The finish was the biggest downfall and if you get it I’d be cautious with the water. Once water is added it basically disappeared.Īdding a splash of water killed the butteriness on the aroma and the palate making it sharp and a bit astringent. The longer the Dair Ghaelach Bluebell sat the more oak came out, it also seemed the longer it sat the shorter the finish got. The Palate was more oak forward and rustic but didn’t have nearly the complexity and came across lighter than the aroma. The aroma drifted out of the glass was soft and light but carried a complex wave of dark sweets butted up against buttery and spicy undertones. Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest Whiskey is a good whiskey, but it’s a bit light, a bit muted. Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest Whiskey Review: Overall and Score Good balance, medium body that ran on the hot side of things. Toffee, biscuity, malty sweet, honey, caramel, copper, butterscotch and some bits of spice, nuts, oak and cocoa.īuttery toffee, copper, nuts, citrus, oak, spice, honey and a touch of cocoa and char. Price: $300+ Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest Whiskey Review: Tasting Notes Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest Whiskey Review: Details (price, mash bill, cask type, ABV, etc.)Ĭask Strength | Non-Chill Filtered | Natural Color This exceptional offering has been finished in barrels made from Irish oak grown in the Bluebell Forest of Castle Blunden Estate in County Kilkenny, imparting a true and unique flavour of Ireland.” “Irish Distillers has unveiled the next chapter in its Virgin Irish Oak Collection of Single Pot Still Irish Whiskeys Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest edition. Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest Whiskey Review: Details and Tasting Notes Every month after that Billy and Kevin tasted the casks till they felt they were ready to be bottled at cask strength, and minimal filtration, to preserve the whiskey’s character.Įach Hogshead came from one of 6 trees, the Irish Whiskey I’m reviewing today came from Tree 3. Sourcing only from ex-Bourbon barrels, to keep the spirit shining forward, the whiskey used ranged from 12 to 23-years-old and blended together before going into one of the 29 Hogshead casks. Bluebell Forest – image via Whisky Intelligence Once the staves were ready they were fashioned into 29 Hogshead casks, lightly toasted and then shipped back to Ireland where Kevin O’Gorman, Head of Maturation, and Billy Leighton, Master Blender, were prepping the whiskey. ![]() From there they were shipped to Jerez where they dried for 15 months at the Antonio Páez Lobato cooperage. This was the beginning of the journey for the Midleton Dair Ghaelach Bluebell Forest Whiskey.Īt the Maderbar Sawmills in Baralla, the trees were carefully cut into staves. ![]() From this location, 6 130-year-old trees were felled (carefully) and shipped to Barilla in north-west Spain. ![]() A forest which gets its name from the bluebells that carpet the forest floor. The Whiskey Crusaders review Midleton Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey which comes in at 112.6 proof. Sprouting from the earth near Castle Blunden Estate in County Kilkenny is a forest of Irish Oak dubbed the Bluebell Forest.
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