Lazy Sunday ... was nice enough out I walked down to Arch Bridge for a flight in the afternoon. It will be nice when the days start getting longer... sooooooooon!
Tonight's sample is quite malty on the nose. Bready, apple, honey, cookie. It's a touch spiky on the nose, probably from the proof, but overall this nose is very good. The taste is a bit of a let down in comparison. The malt is there, but it's sweet and vanilla for days. Very sweet. I thought I was getting a popcorn ball type flavor for a bit, but no... it's just sweet. The finish is sweet as well and lasts for a very long time.
With water it is more spicy on the nose and taste, it might open up some with water and I probably enjoy it a bit more. I'll rate this one 4.0/5.0 for the nose alone, it's really fantastic. I had a brief thought that this might be an American Single Malt - but I'm pretty sure it's Irish, and I'll guess in the 50% - 55% ABV range.
Tonight we were drinking Redbreast Cask Strength, Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, 57.2% ABV, Batch No B1/23, aged 12 Years. I would not have guessed this one... but recent batches have been a bit different than the old ones I recall. I'll have to give it another try on a different night and see if I get anything different.
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