• Nose: 21 Palate: 22 Finish: 21 Balance: 20 Total: 84
  • Nose: Vanilla, mint and pine needles
  • Palate: Spicy vanilla, creme brûlée
  • Finish: Long - pine and bananas, bitter
  • Balance: A little weird
  • Type: Single Pot Still
  • Age: NAS
  • ABV: 48%
  • Distiller: Midleton (Pernod Ricard)
  • Where made: Midleton, Co Cork IRELAND
  • Region: Ireland
  • Approximate Price: $98
  • Value: POOR

Tasted at Shelbourne Bar (Cork, Ireland). This single-pot still whiskey was matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, and then finished in Japanese cedar wood casks. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. The mint, pine and bananas made an odd combination.