Red Spot 15 Year Single Pot Still

I’m a little late to the party on this one. When it came out, there was a lot of buzz around it, causing some places to really inflate prices. If you bought early, you could’ve had this for just around $100-110. If you waited, it climbed to $150-160. I guess the pricing of these things is like pharmaceutical drugs—-no rhyme or logic, just based upon what the market will bear. If whiskey pricing was based solely on cost of production plus a profit margin, we’d not see BTAC prices at the monthly mortgage level valuations. So, anyhow—-I finally got around to opening my sample, graciously provided by @Scott_E . I’m not a huge fan of Irish ( my love affair is squarely set for Islay, Cambeltown, Islands, and Indian). But, this was pretty good. Amazing nose of sweet sugar plums and fruits. Sweet on the palette, but not overly sweet like some types of bourbon. More like a restrained fruit bowl. Would I pay the current asking price for this? No...not over $90. It’s good, but I actually didn’t think it was all that better than the Green, especially the wine finished Greens. Unfortunately, I think the market is willing to pay more than $90, so either I stay satisfied with my sample provided by Scott, or I wait till the market loses focus on this and moves elsewhere. Thanks Scott!

Like bourbon mixed with Irish whiskey

Damn fine stuff. Unique flavors, some candy-like and always smooth as a baby's bottom. I drink this very slowly and in tiny sips. A ridiculously small pour in the tasting glass, when finished, leaves me very satisfied, like after enjoying a fine meal. How can anything this good be made in a series of different barrels? A great example of fine whiskey making. I would describe this whiskey as rich, very smooth and polished ... and very Limited. Finally got it here in PA to go with the Green and Yellow. Don't know if it's worth twice the cost of a Green Spot though. For the money two bottles of Green would seem make a lot more sense to my mind. The Yellow at $30 less than this delivers much the same experience, but with fruited instead of the candied fruit flavor and without the uber-sophistication. As always, just a matter of how much you want to pay for that extra measure of refinement. You can't go wrong with any of the Mitchell Spots. This one though is an absolute treat and close to perfection for me. Actually, the more I sip this, the more clear to me it becomes that the Red is well worth the asking price, comparative value be damned. Could it be I've found true Love? $130 in PA. Yellow is $100 Green is $65