Rating: 13/23 Getting close to killing this bottle that's been open and low for over a year. N: Bubblegum and cotton candy immediately, with a moderate amount of moderately aggressive wood, light caramel, and fruit (apple, yellow peach, apricot). It doesn't smell oily, which is unusual for an Irish whiskey, but I appreciate this aspect. I don't get alcohol coming through, so despite the youthful presence and excessive cotton candy, this has a better nose than the Kilbeggans I tried by a long shot. P: A tad less viscous than I think it really should be. Immediately sweet with the light caramel mixing with some hints of apricot and vanilla as it turns into cotton candy and bubblegum. Then some spice kicks in, bringing a bit of harshness, but not too much. The spice turns into a woodiness and bitter oiliness. It's a decent enough palate, but it's still young and the oiliness is more than I remembered. I'm disappointed that the sweetness disappears throughout the palate. F: Wood, bitter oil, spice, light fruit flavors (largely apricot) with a little bit of remaining bubble gum. Could I drink this neat? Yeah. Do I like it? Not really. Particularly for the price, this is a tough sell. Yellow Spot is a heck of a lot better. That cotton candy is kind of fun, but it's also weird and gives this a young vibe. The flavor is cleaner than that of most other Irish whiskey, so that's really the thing that this has going for it. It's more balanced, complex, and tasty than the cheap stuff, but it isn't all that cheap. For this price, I'd definitely get a bottle of Highland Park 12 or Wild Turkey Rare Breed instead. This is certainly a 12, but is not a 15. So, a 13 or 14 then. This is about on par with Redbreast 12 due to both having some issues, but also having some nice flavors and decent complexity. I might have overrated Redbreast 12 a bit at 15, but I think that this favorable comparison does suggest that Green Spot might be more of a 14. Between the two, I have a slight preference for the Redbreast due to its increased maturity, but they'e close despite having quite different profiles. I think that the youth here combined with the odd bubblegum and bit of alcohol I taste at the end put this at a 13, just barely. The smoothness here is great though. The more I have this side by side with Redbreast 12 (well, Redbreast 12 CS watered down to roughly regular 12 levels), the more I'm convinced that the Redbreast is superior, but also likely only a 14. So 13 it is for this.