Crested Ten Irish Whiskey, 10 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 3 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Light, dry. Slight nutty sherry. Melon skins. Palate Smooth, honeyish. Toffee wafers. Lean, clean. Finish That sherry again. Nutty, but a bit dry and papery. Comment This is a highly respected ‘sophisticated’ whiskey, but it has never done anything for me. Good sherry character, but the whiskey itself is just too thin in the middle. I find it unbalanced.

Jim Murray Nose Enormous pot still presence softened by a hint of sherry and a sprinkling of ginger. Palate Perfect balance of sherry, malt and oak with a pot still backbone. Warming spiciness. Finish Hints of cocoa, lingering spice. Comment A shade more sherry-intense than it used to be, so some of the finer notes have been swamped. If anything the sherry is of too fine a character. Even so, tremendous whiskey.