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Green Spot Single Pot Still
Single Pot Still — Ireland
Reviewed
February 4, 2020 (edited February 9, 2020)
Green spot is my first real foray into Irish whisky a step above Jameson. I’m a fan. Perhaps I should’ve worked my way up to this as I fear it’s setting a high bar for the rest. I’m most of the way through the bottle and the review has gone down ever so slightly. The first dram I had from this bottle was Devine: creamy, shortbread, a little wood spice then sherry and orange peel aftertaste. Short but sweet. I’d have gone with 4.25-4.50 then. This tasting note has held up over the weeks but I’m not finding anything else and I dare say my biggest fear with these kinds of whiskies is that I’ll get bored with them compared to scotch. But for now I’m enjoying the ride. I’ll revisit this review once I have some proper comps. At $50 and in a post tariff landscape you have to respect the value here as well.
Well done green spot!
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Irish will usually come up short when compared to really good to great Scotch. I say this having tasted the most polished whiskies in my experience having been Irish. Both the Midleton Very Rare '17 and the Mitchell Red Spot are superb and worth whatever the asking price IMHO. But overwhelming flavor complexity is not their hallmark, as it is with the great Scotch whiskys. Green Spot is an orange cream delight though..