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Greenore 8 Years Old 1996, Single Grain Irish Whiskey

Brand Greenore
Expression 8 Years Old 1996, Single Grain Irish Whiskey
Type Irish Whiskey / Single Grain
Age 8 Year Old
Vintage 1996
Abv 40.00%
Region Ireland
Availability Limted in number but available in UK, Netherlands, Ireland, dutyfree, Germany & US in 2007
Guide Price £26-£40 (US$41-US$65)
Website http://www.cooleywhiskey.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 61 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Nose
A wildly spiced nose: caraway, turmeric, dried mint (freshly made mint sauce), banana chips, plain wood. Cereal. Bourbon like.
Palate
Light. The mintiness carries through. Some hard youth battling against sweetness from the oak. Cinnamon balls.
Finish
Short.
Comment
The best Greenore yet. Worth a look.

Arthur Motley

Nose
Crab apple and redcurrant jelly. A bourbony, grain-like character is more evident. A little cloying after a time, like the sweetness of jam cooking.
Palate
Lots of vanilla, filled with new sawn oak.
Finish
That vanilla oozes back like a half-sucked caramel chew.
Comment
A simple but satisfying whisky that almost tricked me into thinking it was a bourbon at times. Good stuff for its age too.

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