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Tyrconnell 10 Year Madeira Cask Finish
Distiller Score 91
The wine finish has provided for a salty and fruit filled nose with pears and baked apples. The palate is slick with sweet fruit and chewy malt and the finish is filled with cinnamon.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Knappogue Castle 16 Year Sherry Cask Finished
Distiller Score 87
The nose clues us in on the sherry barrels with nutty and raisin-y aromas with an almost rancio, rummy note as well. The fruit stays with you on the palate along with maple syrup, lemon flavored tea, and coffee grounds. The whiskey finishes dry and bitter, but has a sufficient length.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Writers' Tears Cask Strength (2014 Release)
Distiller Score 88
The aroma is filled with toasted malt, barrel spices, and a hint of dark chocolate. The palate is creamy and has tastes of dark honey, beef jerky, and shortbread cookies. The sweet and savory notes play nicely off each other with the finish warming and lengthy.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Teeling Silver Reserve 21 Year Single Malt
Distiller Score 93
Tropical fruits hit the senses with this whiskey, mango perhaps? Cooked banana? These notes continue on the palate with a bit of dried ginger, fresh grass, and pastry dough. Depending on your palate, this may be too fruit-forward for you, but I'd suggest trying this with a cheese plate for your dessert.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Teeling The Revival 15 Year Single Malt (Volume I)
Distiller Score 93
The citrus and orchard fruits emit from the glass from a distance. As you get into tasting it, those fruit flavors move into tropical fruits notes like mango and papaya. This all said, the whiskey isn't terribly sweet, but rather is on the tart side. The toasty wood spices mingle really well with the fruit and something nearing a flavor of fresh butter. Spend some time with this one because it's going to stay with you, like it or not. (Spoiler alert--you're gonna like it).
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Green Spot Chateau Montelena Single Pot Still
Distiller Score 87
The nose is deliciously sweet and zesty with buttery vanilla, lemon meringue, red berries, fresh apples and pot still spices. On the palate, it's fairly easy-drinking, drier, boasting notes of raspberry, apple pie, brioche, almonds, orange and spices. The finish is medium and dry with pepper and wine tannins. Overall, a very nice twist on the Green Spot, combining the sweetness, spiciness and fruitiness of the classic Green Spot with the red berries and dry profile of the wine cask in a richer, more complex dram.
Reviewed by Anne-Sophie Bigot
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Tullamore D.E.W. Trilogy 15 Year
Distiller Score 90
The first taste is reminiscent of toasted multigrain cereal in vanilla-almond milk. Flavors of tart cherries, raspberry jam, and green tea swirl and twirl about the palate mixing with that initial sweetness. A pleasant nut candy (like a Mars bar) note brings it out into the finish, which is long and harmonious, making this light-bodied, but complex whiskey very easy to sip.
Reviewed by Amanda Schuster
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Tyrconnell 15 Year Madeira Cask Finish
Distiller Score 93
This is a beautiful whiskey from Tyrconnell, with its long time in wood and unique finish giving it complex layers of flavor. With ripe pear and vanilla up front, it gradually unfolds into notes of floral nectar, orange peel, and the elegant, sweet fruitiness of a Tokaji or Sauternes dessert wine. Pour this one neat and enjoy.
Reviewed by Jacob Grier
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Teeling Brabazon Single Malt Series 1
Distiller Score 87
Not your typical sherry bomb, the nose is much more subtle than expected, boasting notes of roasted nuts, toffee, apricot marmalade, kumquat chutney and cookie dough. Now in mouth, it feels deliciously sweet but still vibrant with juicy orchard fruits, hazelnut biscuits, citrus, blood orange, cloves, ginger and star anise. The finish is medium with something slightly vegetal and wood spices.
Reviewed by Anne-Sophie Bigot
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Tyrconnell 16 Year Oloroso & Moscatel Cask Finish
Distiller Score 92
This Irish single malt emerges slowly from the glass with a summer-like blend of fruit, herbs, and flowers. On the palate, its off-to-the-races with loads of dried fruit, powdered sugar, light chili spice and even a salty note to close out the finish. An even hand with the Oloroso & Moscatel cask finishing makes this an exciting whiskey to explore.
Reviewed by Colin Howard
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Blue Spot 7 Year Cask Strength Single Pot Still
Distiller Score 95
This is a bit like sipping a minced pie - with flavors of dried figs, dates, apricots and raisins along with roasted cashews and salted caramel. Rich flavors of chocolate and espresso form on the midpalate into the finish, which has a warming heat.
Reviewed by Amanda Schuster
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Teeling Single Cask Single Malt Oloroso Finish
Distiller Score 90
The nose offers big spice, with nuttiness, dark red fruits, and toffee, showcasing a mix of its bourbon and sherry cask heritage. More of the same on the palate, with spicy and peppery notes leading the charge in front of vanilla, nuts, and honey. A big, bold finish resonates with spicy and woody notes, backed up by sherry and raisin.
Reviewed by Jake Emen