Tullamore D.E.W. Trilogy 15 Year

Nose is heavy with fruits and shortbread notes. Comes off like a boozy marionberry pie. On the pallet its all dark fruit, oak spice and vanilla. Straightforward flavors but some of the exact notes are hard to pin down. Its definitely heavy on the malt/pot still with just a bit of the grainy notes coming through, mostly on the finish. Fantastic pour!

Light color. Nutty opened with water.

nose - an almond milkiness leads, following with raisin and vanilla and a hint of cinamon and fruit. one of the most pleasant nosing experiences palette - almost imperceptibly starts with the nutty almond start, very oily and vanilla follows. the vanilla lasts on the silky-smooth finish overall, right up there with the redbreast 15… lacks a little bit of a depth and conplexity, but that’s not a bad thing with how pleasant it all happens

Tullamore DEW 15 Trilogy 40% abv. Tullamore DEW is a pretty cool brand. I like that they are willing to try all kinds of different things with their whiskies (cider cask finish, rum cask finish) and this one – the 15 yr Trilogy that is a combo of wood maturation (bourbon, oloroso sherry, and rum casks). The biggest complaint I have for this one is that it’s neutered down to the legal minimum of 40% abv.  Everything about this is pleasant and easy drinking but lacking any real substance.  Here is what Tullamore DEW says about it https://www.tullamoredew.com/en-gb/our-range/tullamore-trilogy/  The smell is pretty nice – red fruits, banana, strawberry, green apples. It’s a bright fresh clean fruit smell.   The taste is very nice but lacking any real definition. Some soft fruit, light spice, soft vanilla.  It’s slightly fruity and sweet and has a very pleasant taste but just lacking anything that really stands out. The finish is much like the taste – pleasant but short. Red fruits, light clove spice and a little heat. This is a tough one for me because it is really nice and easy to drink. I believe the age shows well even though it’s watered down to 40%.....I’ve tasted plenty of inferior whiskies at 40% that still give off a lot of alcohol burn. That’s not the case here. As much as I enjoy this it’s hard for me to justify this price. This was close to $80 and I can tell you that the Tullamore DEW Phoenix is WAY better than this one and $20 cheaper. Tullamore DEW 15 Trilogy is a really nice whiskey and if you have the cash to burn, go ahead and grab it – it’s certainly tasty but it’s just a bit boring. The combination of it being watered down and the price point is my hang up on this. If it were priced right and provided at 46-50% I would probably give this a much better rating. As it is – It’s good and tasty and I’ll happily drink it so long as I never have to pay this $80+ price again. Overall Grade:  C Check us out at: https://www.wickedswill.com And check out our tasting journals: Scotch Whisky Tasting Journal - https://tinyurl.com/yc55yhu6 Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Journal - https://tinyurl.com/jmvp9sew