J.J. Corry The Gael Irish Whiskey

Sweet and citrus on the nose, smoky and spice on the relatively long finish.

Juicy fruit bubble gum. Canned fruit juice. Cherry, pineapple, citrus. Leather

Quick Hit: Light nose, almost aroma-less. Banana, vanilla. Sweet, caramel, orange marmalade, mineral. Wood, citrus and pepper finish.

Orange and citrus. Honey. Light and smooth. Very good

Nose: Loads of bright red fruits and toasty malt notes! There's some candied orange peel, berry syrup, oak spice, and dry shortbread cookies with a bit of icing sugar. Floating above all the fruit is a bit of spice that's a bit hard to separate from the ethanol burn, but helps to balance the sweetness. Palate: Thick, sweet, and syrupy on the tongue. It's an explosion of tropical fruits like I've never tasted in a whiskey! Orange and lime citrus, something like sweet, sweet mango, and some light honey to bind it all together. There's a base of deeply toasted malt that is much fuller than many malt-forward whiskies. Finish: Short to medium length and slightly dry in the back. It's a tropical fruit bomb the whole way, like a stick of Juicy Fruit gum. Conclusion: I've never found so much tropical fruit in a whiskey before! The closest I can remember is probably Teeling's Small Batch. There's a gorgeous balance of sweet fruit sugars, sour tropical acidity, spice, and rounded malt - all of whoch are pretty powerful in there, so the balance is necessary. It's a bit pricey, but I love the liquid and the brand, so I'd buy a bottle if I somehow found one on the shelf in the US. I keep coming back to taste it, it's refreshing and draws me back again and again - I think I like it more every time! Again, it just gets better and better, now I definitely want to find a full bottle of this...