Powers Three Swallow Single Pot Still

Short bread cookie and banana

Solid Irish whiskey. Lots of vanilla and winter spice. Nice warmth. Finish was surprisingly long with mild smoke. Pretty solid overall!

A lovely honey color. The aroma is vanilla cake frosting; creamy and sugary. Shortbread cookie, as expected. There is a definite lemon extract adding a puckery nose; lemon-ish adjunct aroma, like a less-tart Lemonhead candy. Taste: Vanilla cake, shortbread, lemon drop, coffee creamer. Once you get past the initial burn, it's a creamy and vanilla-y taste that is so mild and friendly. Stewed apple. Even the finish has a vanilla frosting component. The lemon pucker lingers on the front of the tongue. The burn in the back of the tongue is wood barrel, with a puckery tannin that dovetails nicely with the lemon/citric stuff. The barrel wood comes out of nowhere. Touch of cinnamon at the end, which may be what's adding the unexpected burn. It's very pleasant and sweet, with a surprisingly challenging coda.

Nose is sweet, malty and barley. Some apple. Taste is sweet, vanilla and oak, and fruity, apple and banana. Sherry in the background. Some spice. Smooth, long sweet finish.

Found this recommendation from my readings. My shopkeeper said it was an underrated gem. Let's see about that. Nose is subtle, but sweet. Apples and cloves seem to peek through. The taste brings more apple pie notes with a slight cinnamon burn. The burn seems to linger more on the tongue than the throat as most whiskey. I have generally been drawn to more of the finished Irish Whiskeys, but this is a very nice pour. At the price point it is a decent value as well.

N: Red apples with spicy and woodsy notes. Cinnamon and cream, at the same time, somewhat oddly. Not a bad thing though. P: It's autumn in a glass. Cinnamon caramel apple under an oak tree that's dropping its leaves. Also slightly bitter and tannic. Long and spicy/hot finish, at least for an Irish single pot still whiskey. Probably on the medium-long side overall. Super interesting expression of the style. Love it, but don't think I'd buy it again.