• Nose: 22 Palate: 22 Finish: 21 Balance: 21 Total: 86
  • Nose: Spicy and malty with lots of vanilla
  • Palate: Creamy with notes of pears and apples
  • Finish: Short and gentle with late-arriving anise
  • Balance: OK - Tasty, but a little bit of bitter burn
  • Type: Single Pot Still
  • Age: NAS
  • ABV: 43%
  • Distiller: Kilbeggan (Beam Suntory)
  • Where made: Kilbeggan IRELAND
  • Region: Ireland
  • Approximate Price: $42
  • Value: BEST

Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 56 - Kilbeggan / Tyrconnell. This is a new whiskey from Kilbeggan, first released in 2020. It is distilled and matured at Kilbeggan using their copper pot stills. The mash bill is 2.5% oats with the remainder comprised of malted and unmalted barley.