Pearse Founder's Choice 12 Year

Reminds me of The McCallan 12. Very pleasant, not too much heat, great mouth feel from start to finish.

Very complex nose with fruits and vanilla and honey. This is a very smooth Irish whiskey. You can taste multiple fruits and it hase a lingering pleasant taste in the mouth and goes down very smoothly.

You are greeted by the aroma of honey bee! .. followed by aromas of jasmine and sweet orange citrus! .. In the mouth: the honey continues, accompanied by cherry, and sweet citrus, persistent caramels! .. A medium to long retro taste... with citrus astringents and the bitterness of salt!... I was surprised by the amount of flavors and smells!... very tasty!... really recommended!!.

Tasted at a Dan Murphys whisky event, 15 ml pour and quite a distracting environment, but some brief notes here that give an idea of whats in this bottle. N: soft wood, sweet vanilla, stone fruit. Maybe some honied pear. A little simple. But nice enough. P: OK. This was odd. iN my distraction I had to do a double take, I thought I was drinking wine. Similar in many ways to a cross between a wooded chardonnay and an SSB. Winey, slightly astringent gooseberry; big oak and a butterscotch sweetness. Creamy mouthfeel. Soft and perfectly acceptable. F: Short. Buttery, again like a wooded chardonnay. Some slight tannins and a little spice. Odd. Very wine like with SSB and Chardonnay flavours. Interesting and surprising for an Irish. Pleasantly unexpected. Simple, but well delivered. And whilst nothing wrong with it, I wouldn't buy a bottle or choose to have again. Distiller whisky taste #66