The native Irish oak has interacted with the maturing whiskey to impart a complex medley of fruits and delicate spices. Balanced, tasty, and nice to drink.This Single Pot Still Irish whiskey was matured initially in American Oak Bourbon barrels and finished in virgin native Irish Oak Hogshead casks grown on the Knockrath Estate. It’s dry in the right amount, sweet in the right amount, and overall was nice to sip on. There’s some nice spices, fruits, and even brown sugar notes throughout.
It does the coconut flavour that I enjoy from virgin American casks, though it’s not as strong, especially given the length of the finish.
So, separating that from my thoughts, let’s look at this: It’s not complex in the “insane flavours”, it’s complex in the “wow, lots of flavours here”, as well as having some of those interesting flavours. Partially because I set my expectations quite high with the last amazing Irish whiskey. This needs time or water to open up nicely, but not a lot.įinish is where it hints at some complexity with the pear brandy, though doesn’t quite follow through on that.Ĭonclusion: So it’s hard to rate this one. However the amount of flavours is still quite nice.įinish: Cinnamon, burn, wood, pear brandy, banana, vanilla, ginger, cloves, sugar caneīurn on the finish. Have to say, given the age, special edition nature, and cask strength, I was looking for more complex flavours. This goes with the dry element, and the caramel and apple are impossible to separate. Perfume goes with the orange and perfume to combine into a nice honey tangerine.
Taste: Honey tangerine, dry pear, oak, caramel apple, cloves, peach Water opens up more herbal notes, however beyond that doesn’t bring too much out. Any orange here has a little more sweetness to it. Virgin oak here has given some coconut and nice tropical fruit. Nose: Coconut milk, pineapple, caramel, marmalade, thyme, baklava, perfume So this will be interesting, let’s see how it tastes.Ĭask Type: Refill ex-bourbon then finished in Virgin Irish Oak hogheads To add to that, they keep track of each tree, thus each release tells you which tree it was. Then they are married together for two days, then placed in the Irish oak casks for over a year. The various whiskies range in age from 15 to 22 years old. The whiskey is matured in refill American Oak bourbon barrels, made from malted and unmalted whiskey that was tripled distilled. Irish Oak takes twice as long as American oak to age, and as such, special permits must be gathered to cut down these slow growing trees.The trees themselves are 130 year old, coming from Grinsell’s Wood, within the Ballaghtobin Estate in Co. What makes it special? It’s been finish in Irish Oak Hogsheads. Midleton Dair Ghaelach is a special release from Midleton. What’s that? Well I’ll get to that, stop being so impatient. The whiskey I chose? Well it’s Midleton Dair Ghaelach Tree 9. Hit my budget for the trip, ladies and gentlemen.Īnd since I’m going out with a bang, and since we’re at the Bison Bar & B.B.Q., and since they were nice enough to give me a tour of their smoker in the kitchen (super cool!), I decided to do a review after completely clearing out my palate with lots of water, time, coffee, a complete replacement of my mouth, punching myself a few times, and thinking happy thoughts. Wanted to have more, but finally had to tap out.
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