Day Twelve: Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Countdown DEC 12 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company 8 Year Old Irish Single Malt Batch 2 45.7% Cost = ~$70 for 500 ml Score: B+ Nose: nice nose, rich depth with lots going on here – caramel, spice, orchard fruits, apples Taste: chewy chocolate, granola bar, caramel, spice, touch of honey – mouth coating Finish: long-medium, spice continues on Overall: a nice different Irish dram, like what Boutique-y has done here – and only 8 years old; would buy a bottle if I could find it Click the…
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Senior Staff Writer, Wes, was born and raised in Darlington, South Carolina and attended college at the United States Air Force Academy. After flying helicopters for the Air Force and teaching at the Air Force Academy, he retired in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado, after twenty years of military service. He now works in public school education, is married with three children, and leads the monthly Proper Pour Whisk(e)y Club. You can follow him on Twitter @WesModernThirst and e-mail him at [email protected].
Day Eleven: Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Countdown DEC 11 – The Silkie Blended Irish Whiskey 40% Cost = $40-50 Score: C- Nose: mulled apples, toffee, nutmeg, pear, wood, herbal quality, mintiness – menthol Taste: flat on the palate, bland old caramels, spice, thin Finish: short finish – quickly disappears, some tannin astringency Overall: a constrained dram – nothing to get excited about for me, would not revisit after my first taste Click the links below for the introduction and other Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Reviews. The top 2 from the first round of 6 whiskies shown above were the…
Day Ten: Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Countdown DEC 10 – Teeling Whiskey Small Batch 46% Cost = $45 Score: B- Nose: apple, vanilla, slight spice, caramel, honey, lemon, can get the rum notes – the alcohol is present on the nose Taste: dark caramel sweetness, spice, dark chocolate Finish: tingly on the front of the tongue, wood spice, white pepper, good medium length Overall: approximately six year old whiskey finished in rum casks for six months; not too much complexity here – like the Teeling Single Malt better Click the links below for the introduction and other Irish Whiskey…
Day Nine: Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Countdown DEC 9 – Hyde No. 6 President’s Reserve 46% Cost = $70 Score: A- Nose: super sweet – almost too much so, raisins, caramel, vanilla, touch of spice, like the nose on this whiskey Taste: sherry comes through, dark fruits and caramel Finish: nice mouth coating lingering solid medium length finish Overall: single grain blended with older single malt finished in sherry for around 9 months; really like this dram – weakest part is the finish, would buy a bottle Click the links below for the introduction and other Irish Whiskey Advent…
Day Eight: Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Countdown DEC 8 – Roe & Co Blended Irish Whiskey 45% Cost = $35 Score: C+ Nose: musty sourness, pear, green apple, caramel, perfumed wood, not my favorite but better on revisits Taste: dark caramel, apple skins, spice, chocolate, touch of pepper Finish: medium-long, charred spice with a weird ending Overall: reminds me of some finished Japanese whiskies, would not necessarily revisit at this point Click the links below for the introduction and other Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Reviews. The top 2 from the first round of 6 whiskies shown above were the…
Day 7 of the Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Writers Tears Copper Pot
Day 6 of the Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar: Day 6: Glengarriff Series Peat Charred
Day Five: Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Countdown
DEC 5 – Glendalough 13 Year Old Mizunara Oak Finish
Day Four: Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Countdown
DEC 4 – Kinahan’s 10 Year Single Malt
Day Three: Irish Whiskey Advent Calendar Countdown
DEC 3 – Teeling Whiskey Single Malt