Kilbeggan 8 Year Single Grain

Many malt drinkers tend to overlook grain whiskies, although they can offer a nice variation in smell and taste. Kilbeggan 8-year-old is column-distilled from corn and matured in ex-bourbon casks, giving it a sweet, biscuity and slightly dusty nose. Vanilla, coconut cream and hints of lavender stick out in particular. The palate evolves sugary, aromatic and a little spirity with notes of walnuts, breakfast cereals and citrus fruits. A touch of wood spice accompanies the short finish. This is not an Irish whiskey to wax poetic about, but I have certainly tried worse. RATING: 2.7/5.0 stars ≙ 76 pts → SUBPAR [+]

n: vanilla sweetness, fairly light, slight lemon note p: smooth, caramel, vanilla, oaky spicy a: long oaky bitterness, smokey note