cotswolds, England made with the finest local barley, floor malted with a long fermentation & slow distillation in a traditional Forsyth copper pot still; then aged in first fill ex-bourbon casks & wine barrels. It has an aromatic birth with notes of honey, butterscotch, hints of peach, apricot & marzipan; while a rich & bold life adds notes of malt, oil, dark sugar, spices & caramelized Seville orange marmalade; that lead to a long & tropical death with notes of orange zest, dark red fruits & a hint of molasses. January / August 2020 / March 2021 / July 2022

A balanced, Japanese rice-based Whisky by Kumesen Syuzo in Okinawa, Japan. The fermentation is started with black koji from Okinawa aged in new, virgin white oak for more than 3 years. It has an aromatic birth with notes of oak, vanilla, pear & a hint of the sea spray; while a rich life adds notes of toffee & jasmine; that leads to a balanced death of medium length with notes of caramel & fruits. December 2020 / January / December 2021