Gold Spot 9 Year Single Pot Still

Had this open for about 1 month. Its complex nose, for me is cherry carmel with hint of nuts. Hard to describe. Its not similar at all to greenspot. Long legs that beads up. Color is a rich dark honey. Man the palate is something else. On front is sweet maybe some cooked banana, mid palate is all cherry & the back end is long spicy leather oak spice, mellow cinnomon & faint nuts. Its oily & strong. Love it.

Fruit forward on the nose with sweet ripened orchard fruits intermingled with the clean grassy cereal notes of a well made irish. A touch of heat at the end reminds you this is cask strength. Its a beautiful nose - albeit slighly inferior in complexity to the blue spot. Baking spice, cinnamon and ripe bananas explode on fist sip, its got a bite. This isnt a dessert wine. Theres almost too much going on all at once, which is interesting and confusing at the same time. The finish is moderately long, with the baking spices and plum lingering in the background. Ive now had all the spots with the exception of the wine finished greens. Id rate them roughly as follows: blue>gold>red >yellow and then green without accounting for value. If you add value back in yellow rises above red. Id been lucky enough to find a blue very early in its run but had to wait for almost 3 yrs for a second and third. The gold spot was nearly impossible to find and became a sort of white whale for my mates and me until we finally located one. I can see what the hype was about, but to me the blue edges it out. I love how tighyly coiled and restrained the blue is. They both have similar notes and flavors but gold mashes the keys all at once and holds them down until you drown in them. Blue is like a jazz orchestra that takes a while to get going but when all the notes come into harminy it produces something greater than the sum of the parts. Glad i tried this and id likely get another for msrp.

Superior to Red, Yellow, and Green imo

Very special, on par with yellow spot, but more creamy, light finish.

Soft rasins on the nose with a brighter note of rasins on the taste. Long toasted barrel finish.

Great stuff with a very interesting tropical and blueberry note. Nose: Pineapples, Kiwis, Blackberries, Passion Fruit, Coconuts, Raspberries, Milk Chocolate, Bananas, White Chocolate, Marshmallows Palate: Figs, Jasmine, Blueberries, Blackberries, Dates, Plums, Toffee, Golden Kiwis, Bananas, Piña Colada Finish: Blueberries, Pineapples, Sultanas, Dates, Raisins, Mangoes, Papayas, Milk Chocolate

Been quite a time since I've submitted a review. Life and the lack of any new acquisitions have kept me away. But low and behold the luck of the Irish has smiled upon me. I never thought I'd come across this recent Mitchell and Sons release so soon and for a fair price (for my region) to boot! Let us begin. My first impression was quite satisfactory. The nose yielded a much appreciated plethora of complexities. These consisted of a mix of fresh oak, stone and tropical fruits first. As time passed, the aroma transitioned a bit to vanilla and baking spices. My palate had its work cut out, but in a positive way. A strong fruit and wood spice flavor wave took hold for a bit. After which a prominent sherry wine essence emerged and lingered onto the finish. Mouthfeel was semi oily and dry. I thoroughly enjoyed this and am currently on the lookout for the ever elusive Blue Spot. Once I succeed there, I will do a proper side by side with all the colors.