Nose: Heavy fresh grains with sawdust, dry dessert wine, toffee, and musty cardboard. This is a NAS expression from Midleton distillery that’s bottled at 40% ABV. Author Whisky Musings Posted on OctoCategories Midleton Tags Dair Ghaelach, Midleton Jameson 18 Year Review Buy a Redbreast 21 instead for around the same cost. Value for the money: These retail around $200+ and for me that’s an easy pass. The virgin oak certainly comes through and has a big influence, but unfortunately not a super positive influence for me. Rating: 82/100 – Lately I’ve been really enjoying Irish expressions, but this one wasn’t loaded with those tropical fruit notes I love.
The virgin Irish oak certainly stands out for better or worse.įinish: Mango and pineapple emerge while the charred oak notes linger on. Palate: Quite oak heavy up front with butterscotch, dark brown sugar, and black pepper emerging. Nose: Heavy cinnamon, fresh milled barley, molasses, caramel, and charred oak. It’s made up of 15-22 year single pot still whiskys that were matured in ex-bourbon casks and married/finished in the Irish oak casks. The views, opinions, and tasting notes are 100% my own.ĩ8-100 (A+) = Transcendent: The best I’ve ever tasted.ĩ3-97 (A) = Amazing: If possible I’d own a case.ĩ0-92 (A-) = Excellent: Want to bunker a few.Ĩ7-89 (B+) = Great: A satisfying daily drinker.Ĩ3-86 (B) = Good: Might purchase now and then - not a must.Ĩ0-82 (B-) = Not bad: Has some merit - worth trying.ħ7-79 (C+) = Meh: Has minor flaws, a “meh” experience.ħ3-76 (C) = Shrug: Flawed, but not utter swill.ħ0-72 (C-) = Bleh: An education in bad whisky.Ħ0-69 (D) = Future dusty: Wouldn’t buy it for any reason.Ġ-59 (F) = No: Not entirely sure it’s safe to drink.This Midleton expression was their first ever whisky finished in virgin Irish Oak casks. *Disclosure: This was sent to me by the company. Midleton Dair Ghaelach Review on my site if you’re interested. Which if that’s you I’d recommend you move along, but if you’re like me and enjoy a balanced dollop of oak in your whiskey then this could be right up your alley. It’s a complex and interesting whiskey that I think bourbon drinkers would enjoy, Irish Whiskey drinkers will love and that scotch drinkers might like unless they’re the type that are ultra sensitive to the amount of oak in their whisky.
The nose is like a gourmet banana cream pie drizzled with buttery caramel, the palate is dense and heavy - almost brooding - and the finish is just sublime. Animal magnetism, but with whiskey - whiskey magnetism.
I had a hard time not drinking the entire sample in one sitting, I had to dig deep and find previously unknown reserves of self control to combat the desire to consume the entire thing in one go. Overall: Midleton Dair Ghaelach is awesome.
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Tasty as can be.įINISH Long and complex with layers of pears, peaches, apples, caramel, malt, vanilla, banana and oak.īALANCE, BODY & FEEL Excellent balance, a rich round and full body with a heavy oily heavy feel. PALATE Buttery single pot still malt, banana pudding, orchard fruit, caramel, oak, cinnamon and nutmeg first coat and then give way to lighter notes of vanilla beans, dark fruit, dried fruit and brown sugar. Light notes of Baking spices, citrus peels, almonds, vanilla and an herbal character waft through as well adding dimension and depth. NOSE Rich buttery single pot still malt rolls out with an accompaniment of banana, creamy sweetness, caramel and oak.
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