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West Cork
12 Year Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Category: Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Date Tasted:
6/27/2018
Country: Ireland
Alcohol: 43%
Buy It Now
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$65.99
2018 Best Irish Single Malt Whiskey
West Cork
12 Year Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Category: Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Date Tasted:
6/27/2018
Country: Ireland
Alcohol: 43%
Bright light gold color. Fruity aromas and flavors of white tea with honey, fragrant asian pears, geranium, peaches in cream, and sweet coconut sticky rice with a round, crisp, fruity medium body and a warming, complex, very long finish that exhibits nuances of honey wheat scone, caraway and dill finish. A seamlessly integrated Irish Single Malt with a beautiful, evolving finish.
Tasting Info
Style:
Fruity, Complex & Herbal
Aroma:
white tea with honey, fragrant asian pears, geranium, peaches in cream, and sweet coconut sticky rice
Flavor:
Same as aromas with nuances of honey wheat scone, caraway and dill
Smoothness:
Warming
Finish:
Evolving
Enjoy:
neat, on the rocks and with drops of water
Bottom Line:
A seamlessly integrated Irish Single Malt with a beautiful, evolving finish.
The Producer or Importer
M.S. Walker Inc.
975 University Avenue
Norwood, MA 02062
USA
1 617-776-6700
www.mswalker.com
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Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Serve in a Glencairn Scotch Whisky Glass
About
Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Single malt Irish whiskeys, like their Scottish cousins, are whiskies that are only made with malted barley. They are usually triple distilled through both column and pot stills, although there are a few exclusively pot-distilled brands.
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