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Green Spot
Irish Whiskey
ABV 40.0%
Comments: The most robust of the Irish whiskeys, ahead even of Redbreast.
OVERALL SCORE
9.3
Redbreast Cask Strength Redbreast Cask Strength
12 Years Old
ABV 57.7%
Comments: Redbreast is one of the world's great whiskeys. Delicious!
OVERALL SCORE
9.2
Green Spot Green Spot
Château Léoville Barton
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Was aiming for the bullseye, landed in triple 20. That’s just grand.
OVERALL SCORE
9.1
Redbreast Redbreast
Dream Cask, Aged 32 Years
ABV 46.5%
Comments: OK it’s old, and it’s probably expensive, but blimey that was quite something. Impressive.
OVERALL SCORE
9.1
Redbreast Redbreast
Lustau Edition
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Very much a classic example of this style. Delicious to boot.
OVERALL SCORE
8.9
Midleton
1991, 10 Years Old, Single Cask
ABV 53.7%
Comments: Complex, subtle. Recommended quite a bunch this issue.
OVERALL SCORE
8.9
Midleton Midleton
Dair Ghaelach
ABV 58.1%
Comments: A really lovely dram which is complex from start to finish. A drop of water does it wonders.
OVERALL SCORE
8.9
Jameson Jameson
15 Years Old Limited Edition
ABV 40.0%
Comments: Sensational stuff of a style universally unique to Irish whiskey, the Midleton distillery in particular. A classic.
OVERALL SCORE
8.8
Redbreast Redbreast
21 Years Old
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Like opening a jar of hazel-infused olive oil and coating a hot roasted ham. Lush.
OVERALL SCORE
8.7
Tullamore D.E.W. Tullamore D.E.W.
Trilogy
ABV 40.0%
Comments: Perfect for a winter’s evening with a nice cigar.
OVERALL SCORE
8.6
Green Spot Green Spot
Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
ABV 40.0%
Comments: Brilliant balance between the fruit and cereal notes. Pot still at its best? Probably.
OVERALL SCORE
8.6
Glen Elgin Glen Elgin
32 Years Old
ABV 58.3%
Comments: A classic from one of Speyside's forgotten greats.
OVERALL SCORE
8.6
Powers Powers
John's Lane, 12 Years Old
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Well balanced and well structured.
OVERALL SCORE
8.5
Midleton Midleton
Barry Crockett Legacy
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Again, nose and palate are very different. But the rich fruity profile, though unlike on nose and palate, is elegant and satisfying.
OVERALL SCORE
8.5
Jameson Jameson
12 Years Old, Distillery Reserve (Midleton)
ABV 40.0%
Comments: Do you want liveliness (the regular 12) or elegant (the Distillery Reserve)? They have equal charms, and perhaps deserve similar scores, but I go for the former.
OVERALL SCORE
8.4
Yellow Spot Yellow Spot
12 Years Old
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Spices balance the sweet heart of that delicious whisky. Oak is perfectly integrated. Excellent.
OVERALL SCORE
8.4
Teeling Whiskey Teeling Whiskey
Single Pot Still
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Sweetness and spice, what’s not to like?
OVERALL SCORE
8.3
Method and Madness Method and Madness
Single Pot Still
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Delicious, easy drinking and well balanced – the sort of dram you return to again and again.
OVERALL SCORE
8.3
Redbreast Redbreast
Mano a Lámh
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Not a star performer, but hints of something interesting in there, held back somewhat by hesitancy.
OVERALL SCORE
8.2
Corsair Corsair
Buck Yeah!
ABV 46.0%
Comments: Some unusual flavours going on here. Just not my cup of tea, I’m afraid.
OVERALL SCORE
8.1
Glendalough Glendalough
Pot still
ABV 43.0%
Comments: A liquid form of the Miles Davis’ So What, with the grain as the smooth bass line and the spices taking the horn section.
OVERALL SCORE
8.0
Redbreast Redbreast
21 Years Old
ABV 46.0%
Comments: The blackcurrant flavours washed the more subtle spices away.
OVERALL SCORE
7.8
Magilligan Magilligan
Single Malt Irish Whiskey
ABV 43.0%
Comments: Seems slightly maltier and more estery than its stablemates.
OVERALL SCORE
7.5
Powers Powers
Signature Release
ABV 46.0%
Comments: I struggled to find a distinctive character, perhaps too balanced for my taste.
OVERALL SCORE
7.2
2 Gingers 2 Gingers
4 Years Old
ABV 40.0%
Comments: The feel is good but it needs time to develop all the flavours. Four years old is just too early.
OVERALL SCORE
7.1
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