The Irishman 12 Year Single Malt

Intense nose with raw barley, vanilla, grass, pepper, wood and Juicy Fruit gum. Spicy, fruity and nutty on the palate. Medium-oily mouth feel. Medium length wood spice finish with consistent and pleasant heat. Balanced experience from start to finish. A very good Irish whiskey, but I think I prefer their Writer's Tears.

First things first: I could smell my dram of this from a good 18 inches away or so...very powerfully fragrant, especially for an Irish whiskey. The nose is bursting with ripe apple, honey, malted grain, and white pepper. The palate is full and round, a lightly sweet affair of vanilla-tinged wort bread, Sauternes, lemon zest, a bit of apple, a nip of spice and salt, and a tiny hint of bitterness at the very end. Really quite pleasant, and a perfectly easygoing dram to wrap up the weekend.