Yellow Spot 12-year-old

Overall rating
85.26/100
votes
470
Whiskybase ID
WB33205
Category
Single Pot Still
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Stated Age
12 years old
Casktype
Bourbon Barrels, Sherry Butts & Malaga Casks
Strength
46.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Bottle code
L320431207
Barcode
5011007024475
Bottled for
Mitchell & Son
Added on
01 jun 2012 5:34 pm
ColoredNon-chillfiltered
Yellow Spot 12-year-old
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Yellow Spot 12-year-old
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Yellow Spot 12-year-old
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Yellow Spot 12-year-old
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Yellow Spot 12-year-old
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Yellow Spot 12-year-old
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Yellow Spot 12-year-old
Photo by Slàinte Mhath
Yellow Spot 12-year-old
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€ 70.71

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Whisky reviews for Yellow Spot 12-year-old

75 users have left 79 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 85.26 points.

  1. Archer scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    Fortunately, the first shock of cheese feet in the nose has (once again) turned out to be a chimera. A single pot still as it is in the book - and lucky that the spot range is so broad again after years (decades) of serving.
    • Nose
      88 88
      Now that's interesting: as with Yellow Spots from other years, I have an association with him with cheesy feet and unwashed sports clothes. A sip helps to eliminate this impression, but this phenomenon is strange ...
      So now spicy pot still notes, softened by the participating Malaga barrels, which together with the sherry barrels bring some fruit into the nose: apricots, peaches and light grapes. In addition, barrel wort, which is a little musty and musty, but becomes very tasty together with pepper and nutmeg.
    • Taste
      89 89
      Soft and very creamy start, which immediately makes you think of white coffee, toffee and chocolate cake - whereby the chocolate cake is powdered with a selection of spices that hardly leaves anything to be desired in pot still spices: pepper, clove powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, Coriander. Subtly fruity, apricots and peaches in the background, then always pushing forward.
    • Finish
      89 89
      Long, still creamy, spicy, alternating between fine dry and sweet. Spices and fruit notes (here now also strawberry!) Have hooked up to say goodbye and sway a round together. Cocoa, nougat and marzipan at the end.

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  3. AndyMO10 scored this whisky 89 points Member Junior

    This whiskey just confirmed to me, that "Irish single pot still" is my best. Briliant combination of spices with sweetness. Significant honey notes, lot of creamy vanilla /even vanilla puding/, waxiness, milk chocolate, creme brulee, lovely fruitiness /especially oranges, maybe grapefruit, peaches, caramelized apples, hint of tropical fruit/, different variations of spices, nutmeg, oakiness. Long sweet and spicy finish. Delicious dessert, full body and intense. Brilliant dram, I love this unique old Irish style of whiskey production - mixture of malted and unmalted barley.

  4. SimondeVette scored this whisky 81 points Expert Senior

    Nice and sweet, some spices. Good Irish stuff
    • Nose
      Apricot, grain, almond, some sulphur
    • Taste
      Raisin, dried apricot, almond, vanilla, caramel
    • Finish
      Oak, almond, vanilla, cloves

  5. KennyH2O scored this whisky 85 points Member Senior

    I will have to rate this one slightly higher than the green spot due to it's clearly higher maturation, the wow effect was not there as much for anymore after tasting the green spot but you can clearly feel how this is more complex on all the notes
    • Nose
      Depper and more ripe fruits, almost buttery
    • Taste
      Ripe fruits, sweet wine, spicies
    • Finish
      Very full finish, mouthfilling and it slowly turns into spiciness

  6. Drum scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    I really liked this Irishman, it's sweet, easy to drink and you hardly notice the 46% - nice!
    • Nose
      Very sweet, I immediately had cakes and sweet pastries in mind, sherry, plum cake, banana, vanilla and fresh flowers. Also caramel and I think it has typical bourbon notes.
    • Taste
      Again sweet and pastry; Canned fruit, marzipan, a light tingling mouthfeel and sparkling wine.
    • Finish
      Mild and medium to long. Warm and semolina. The previously fresh flowers on the nose turn into wilted flowers with a heavy sweetness. Then he says goodbye with a light bitter almond aroma.

  7. g00se scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    Very nice Irishman.
    Quite fruity and sweet on the nose, despite its young age. In the taste and finish, it's a bit too woody-bitter for me. I like the Illicit Stills or Licensed Dram better.
    • Nose
      87 87
      Fruity like garden fruit, like ripe apples and pears, but also a lot of vanilla. Needs a little air to lose the alcoholic sting. A sweetness of marzipan and cotton candy develops from the vanilla. Very harmonious and present. But I can also understand if that might be too sweet for some people. Reminds me a bit of GlenLivet's Double Oak. But this one isn't colored!?
      Over time, the barrel influences alternate. Now more berry-cherry.
    • Taste
      86 86
      The oak shows up in the taste. Initially still quite strong in the attack by the 46%, there is a torrent of berries and cherries, followed by a good deal of wood. I can't keep it in my mouth for long.
    • Finish
      85 85
      Medium-length finish with grapes and an underlying bitterness. Pleasant after the second sip.

  8. BarrelBeast scored this whisky 84 points Expert Junior

    Youtube Review: https://youtu.be/Kf-euWXtz-8
    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  9. face scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

  10. oleg.wx scored this whisky 86 points Member Senior

    Nothing really special but quite good and drinkable. Spicy, fruity, hay, honey... what would you expect from Irish pot still?

