Batch 2- i guess I should add a new whisky but I don't have my phone or the patience to add a whisky via a phone. Nose - Classic Irish effervescence with red fruits and lightly toasted cream and sugar. Just this wonderful old world aged whisky. A lot of plumbs and pears and just general fruity notes with light baking and dessert spices. Taste - Rich old oak, plumbs, chocolate, super spicy. I'm digging the fruits. I respect the spicy notes. I'm actually reminding myself of the last one, I get this IPA grape fruit / hop kind of note. Perhaps a tropical australian style hop. The more I go back perhaps it is toffee and caramel vs chocolate. Or maybe all 3. Just a neck pour and I'm going to explore this is a bit more with a comp before I give it a score. OK so next to the dair ghaelach the added age is coming through and the intensity of the wine cask influence is really intense. I'd not realized how intense as this is a blend of likely port, sherry, and likely bourbon though you could talk me into some kind of light virgin or recharred influence. I'd be down for a side by side with batch 1, but based on memory this is more wine and spice but not as nicely balanced. Could just need time. Same score as the last one. 4.25. I think again this is worth about 400. I paid 450, a slight over pay imo. Though with a few of my favorites for 500 now hard to find under 600, I may be out of luck.