Soft ripe fruits, thorough spice, vanilla and oak flavours with a long finish only begin to describe this complex blend of pot still and grain release...
The 2016 vintage of Midleton Very Rare effortlessly combines smoothness with some really nice, old pot still complexity. Notes of honey and beeswax followed by some spicy notes of ground ginger, vanilla and oak...
Aged in unused 'virgin' oak which had added lots of sweet, spicy flavours. Almost Bourbon-like with flavours of vanilla, toasty oak, caramel and tropical fruits...
A rare old bottling from Millar Merchants who were bottlers and grocers on Dublin's Thomas St. Given that the old Powers Distillery was literally round the corner from them it is likely this contains a good dollop of John Power's whiskey...
Quite oaky and tight with a chewy nature adding spice flavours such as ginger and cinnamon. Nicely sweetened malt flavours add balance and juiciness. ..
No age statement but very good, especially if you like whiskies with a citrus or orchard fruit flavour profile. A clean, crisp and light whisky that works great as an aperitif. ..