Tyroconnel - Port Cask Finish.
Nose - Depth and sweetness. A little liqourice allsorts style hit. You remember those blue ones covered with little dots? Well them. Still sweet but with savoury undercurrents. The mouth waters slightly. There's a lovely cereal depth, huge chunky malt presence. A tipple of chocolate. A leaning of a Cadbury Fruit and Nut. Pithy Orange. All the hallmarks of a classic Irish whisky.
Taste - Sweet, initially, With a lovely one-two touch off on the spice, integrating with the oak. Then the pooling of oils and the nod of a stalky bitterness. Creamy and a citrus sharpness.
There's not much to give the cask away. A touch of sweetness on the nose but nothing too much on the delivery to suggest an extended port finish. Maybe right at the very end when the spice has faded to a sweet ember does the touch of port play it's pipes.
Maybe this is both a good and bad thing. Maybe a little weary of over exposure for wood finishes. But maybe a little disappointed that doesn't live up to the expectations. However, is this a good whisky? Yes I say. Is it one I'm going to be remembering for years to come? Then probably not. Which is in itself a shame as with Jim Beam buying out Cooley it's unlikely that we ever will again.
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