Aaron's Notes

Aaron's personal notes

View project on GitHub

Irish Whiskey

Scores are on a 1-10. These scores are relative to each other, not to spirits in other catagories.

Whiskey Type ABV Score Notes
Knappogue Castle 12 Year Single Malt Single Malt 43% 7 Very oaky nose. Strong oak and apple on the palate. Easy drinking – really nice finish.
Jameson Blender’s Dog Blended Whiskey 43% 6 Brown sugar and instant oatmeal on the nose. Bright, fruity. Faint cereal/grainy finish.
Green Spot Single Pot Still Blended Whiskey 40% 6 Smells like bubblegum and wintergreen. Very light taste. Watery. Tastes like watered down honey and sichuan peppercorn. Clean finish.
Redbreast Single Pot Still Lustau Single Pot Still 43% 9 Butterscotch and almonds in the nose. Honey, dark cherry compote, toasted nuts. Finish slightly hot, but also full body. Truly excellent.
Teeling Single Malt Single Malt 43% 6 Banana and white chocolate on the nose. Banana, apple, pastry taste. Meh finish, but slightly rough.
Connemara Peated Single Malt Single Malt 40% 8 Brine and peat and rubber and bread on the nose. Taskes like a more subtle version of Laphroaig 10. Really nice, clean, easy finish, slightly medicinal.