Irish 15yo x Three Dogs - Release 19

Irish Single Malt whiskey 2002 / 15yo / Hogshead 56.9% / 209 bottled / 70cl This little troublemaker very nearly never saw the light of day. When the cask landed from Ireland, HMRC took a look and briefly considered pouring the whole lot straight down the drain. Apparently ageing Irish whiskey within Scotland is very much not the done thing. Thankfully common sense prevailed and the whisky survived its brush with bureaucratic extinction. The ever- talented Three Dogs handled the artwork this time around, delivering something suitably mischievous for this “Cooool-ly” bottled whisky. Nose: Big apples that would make NYC jealous. Pear tarte tatin dumped under enough icing sugar to cancel school for the day. Honeycomb, malt biscuits and a gentle waxy note drifting about like a beekeeper who’s wandered into a bakery and started negotiating with the croissants. Palate: Thick, chewy malt doing cannonballs into a pool of floral honey. Baked apples and poached pears immediately follow, causing big enough splash that would give any Irishman immediate Kiwi citizenship. Finish: Long, warm and gently peppery. Honeyed malt and lemon zest hanging around like the last people in the bar asking for another drink when the chairs are on the table... (don’t be that person).