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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%

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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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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.