In a virtual get together with @PBMichiganWolverine @ctbeck11 and @Richard-ModernDrinking , we had some incredible pours and started off with this Blue Spot 7 year blind followed by Cally 40 year, Lock Stock and Barrel 18 and Springbank 8 year. The nose starts with rich shortbread cookies followed by a mix of berries (raspberries, blackberries and blueberries) and orchard fruit that transitions to a light minerality along with chocolate covered raisins that fades to gingerbread cookies with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a rich mouth coating viscosity that starts with caramel covered shortbread cookies followed by a mix of berry stew(raspberries, blackberries and blueberries) and orchard fruit that transitions to a medium spice that slowly fades to a light minerality along with chocolate covered raisins before gingerbread cookies and light oak with medium-high ethanol burn. The finish is long with caramel apples, orange zest, dehydrated mangoes, chocolate covered raisins, light minerality, and light baking spices. When I first tasted this one, I thought it must have been from an island or coastal Scotch with some of those sherry notes and what I thought of as sea salt minerality, but was surprised to find out it was hard to come by Blue Spot. This is not your typical Irish whiskey and really brings those big bold flavors with a nice mix of berries, orchard fruits, perfectly balanced sherry and a light oak. A huge thank you to @PBMichiganWolverine for sharing this one with our group and even though the pours were great, the conversation was the main delight of the night.