• Nose: 22 Palate: 23 Finish: 23 Balance: 22 Total: 90
  • Nose: White chocolate
  • Palate: Caramel and pecans
  • Finish: Long - Vanilla, cinnamon, cloves and apples
  • Balance: Kind of hot, but smoooth
  • Type: Single Pot Still
  • Age: 7
  • ABV: 58.7%
  • Distiller: Midleton (Pernod Ricard)
  • Where made: Midleton IRELAND
  • Region: Ireland
  • Approximate Price: $70
  • Value: BEST

Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Paired Irish Dinner for St Patrick's Day with Farmacy Restobar. This cask-strength whiskey has an official retail price of $85. However, the current price, within one month of release, is near $400. The club was lucky to be able to purchase a bottle for $135. Blue Spot was a 7-year single pot still which was part of the core line of "spot" whiskies; and it was discontinued in 1964 and reintroduced in late 2020/early 2021. It was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and ex-Madeira casks, seasoned in Tinta Negra.