PBMichiganWolverine
Tullamore D.E.W. XO Caribbean Rum Finish
Blended — Ireland
Reviewed
May 4, 2018 (edited May 5, 2018)
A bonus sample provided by my buddy @Scott_E as part of our little SDT trading team. I had high hopes for this one...my only other Tullamore was a 14 yr old, which I loved. It’s like that 2nd book of Lord of the Rings. You guys and gals have read that? There was a lot of nothing happening there in that 2nd book, despite tons of pages. Trees just walking around. Monologues just happening endlessly. This is just like that. It’s got a dense mouthfeel, but I’m not seeing the benefit of the rum cask. It’s not bad...just a bit of a let down, not much going on. So...the key question: would I buy a bottle? No. Would I buy a pour? No. Would I refuse if offered? No...would gladly try again to see if my opinion changes, Thanks for this @Scott_E
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@Soba45 funny—-I thought the exact same thing. Would’ve been so much more efficient
Haha yeah. At the end of LOR when they flew back on giant eagles I was like why couldn't have they done a round trip on the damn things and saved me 10 hours of boredom (I persevered as a NZer it was my patriotic duty to watch them to the bitter end :-))
@PBMichiganWolverine - neither the book nor the whisky sound appealing. :)
@Scott_E exactly. After the 14, I probably would’ve bought this, but you’re right—-good to try in a fail-safe mode like our SDT
Sorry you didn’t enjoy. But, that’s the benefit of the group sampling. To find those personal gems and weed out the noise.