Whiskey Tasting Notes, part 1
Jun. 12th, 2020 09:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chuckroFor my birthday this year, Jethrien ordered me three sets from Drinks by the Dram, a mail-order service for whiskey tasting flights. We tried the Irish Whiskey flight last night. (It’s five two-ounce bottles, and I was quite tipsy after drinking half of each over the course of an hour. I’m a lightweight!)
• Roe & Co Irish Whiskey – Definite taste of spicy pears. Jethrien liked it, I felt it might be a little too spicy.
• Teeling Small Batch – The smell is awesome; it’s a face-full of vanilla. The actual taste is strangely empty, there isn’t much to it.
• Connemars Peated – FOR THE LOVE OF PEAT! It’s definitely for the peat-smoke lover. Very pleasant start, and then you feel like a dragon.
• Bushmills 21 Year Old – This is possibly the fruitiest whiskey I’ve ever had, I though that “blackberry mocha” described the notes best. Very complex, and also very smooth. Jethrien didn’t love the finish. I don’t want a whole bottle of it, but I’d drink it again.
• Irish Single Malt No. 1, 13 Year Old – Batch 3 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) – Very “bright” fruity, but not citrus. Jethrien described it as “sunshine.” The finish is nutty and it has a bit of a burn to it.
Overall: Nothing in this batch I feel a strong need to search out again, but they were all fun to try.
• Roe & Co Irish Whiskey – Definite taste of spicy pears. Jethrien liked it, I felt it might be a little too spicy.
• Teeling Small Batch – The smell is awesome; it’s a face-full of vanilla. The actual taste is strangely empty, there isn’t much to it.
• Connemars Peated – FOR THE LOVE OF PEAT! It’s definitely for the peat-smoke lover. Very pleasant start, and then you feel like a dragon.
• Bushmills 21 Year Old – This is possibly the fruitiest whiskey I’ve ever had, I though that “blackberry mocha” described the notes best. Very complex, and also very smooth. Jethrien didn’t love the finish. I don’t want a whole bottle of it, but I’d drink it again.
• Irish Single Malt No. 1, 13 Year Old – Batch 3 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) – Very “bright” fruity, but not citrus. Jethrien described it as “sunshine.” The finish is nutty and it has a bit of a burn to it.
Overall: Nothing in this batch I feel a strong need to search out again, but they were all fun to try.
