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Greenore Single Grain 8 Year
Distiller Score 88
The nose is fairly fragrant with sweet corn, but also includes freshly sliced green apples, coconut, and gentle wood spices. The vanilla picks up a bit more on the palate which starts off silky, but finishes on the oily side. There is a nice tangy quality to the dram that has you salivating for another sip.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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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 14 Year Twin Wood
Distiller Score 89
The aroma of the whiskey is full of dark honey and toasted cereal with the palate moving towards orchard fruits, vanilla, and coconut. The wood spices are relatively mild as the fruit from the sherry seems to saturate it. The whiskey is rich and has a satisfying finish.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Tyrconnell 10 Year Port Cask Finish
Distiller Score 89
The aroma of the whiskey is fruit filled with red fruit and peaches. Sweet initially on your tongue before mellowing out, the whiskey is soft and smooth with minimal barrel spices. The finish is pleasant with a touch of almonds and not too drying.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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The Irishman 12 Year Single Malt
Distiller Score 91
The aroma of the whiskey is on the richer side with dark honeycomb, black pepper, cedar and other wood aromas. The palate continues on the dark side with dark chocolate, dark honey, black tea and a small dose of char smoke. It finishes with a long lasting, warming aftertaste to the dram.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Jameson Crested Ten
Distiller Score 89
A sweet, desserty nose full of stewed red fruits, honey, vanilla, and rosewater. In the mouth, there's pepper and toffee, along with vanilla, apricots, white chocolate, and mint. Those fruit and vanilla notes really assert themselves during a pleasant, lingering finish.
Reviewed by Keith Allison
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Dunville's Very Rare 10 Year
Distiller Score 86
The whiskey is quite tropical on the nose, with bananas and coconut blended with lemon, stewed red fruits, and a bit of crème brûlée. The taste is big on dark red fruit and pepper, with a hint of biscuits. The sherry asserts itself near the end, adding a spicy mocha note. Finish is dry and short.
Reviewed by Keith Allison
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Jameson Distillery Reserve 12 Year
Distiller Score 87
A creamy, malty, honeyed nose with a whiff of wood varnish leads to a whiskey that boasts notes of sherry spice, butterscotch, candied nuts, a hint of fruit, and a bit of oak. A little bitter fruit and straw show up during a medium finish. It's Jameson with the rough edges polished off by the higher single malt content.
Reviewed by Keith Allison
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Bushmills 12 Year Single Malt
Distiller Score 88
Creamy vanilla pudding and waxy honey lead off on the nose, along with lemon curd, peanuts, tart lingonberries, and champagne vinegar. The palate is soft upfront, and features dark chocolate covered raspberries, walnuts, quince paste, and figs. There's a clear Marsala wine influence, along with oak and cocoa powder, on a short finish.
Reviewed by Jake Emen
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The Quiet Man 8 Year Single Malt
Distiller Score 86
It has a distinctively tropical nose, full of flowers, fruit, toasted coconut, and oak. In the mouth, there's a lot of cereal grain and malt, along with oak spice, vanilla, papaya, banana, and a bit of sawdust. Orange bitters join in during a medium finish. Overall, a light and pleasant whiskey.
Reviewed by Keith Allison
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Tullamore D.E.W. Cider Cask Limited Edition
Distiller Score 88
The nose, not surprisingly, is full of baked apples, along with malt grain, honey, and vanilla. It's tart on the palate, showcasing the apple cider as well as cereal grain, malt, oak, and burnt sugar.
Reviewed by Keith Allison
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Method and Madness Single Grain Finished in Virgin Spanish Oak Casks
Distiller Score 88
The nose is quite light, delicate and floral with cupcake icing, vanilla, sandalwood and toffee bonbons. The palate is richer and warm, bringing aromas of oak, toasted bread, candied orange slices, honey and a full array of sweet and hotter spices. A short and spicy aftermath with drier notes follows. Overall, a very interesting single grain which participates in rising the interest towards this category of whiskey.
Reviewed by Anne-Sophie Bigot