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Powers John's Lane Release 12 Year
Single Pot Still — Ireland
Reviewed
February 4, 2022 (edited July 31, 2022)
1.0 stars - Poor, flawed; 750 ml bottle
I would like to see the chain of custody on this bottle.
Admittedly, I am not an Irish whiskey fan. But this got great reviews and sounded like a flavor profile I enjoy. Like almost all highly rated whiskey, it complexly disappeared from shelves for the last two years. Imagine my excitement seeing it back in stock at my favorite shop.
When I opened it was very tight, aroma and taste. Like I-am-in-very-uncomfortable-social-situation-and-do-not-know-what-to-say tight. Gave it time to breath. Gave it months in the bottle. Opens up. And reveals some discordant young and off notes.
This tastes like an imposter. Or this sold out rapidly and they overstretched existing stocks to replace.
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@Anthology Hard to know. But that seems like a common thing that when the package changes, so does the juice. Tried again on St Pattys day just in case this improved. Still a bad bottle.
The packing looks different. I wonder if the juice was re-formulated to go with the new packaging as well 🤔
@Webninja Very possible. If I had not bought this from my favorite store, my first thought would be I got scammed. This bottle was terrible, which does not line up with the other reviews.
Interesting. I just tried it and it’s amazingly good. One of the best I’ve tried. Maybe a bad batch?
Wow, this sounds totally different from the last time I tried it, which was admittedly a few years ago, just before it disappeared for a while.
I felt like this one was a bit of a dud as well - will try to revisit but suspect your experience is closer to the norm than anyone would like to admit