Nose - cereal grain, shortbread cookie, light toffee, vanilla cream, green apple, orange, yogurt covered raisins, mango, lemon meringue, fig, sweet dough, powdered sugar, caramel corn, cinnamon, dry herbal notes, moderate ethanol burn.
Taste - shortbread cookie, caramel, vanilla, lemon oil, grapefruit, ginger, chili pepper, cinnamon, allspice, orange zest, milk chocolate, pineapple skin, green apple, mint, bitter herbal notes, moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium length with shortbread cookie, lemon, and sour tropical fruit flavors.
During a recent virtual tasting with
@PBMichiganWolverine @pkingmartin and
@Richard-ModernDrinking , I had the rare opportunity to taste this elusive Irish whisky. The nose is classic Irish, but cranked to eleven. Buttery shortbread cookie, sherried fruits, lemon, and some sweet tropical fruits. Juicy, effervescent, and sparkling come to mind with the palate. It’s richly citrusy, tropical, buttery, and fruity.
This is great Irish whisky. Some of the best I’ve tried. The closest comparison I have is Redbreast 12 Year Cask Strength. I like this slightly more, but it’s in the same category of tastiness for me. It’s absolutely worth the ~$100 retail price, as was the Redbreast, but good luck finding this unicorn. Don’t pay the secondary markup for this. It’s a great example of the category, but it’s not mind-blowingly good. A massive shout-out to @PBMichiganWolverine for sharing this. It’s inspired me to dedicate my next few reviews to knocking out the small backlog of Irish whiskies I’ve accumulated.