Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey

Better than expected Smooth, sweet, mild in flavour

Fruity, caramel, oak, vanilla and spice.

Very smooth when ice cold. Easy to drink

Proper No. Twelve NOSE: Starts Floral, backed by Dusty Oak. It's joined by Oatmeal with Brown Sugar and Maple. Just a hint of Orchard Fruit. A little Sourness. Simple and Pleasant. NEAT: DEFINITELY Irish. Enters Slightly Sweet and Floral. Vanilla, Sugar Cookie, Malt Cereal, Leather, and Toasted Oak. Simple and Pleasant, like the nose. Not much of a Finish, but again...Irish and 80 Proof. That makes this very sippable. That Slight Sourness from the nose shows up on the aftertaste, but not as predominant as I've gotten from other similarly priced Irish (I'm looking at you Sexton). SPLASH: I highly recommend a few drops with this one, despite the low proof. A little water really helped counteract the Sourness I was getting, without muddling the rest of the palate. VERDICT: I went into this expecting to not like it and was pleasantly surprised. This is a dangerously "Smooth" easy sipper. Similarly priced to the Black Bush on the norm, but on sale this month for around the same as the White and Red. For that price? Definitely a winner by TKO over standard Bush and Jameson. At it's normal price? I'd go with the Black Bush, but it's close. Very nearly 4 Stars, but I'll round down.

Nice taste

Vanilla, honey, tart fruit, pear, charred oak. Craziest thing, though. After drinking it, I poured a splash of water in the glass and drank it. At that point, the glass smelled exactly like waffles & maple syrup. Pretty cool to catch that. Sláinte!