West Cork Bourbon Cask

Review #33 - Whisk(e)y #21 Bought in 50ml bottle as part of an offer (paid 1 euro). It has a golden colour, with a relatively oily texture in the glass. Nose - Prominent grainy sharpness, but also sweetness, honey, oak spice, as well as some fruit (apples mostly). Taste - Very young taste. On the front end it is very sharp grainy spicy, but sweet and it soon turns to an effervescent, oilier and drier woody taste, with the honey which was also noticeable on the nose and orchard fruit (apples and pear). Finish - Short-medium, pleasant, with dryness, woodiness, and perhaps a very faint aroma of dried fruit, which is a bit surprising given the bourbon cask. These same aromas are faintly present in the long aftertaste. Overall, I am not a fan of the sharp grainy taste, especially since I prefer the rounder, heavier malt taste from single malts...but given the cost of the 50ml bottle, I would say that it was very decent, and drinkable. Definetly not something I would purchase a full bottle of, as I believe there are many more options left to be explored, but there are also many different Irish whiskeys which are considerably better at a similar price, such as Tullamore Dew Original. Rating System: 5.0 - Perfect 4.5 - Exceptional 4.0 - Very Good 3.5 - Good 3.0 - Decent 2.5 - Average 2.0 - Below Average 1.5 - Barely Drinkable 1.0 - Undrinkable 0.5 - JB

Light and bright with notes of lemon, cookie, honey and apple. Subtle finish with a grassy sweet flavor.

Dried fruit, caramel nose heavy on the nose. Some spice. Even some floral and vanilla notes. Fruity with honey taste. Bits of malt, vanilla and citrus. Medium fade of grain, caramel, spice, dried fruit.

Decent irish whiskey. Smooth with a nice bourbon finish