Greenore 8 Year old

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A gold medal-winner at the Inter­na­tional Wine & Spir­its Com­pe­ti­tion, this unique con­coc­tion is a 100% Sin­gle Grain Irish whiskey, with no malt con­tent at all.

Sweet, appetis­ing and organic nose. Sweet with vanilla, dried banana chips, and coconut oil. Bourbon-y sweet­ness that gets the mouth wet in antic­i­pa­tion. Organic like fresh corn, green toma­toes, chlorophyll.

Mmm, but­tery and fruity. Toasty. Caramel. Almonds with a twist of watery lemon­ade. Hon­eyed fin­ish with a tinge of those organic notes found on the nose.

Sum­mary:

Super­fi­cial stuff first, I like the bot­tle design (like the Arran Anniver­sary shape) and the cork is fat and tight giv­ing a nice loud sssqu­u­ueeepft when you open it. This is a light, fresh, and invig­o­rat­ing whisky that is per­fect for a sum­mer day. Very bourbon-y with­out any of the harder tan­nins but might be a bit sweet and cloy­ing for some peo­ple or even for some moods. Could do well in a cock­tail in place of bour­bon, or even rum. Yet more evi­dence that great things can come from the world of grain whisk(e)y.

Tast­ing Notes by Dr Whisky (http://drwhisky.blogspot.com)