Blue Spot 7 Year Cask Strength Single Pot Still

Amazing

After a rather lengthy search I finally found this bottle. My wife loves Irish Whiskey and I have been trying to keep up with the best I can find. Generally they are a tad light for me, but these cask strength offerings are becoming more common much to my delight. The nose is quite lovely on this dram. Red berries come through as expected, but there is an overlying candy sweetness. We are off to a nice start. First sip is full of flavor. Floods of cinnamon and berries wash across as a warming heat grows mid sip. This one is straightforward in its simplicity and brilliance. At nearly 120 proof this is as high alcohol an Irish pour as you will find, but as long as you take your time enjoying it you will be lovingly rewarded with an incredible experience. This might be my favorite Irish bottle yet. If you happen to have the luck of the Irish and see a bottle don't sit on it!

I've been searching for a few years and finally found a bottle for under $200 to split with some friends for an Irish Whiskey night. I've found it before but refused to pay $250-$400 for it. This was the favorite bottle of the 3 Irish whiskies we had for 7/10 people but the 2nd best for me (Powers John's Road was my favorite). It's delicious....but not as delicious as the hype and lore of finding a bottle left me expecting. I actually like the Green Spot chateau montelena better, especially at around $115 a bottle. Anyway, as I said: delicious. It's spicy but not hot, more of a wood zest and Szechuan pepper tang. It's full and complex. Nutty and oak. The overall texture is oily and rich but the spice continues to fight through. There is a fullness of hot chocolate as well as an apple crispness. Warm throughout. Overall, this is excellent and you should try it if available....just understand that after the $200 price point the taste probably diminishes.