Green Spot Château Léoville Barton Single Pot Still

Very satisfying balance of oak and spices with some vanilla.

An elegant, Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey by Mitchell & Son in collaboration with Midleton Distillery in Ireland. It begins as classic Green Spot matured initially in a mixture of ex-Oloroso Sherry, fresh American oak & ex-bourbon barrels, this Green Spot whiskey is then finished in the ex-Château Léoville Barton Bordeaux wine casks for 12 to 24 months. It has an aromatic birth with notes of wild raspberry, a hint of potpourri, crab apple, honey & gingerbread; while a balanced life adds notes of green apple, vanilla, redcurrant, muddling spices, toffee & lemon curd; that leads to a long & dry death with notes of granola & a hint of white pepper. June 2020 / September 2022

Feels like eating christmas, very smooth, marzipan, brandyesque

Tasting neat. Golden brown straw color and strong coating legs in the glass. Nose is dry grain and musty grapes, sweet plum stone fruit and strawberry. Whiff of ethanol and grass in the far background. Sweet rich fruit and vanilla in the mouth, soft and coating. A little char oak tannins and ethanol bloom, but held in check by the wine influence and caramelized sugar sweetness. The finish is ripe fruit, orange peel, a little grassy spice, soft and looooong. Of the Green and Yellow Spots which I've tried (and tasting the Yellow Spot side by side with this Leoville Barton barreled Green Spot tonight), this is a softer and more wine-mellowed Irish whiskey. It's richer, thicker, more complex (which is saying a lot given how good the Green and Yellow are), less astringent, and more wine-coated. That said, I might still prefer the Yellow which is less opulent in wine flavors, but... that's like choosing favorite children... which we all secretly do. That doesn't make me love this LB Green Spot any less. I'm going to enjoy this bottle.