Gotta say that I did not -love- this one like I loved the first Rare Cask installment. The nose and finish here are both exceptional. But my palate picked up a mint/menthol flavor that was distracting from everything else. I tried to like the combination but couldn’t. This would be needlessly nitpicky if this expression were, like, something you just found on the top shelf of an ordinary bar. Mint notes work in other whiskies. Just didn’t think it worked perfectly here. The 2020 rare cask remains probably the best Irish whiskey I’ve ever had.