Tullamore D.E.W. 18 Year Single Malt

I think I've set a new record in the time it's taking me to drink two drams... several hours. to be fair I was attempting to rearrange the kids bedrooms and build flat pack furniture and I think drinking alcohol itself definitely slow things down as there was a fair bit of rework in the flat pack building... a good hours worth I think. it was definitely the latest bedtime the kids have had for a while. I found this one so so, and I think I preferred it's 14 year old brother. you do get the heavier wooden influence here , burnt caramel and other aspects coming through but I preferred the freshness and vibrancy of the 14 year in comparison to this. I think by the end I was too tired to even finish it off before I went to bed.

This is a very limited edition of Tullamore Dew. Bottled at 18 years old, this triple distilled single malt was matured in ex Bourbon casks for up to 18 years and then has been finished in 4 different cask types being old Oloroso ex-Sherry Butts, Ex-Port Pipes and ex Madeira Drums casks for at least 6 months. Less than 2,500 bottles have been made. Nose - Rich and oaky with deep malty notes, caramelised fruit and woody spice. Taste - Velvety smooth and mellow vanilla oak notes intertwined with cinnamon, baked apple, toasted marshmallows and biscuit sweetness. Ginger Ale, Coconut Water, Soda, Green Tea - not Cola. Finish - Rich and warming with a lingering malty sweetness (credit to published reviews - on which I built mine)