The nose offers marmalade and malt, a hint of custard, coconut ice and nutmeg. Winter spices and malt on the palate with barley, Seville orange marmalade and oak. The finish is spiced and warming with oak and cinnamon.
On the nose a creamy, aromatic melange of vanilla custard, hints of aniseed, lemon curd and butter toffee. Wood shavings and dried banana chips develop with just a hint of cassis. More of those banana chips showing through on the palate, this time theres a creamy hit of barley malt too, pepped up with a little allspice. Notes of ground walnut and caramel. Light spice and black pepper on the tail. Lingering notes of cereal sweetness.
Classic Yamazaki strawberries and dried fruits with floral notes coming from the Mizunara cask whisky. Fragrant sandalwood and maybe coconut. Certainly, a whisky where you could get lost in its nose! The dried berries remain lively on the palate (it even develops some raspberry notes along the way), but they're dialed back a bit to make room for light oak, white peach and a small amount of spice. Vanilla lasts and lasts, with spicy but sweet cinnamon acting as a final flourish.
Toffee and vanilla fudge jump out before we dive into a bucket of singed raisins and smouldering peat bricks. Green grass and leafy notes poke out around the edges along with candied lemons and flamed orange peel. A sweet creamy hit up front leads into lemon boiled sweets. black-pepper spice and a thick layer of peaty smoke. The green edges from the nose are back, with richer notes of stewed apples and sultanas, and a touch of vanilla toffee. Menthol throat sweets and sweet smoke slowly fade to leave grilled apples and buttery pastry.
On the nose this Whisky is spicy and peppery, but theres a richness behind it, with spicy oak and soft orange fruitiness, and soft vanilla notes from the bourbon cask. Grainy sweetness and candied orange peel, quite rich, accompanied by rich cinnamon and clove. Great balance, this really needs a little water to allow the flavours to unfurl.
Lemon zest and coal smoke with warming barley just turned on the malting floor. Limestone, sugar snaps and coating of dark peat. Honeysuckle weaved with liquorice sweetness. Fresh flavours of rock salt and black pepper linger as the smoke slowly fades.
It unveils orange, plum, more caramel, honey, and vanilla sweetness in addition to the existing wood, pine, and mint. Eagle Rare 10 Year definitely gets better with air and chewing. Theres also a lightly nutty taste mixed with stewed corn.
Glendalough Double Barrel is a single grain Irish whiskey, aged in a combination of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks. Sweet and creamy, with butterscotch and honey from the American oak and dried fruit from the Spanish.
Starts with moderate honey and graham cracker sweetness followed by charred wood, crushed peanuts, and uncooked rice. Its a sugar and grain-forward whiskey accented with wood, nuts, and floral, grassy, and minty notes, as well as minimal alcohol.
Dusty rye spices are present, and an apparent corn flavour, vanillas, spices, and hints of caramel round out the malted barley or brown sugar flavour profile of a Canadian whisky and also make it more appealing. The taste itself makes it almost caramel-flavoured from all these combinations, very neatly easy to sip.
Light with plenty of sweetness. There are hints of dry spice and oily nuts, a touch of smoke. Palate Quite smooth and soft with notes of banana milkshake, a mixed nut note, a touch of caramel with creme anglaise. Sweet with a little cereal sweetness and toasty oak.
Jameson Black Barrel is aged for up to 6 years in double charred barrels, making it a full strength whiskey bursting with aromas of toffee and fudge, complemented by a spicy character and a rich vanilla finish.
A strong nose of chocolate cake, cream, rich espresso coffee, and dried fruits. A rich sweet taste, with a slight bitterness balancing it out. A pleasant warming feel at the end, a very enjoyable after dinner whisky. Solid whiskey; really well rounded and a solid keeper for the cabinet.
Jameson Irish Whiskey is a blended Irish Whiskey. A light floral fragrance, peppered with spicy wood and sweet notes. The perfect balance of spicy, nutty and vanilla notes with hints of sweet sherry and exceptional smoothness.