Distiller Notes
At first honeyed malt, nuts and dark chocolate appear on the nose, followed by marzipan, all spice and fruits. The palate is clean and mellow, showing notes of honey malt -- then the taste complexity reveals itself: rich, dried spices, nuts and sweet oils. The finish offers a pleasant gentle wood with honey sweetness fading slowly.
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Tasting Panel
Smoky nose; rich, smooth, and toasted with sweet oak and alluring spices; opulent, deep, and long. Distilled in copper pots, this is one of the best Irish whiskies I’ve tasted.
The result of an historically prohibitive tax placed on malted barley by the English crown, Irish Whiskey is most often produced from a combination of un-malted barley and other grains. Whereas most other Whiskeys are twice distilled, Irish Whiskeys are distilled three times in a column still and must mature in oak barrels for a minimum of three years. These intricate production steps combine to make them lighter, smoother and more approachable than other styles.