Yellow Spot 12 Year Single Pot Still

You know what's great about Spot whiskies? Although they CAN cost a lot, they are still relatively easy to come by. Its like the hipsters haven't stumbled across this pot o' gold yet. An interesting mix of red fruits and hay hit your nose with a bit of a twang but then open to baking spices, honey, hazelnut and the faintest hint of some brine. Its just enough to tickle the nose. The front of the palate has a wonderful salty/sweet thing going for it. Hazelnut cream with roasted peanut with Creme Brulee create a lovely taste.. enough for you to want the whiskey to linger a moment or two before taking it down. As the taste goes down, tannic oak sweeps in with a bit of tart red apple and citrus zest. The finish dries up quite a bit, bringing in once again - tannic oak that stayed from the end of the taste but with it just a bit of tongue tinging peppercorn. I'd say the finish is just about as far removed from the front of the taste as possible without going peated. Another fantastic Irish by Mitchell and Son and most definitely a bottle I will be keeping on hand at all times.

Wildly good. Sweet, smooth, huge flavor. Very impressed. Not cheap, but nothing compared to the big scotches etc.

First impressions: deep dark color, less oily texture than Green Spot. Strong bitter chocolate with red berries and raisins on the nose, "closed" palate tbat opens up with a drop of water, releasing a cookie flavor! The apple is there too, just more on the red side of the apple-spectrum as opposed to Green. Aftertaste is less creamy and more "dry" like having eaten dough that drained the moisture from your mouth.

Its good. A bit better than green spot i think. Green spot is the better value though.

Lovely develovment of taste and smell throughout the whole drinking experience. Usual notes of oak, vanilla, soft spices ending on lovely sweet caramel-like taste with a bit of a zest aftertaste. Wonderful irish whisky

Nose: apple, honey, golden raisin, stone fruit, butterscotch Palate: oak spice, cloves, butterscotch, pear, sherry and wine dark fruits. Finish: short, sweet honeysuckle, wine/grape astringency Low heat, a step above entry. Definitely hit with those sherry notes. Like Redbreast 12 finished in sherry. Not sure worth for $80. Irish characteristic is heavily masked by the wine casks. Enjoyed, but wont buy again.