Marshall I just finished my Green Spot. It was really good, quite easy to drink. I replaced it with the Yellow. I will let you know how it goes. Pretty excited about it.
Haven’t had many Irish whiskey’s, but liked the few I had. All were about 80 proof. I am a Bourbon drinker and prefer high proofs, especially single barrel cask strengths. Didn’t really care for this at all, much more Scotch-like than the others that I have tried. Not very smooth for a 12 year old whiskey. A bit rough around the edges, but didn’t mind that, just an observation.
Teeling was a highlight of last year’s Dublin trip. Just bought another bottle of single grain yesterday. Small batch is easy to find around here.
Had two pours last weekend commemorating my head-in collision two years ago. I sorta lived thru it.
I’m a recent convert to Irish whiskey, much preferring it to Bourbon or Scotch/single malts, which I often find too oaky or peat
smokey for my tastes.
I recently had a bottle of Yellow Spot but didn’t feel that it deserved the premium over Redbreast or Green Spot.
I’ve tasted the RedBreast a few months back. It’s not bad. ![[wink.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/04707e6a7bbb03e0153e349d8a9270d30e1e9525.gif "wink"){kind=small}
The other styles offered taste good too. I own the 12 year old. Come east for a pour.
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I generally prefer Irish Whiskey at 12 yrs or younger. My favorite Irish of all time was the original Green Spot, made exclusively for Mitchell & Son in Dublin. It was likely a 7 year old. Not at all the same as that which is now produced by Jameson and widely available.
I’m not at all a fan of Yellow Spot or Red Spot. Redbreast 12 is too variable to my liking, although I’ve had better luck with the cask strength version. I do not like Redbreast 15 or 21, the latter being a posterchild for overaged, woody whiskey. Shockingly, Redbreast 32 Dream Cask is much fresher and less woody/astringent than Redbreast 21. I was prepared to hate 32 Dream Cask when I tasted it a year ago, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it. Unfortunately, it was a single, cherry cask that sold in 500ml bottles for $600+, if you could even find it.
Currently, I’m a fan of Writers Tears. It is tangy and delicious. And reasonably priced. For premium, my preference is Power’s Johns Lane; although there is significant batch variation.
My eldest son became fond of Irish whiskies since he spent a couple of weeks vacation in Ireland in the summer of 2018. These are what we usually keep on hand at home.
Red breast 12 cask strength is one of my favorites.
I like it too; but I really have to cut it. Was quite pleasantly surprised how fresh its fruit/citrus notes were when I first tried it a little over a year ago.
I’ve had their single malt; but not in the past year. I asked my eldest son (who is more into Irish whisky than I). He said, compared to Redbreast 12 (regular) & 15, the Teeling Single Malt is more savory, spicier, not as creamy/round/full-bodied. He likes it though; and still keeps some of it at home.
I feel like Irish Whiskey threads tend to begin and end with Redbreast (unfortunately). Good stuff, no doubt, but there are so many others. Some others I enjoy are Powers, Tyrconnell Sherry Cask Finish, and Glendalough.
I did about a year ago. Unfortunately I don’t remember anything specific, except I liked it. A restaurant we frequent is managed by someone from Ireland, and it’s his favorite.
I’ve had very many, a lot in Ireland, and a number at home. I’d have to dig through my photos for the ones in Ireland. In Ireland or in Manila, though, other than those I keep (or, rather, my eldest keeps) at home, I have virtually no tasting notes. Mainly, that’s because I tend to get plastered when I’m drinking them in pubs/bars (chased with pints of Irish stout most all the time).
Below are some bottles my eldest, I and a Welsh-Irish friend have gone through in his bar.
LMD, how’d you like the Wild Geese? I have not seen that one before.
Hi, Brian. I can’t remember that much; but, what I do recall is that I thought it to be “neither here nor there” despite it being talked up as being multiple award winning (I was offered a glass by my Welsh-Irish friend who manages the restaurant/bar). It came off to me as an atypical Irish whisky undecided if it wanted to be generally savory/spicy/citrusy or sweetish/creamy/vanilla pastry. Some can pull it off well. This one, for me, didn’t well enough to make me want to buy a bottle (so I never did).
From the recently concluded Ardbeggeddon XXI, the 21st annual gathering of the clan:
A couple of 1950’s distillates. Both very good.
And an excellent Jameson Distillery Reserve 12 year old, available only at the distillery. This one was bottled in the very early 2000’s.
Cool bottles Mark, thanks for sharing.
We just picked up Glendalough, all single malt/single grain, Pot Still, and finished in a unique 2nd cask, Irish Whiskey, was a little late setting them up, so missed out on their 13 year Mizunara finish and their 7 year finished in Black Pitts Porter barrels.
Revisited the Teeling Single Malt. Nose spicier than I remember. Svelte, fresh, not very deep or concentrated, quite lifted, bit of sugary sweetness to the alcohol/spice bite past mid-palate, that drops off as it starts its finish. Not bad, though nothing great. Pleasant sipper; but nothing serious. That all said, at its remarkably cheap price, it has its place in one’s bar.
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so the current green spot is not worth getting? haven’t gotten in a while and loved the style. but perhaps i was tasting the “new” style and my taste is shite?