• Nose: 23 Palate: 23 Finish: 25 Balance: 24 Total: 95
  • Nose: Fruits, spice, vanilla, ginger and chocolate
  • Palate: Juicy, woody, apples and grapes
  • Finish: Spicy and nutty with dried fruits
  • Type: Single Malt
  • Age: 16
  • ABV: 46%
  • Distiller: Celtic Whiskey Shop - Cooley (Beam Suntory) or Bushmills (Cuervo)
  • Where made: Ireland
  • Region: Ireland
  • Approximate Price: $220
  • Value: GOOD

This is a double-distilled whiskey, initially matured for 14 years in a 1st-fill bourbon barrel for 14 years; and then part of the barrel was re-casked for 2 years in a specially-commissioned 55 liter Pedro Ximenez cask for 2 years. Tasted at The Shelbourne (Cork, IRELAND).