Jose-Massu-Espinel
Tullamore D.E.W. Phoenix
Blended — Ireland
Reviewed
April 25, 2020 (edited May 6, 2020)
A higher strength Tullamore Dew, nothing special actually, i feel this is a dram that lacks small things to become a good whiskey.
Bottled at 55%abv, the story of the dram is that the town of tullamore suffered in 1785 a tragedy where a hot-air balloon fell into the town and the blaze almost destroy the entire place. This whiskey is a tribute to Tullamore and its capability to emerge again from the blaze, like a phoenix.
On the nose, the grain whiskey influence is way too powerful. Hay, Sider, Grass; Perfume shop and Nutmeg.
On the palate, it is a typical irish whiskey with an excess of chocolate notes. I got some chocolate with salt, spicy chocolate and hay. Aftertaste is short and bitter.
Overall i score this dram a fair 79 over 100, not enough here to call it a memorable dram.
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@Jos-Mass-Espinel the "meh" dud bottle # was extremely low, under #100 if I remember. the good one had a very high bottle #. They were both okay/good but one was obviously much better.
@Benji-Robert guess ill have to buy another bottle! lol
one bottle I had was like you said; nothing special. the other bottle I had was intensely more flavorful on the palate, the sweet spice/rich fudge contrast was turned up so much it was truly excellent.