Powers Irish Rye

On its own, it’s fine, but in a Manhattan, it is really lovely.

Taste: It starts with mild graham cracker and vanilla up front. It finishes with rye spice and some fruitiness. The flavor is restrained, but it drinks smooth. Look: Golden leaning slightly orange Smell: Nose is pretty mild, but what is there is fruity and yeast-driven (orange and bubblegum)

Nice spicy finish. Smooth to drink. Really enjoyable

An orange and cherry nose to it. Some spice and vanilla notes. Orange and clove heavy taste. Brown sugar and green apples. Some spice undertones from the rye. A warm long finish. Honey and light spice to finish off.

Vegetal and herbal and cereal, really pretty good.

This whiskey smells like a bubblegum Irish whiskey with a strong dill aroma and some smoke. The taste comes forth with rye, bubblegum, clove, cinnamon, vanilla, banana, and cherry. It then tastes of buttery cookie, malt, smoke, candied sugar, clove, bubblegum, anise, mint, and cherry. It then finishes with multigrain bread, butterie cookie, smoke, vanilla, clove, caramel, cherry, and anise. The mothfeel is very smooth at first but becomes very peppery and spicy as it rests for longer in your mouth. It’s more rich and oily than Powers Gold Label, but not as much as Powers John’s Lane. Overall, it tastes like if Irish whiskey was made into a gum flavor. It’s much stronger in flavor than Powers Gold LabelI, but I think someone who isn’t a fan of the herbal and spice of rye will not enjoy it. It’s still very different than American ryes, being smoother and much more buttery. I certainly think it is one of the best whiskeys in the low $30’s range, although I’m biased towards ryes.