When Mitchell & Son started bonding and mixing whiskey 135 years in the past, they introduced their very own vibrant legacy to the Dublin whiskey scene with the Spot vary. Initially this was a nod to their system of marking casks of various ageing potential with a selected colored marker.
To have a good time the one hundred and thirty fifth anniversary they’re now including a restricted version Gold Spot, which is a 9 yr outdated Irish whiskey in a novel proportion of bourbon barrels, sherry butts, Bordeaux wine casks and Port pipes. It comes at 102.8 proof for additional richness.
Gold Spot 9 yo ‘one hundred and thirty fifth Anniversary’ (51,4%, Mitchell & Son 2022)
Nostril: fairly wealthy certainly, displaying candy apples, stewed peaches, bananas and hints of summer season berries. Then some greener notes too. The fruitiness is blended with pot nonetheless spice and toasted wooden. Hints of vanilla pastry. Cinnamon and nutmeg, with a lightweight minty contact, pencil shavings and really delicate Port notes within the distance.
Mouth: nonetheless a fruity theme at its core (oranges, grapes, a vibrant trace of mint and roasted pineapple too). Later this will get overtaken by the ample spicy notes. Clove, ginger, white pepper, with a lightweight natural bitterness in the direction of the end. Chamomile? Rising hints of charred wooden in the long run.
End: medium lengthy. The woody facet is a tad sharp now, displaying loads of mint tea and eucalyptus. Some wine tannins displaying by.
A wealthy and spicy tackle the Spot vary, underscored by wine casks and a excessive power. Out there quickly from retailers in Eire (verify the Spot web site), later additionally different European nations. The US will observe mid July.
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