We thought that we had diligently saved up with Midleton’s “Spot” whiskeys through the years, however we utterly missed the teen within the lineup. This 7-year-old launch acquired fairly a little bit of buzz when it relaunched in 2020. And rightly so. It had been over 5 a long time (!) because the final Blue Spot launch, and its triumphant return marked the reunification of the whole Spot Household. What’s extra, it was the primary launch within the lineup to be bottled at cask energy. Earlier than that, nevertheless, Blue Spot spends its quick life in a combination a bourbon and sherry casks, in addition to Madeira barrels, a nod to the Mitchell household’s historical past of importing Madeira wine to Eire within the Nineteen Thirties (and sure utilizing the empty casks to age their whiskey). Let’s see what the fuss is (was) all about, lets?
Blue Spot Irish Whiskey 7 Years Outdated Evaluation
The aroma is recent and lightweight, not precisely what you’d anticipate from a cask energy pot nonetheless whiskey. Early notes of dusty grain, honeycomb, and a wholesome sprint of earthy spice are restrained and a bit austere, however complexity blooms with time delivering vanilla cream, apple slices, peach pores and skin, currants, and mild pie spice.
The palate showcases a creamy, spherical mouthfeel and is filled with cask energy vitality, virtually buzzing with brilliant fruit and darkish spices. Prime notes of caramel candies, candied lemon peel, and clove give method to juicy tangerine and roasted nuts on the midpalate, which is punctuated with a beneficiant heat and peppery pot nonetheless spice. The end is silky and beneficiant, dissolving in notes of cinnamon sugar, flamed orange peel, and cherry ice cream. Impressively advanced and well-developed for such a younger Irish whiskey. Maybe my new favourite in the whole lineup.
118.2 proof.
A / $90
Blue Spot Irish Whiskey 7 Years Outdated
USD90
