85 / 100
This is framed as an unpeated Irish whiskey, but that label alone doesn’t establish a precise smoke level; the tasting notes describe sweetness, dried fruit and spice rather than smoke. The more distinctive contrast is creamy vanilla against raisin and apricot, with allspice adding a gentle edge. The long, warming finish carries the sweetness and spice through alongside oak. It has a clear, rounded direction, though anyone choosing specifically by smoke character has little sensory evidence here to judge its intensity.
Reviewed by MapleRadio
- Nose
- Floral, Vanilla sweetness, Rum-raisin, Allspice
- Palate
- Creamy vanilla sweetness, Dried fruit, raisin and apricot, Slight tingling spice
- Finish
- Long and warming, Lingering sweetness, spice and oak