Its Whiskey Wednesday!!! TODAYS FEATURED WHISKEY IS Green Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey... $9 Color: Light amber Nose: Hints of peppermint, malt, sweet barley, sugary porridge, creamy vanilla, papaya and citrus. Taste: Spicy and soft, gentle bourbon oak, green woods, menthol, potpourri. Finish: Creamy, long finish, vanilla. One of those great spirits that people often talk about but few have ever really tried. Produced in very small quantities at the Midleton Distillery (the same distillery that makes Redbreast Irish Whiskey), Green Spot Irish Whiskey used to only be available in Ireland and the UK, and often very difficult to find. Seeing the dramatic increase in the Irish whiskey category in the United States over the past few years, Pernod Ricard (owners of the Green Spot brand) decided to bring this legendary whiskey stateside. Green Spot is considered a “single pot still whiskey“, a term which refers to the style of whiskey, not the number of times it has been distilled. Single pot still whiskey is made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley which is triple distilled in traditional copper pot stills within a single distillery. This is the traditional style of Irish whiskey which used to be dominant in Ireland. Many of the current Irish whiskeys on the market are blends of lighter grain whiskeys and pot stilled or malt whiskey. Green Spot has no age statement but we are told that it is a blend of Irish whiskeys ranging in age from 7 to 10 years old aged in a combination of ex-bourbon barrels, refill bourbon barrels (which have already had a round or two of Irish whiskey in them), and sherry casks. *2014 World Whiskies Awards - Silver Irish Pot Still whiskey No Age Statement* *2014 The Irish Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business) - Gold Irish Single Pot Still* *2014 + 2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Silver Irish Whiskey - Single Pot Still*
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:00:00 +0000
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