  11. joeynoreen scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

  12. Killswitch scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      86 86

  13. JBKwb scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      85 85

  14. Apikalov scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      86 86

  15. Dutchdram scored this whisky 91 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      90 90
      I can smell a complexity of scents such as peaches and honey. A spicy scent of black pepper penetrates in between. Grassy tones and white grapes follow. An oily odor at the end.
    • Taste
      91 91
      Again an explosion of flavors. Delicious sweet flavors of honey and pineapple comes through immediately. We remain on the fruity side with red apples. After a few seconds black pepper and red chili peppers. At the end I taste sweet chocolate milk again.
    • Finish
      92 92
      Long, dry and fruity. Nutmeg and barley keeps lingering for a long time.

  16. craide scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    Great Irish guy who looks a bit older than he is. The aromas appear a little more intense. For me a very good example of a single pot still whiskey.
    • Nose
      87 87
      The first step is determined by the spicy pot still notes, the many intense fruit notes seem more ripe, almost overripe like a fruit compote or must. There is also oak and a nice spicy note of cinnamon and nutmeg. Apricots, peaches, cherries and some ripe bananas and pears. In the background, a slightly floral aroma of hay, grain and malt comes through. But that seems to be rather dusty and musty.
    • Taste
      87 87
      Soft, creamy start, intense woody barrel spice, a little vanilla and creme brule, the spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper provide a nice, light, tingling spiciness with the spice. By no means alcoholic. On the palate, the fruitiness is only slightly reduced, but apricots, peaches and a little coconut are still present. Somewhat bitter chocolate / nougat and coffee come to the front from the background, mix in well and bring out the spices again.
    • Finish
      86 86
      The malt finishes off with a medium-long finish, spicy, fruity with vanilla and sweet, light honey.

  17. gallfux did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    A really decent whiskey. The aroma is nice and fruity, the taste is then more dominated by the oak.
    It doesn't necessarily have to be a large bottle for me, but you can try it again at some point.
    • Nose
      A mixture of exotic and yellow fruits. Lychee, dragon fruit, khaki, physalis and apricots. A certain reminder of a rum with a slightly dirty distillery character. Bitter almond flavor. Fudge. Some oatmeal. Maybe completely removes rancid butter.
    • Taste
      Pleasant, almost mild start. Butter cream. Beautiful sweetie. Not quite as fruity as it was on the nose. But then comes a decent, but pleasant seasoning. Oak tones and chocolate. Apricot peel. A couple of citrus fruits.
    • Finish
      Orange peel. Licorice. Tree bark.

  18. bvrsky scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      83 83
    • Finish
      84 84

  19. Blinky_B scored this whisky 87 points Member Senior

    A very good Irish with the Madeira casks coming out on top.
    First 1/4 of the bottle would have given it a 88 but after some time open it has lost the sharp edges that I quite enjoyed, but still a solid 87.
    • Nose
      Sweet stone fruits, apricot, peach slight over ripe pineapple.
      Minor musty undertone to it to round it off. Very pleasant.
    • Taste
      Butter, honey, sweet white wine, stone fruit, un-malted grain, barley sugar’s, drying to a very slight bitterness.
    • Finish
      Medium length with white wine and raw barley

  20. Gweddry scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    uninteresting aroma and reverberation, the taste is delicious
    • Nose
      coconut, vanilla, butter biscuits, fruit, oak, sherry, apricot jam, toffee, egg liqueur, tiramisu, spices, bourbon end, crown-royal-like :(
    • Taste
      full, fruit, vanilla ice cream, coconut, sweet, cream, then bitter with spices, vanilla toffee, potstill
    • Finish
      apple peels, vanilla, butter cookies, wood, dried apricots, a trace of sherry

  21. Svjatogor scored this whisky 78 points Expert Senior

    n: smooth, fruit, apples, vanilla, new oak, honey, hint of leather
    t: full and sweet, oak, vanilla spicy
    a: vanilla, fruit, charcoal, burbon, oak, rewarding

  22. valasios scored this whisky 90 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      91 91
    • Finish
      90 90

  23. LukasJakubDrabek did not rate this whisky Shoplink Moderator

    Ralfy review 854: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQXLe1cGEvQ (89/100).

    "It's a light whiskey but it's an intensely flavored, articulate light whiskey."

  24. peej84 scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      85 85

  25. Igor_Gudimov scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      83 83
      Light fruits and caramel
    • Taste
      83 83
      Light vanilla-honey sweetness
    • Finish
      82 82
      Medium finish of sweet spices

  26. Highlander65 scored this whisky 80 points Expert Senior

    The base is that of the Green Spot, but much more fragrant, with much less evident alcohol
    • Nose
      very creamy, sweet, banana and vanilla aroma
    • Taste
      On the palate it is rounder and spicier than Green, as soon as it touches the tongue you immediately feel a pleasant tingle, sweet and creamy
    • Finish
      Sweet and creamy finish

  27. claymore84 scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    Tasted on 05-27-2020.

  28. KyotoLefty scored this whisky 91 points Expert Senior

    Appearance: Lovely deep golden orange.

    Nose: Banana comes out big, cinnamon, cookies, honey, vanilla, wood spice, melon.

    Palate: Full and rich with honey and cinnamon, vanilla, cake, oily and smooth.

    Finish: Long and lovely spice and honey.

    With Water: Opens it up very nicely. Bitter with a drop added.

    Overall: Fantastic depth and complexity and overall very delicious.

  29. Izzino scored this whisky 95 points Connoisseur

    Absolutely stunning single pot still whiskey. Very complex

  30. Halkyon scored this whisky 85 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  31. Shining_Bright scored this whisky 85 points Member Senior

    Really good - my 2nd bottle, but somehow the spirit struggles to come through so much as my earlier bottle (2018?).

    I'm hoping it improves as the level goes down in the bottle. Definitely much better than green-spot which to my taste is over-rated & far too young
    • Nose
      88 88
      Richly spicy coconut oak - gorse flowers. caramalised pineapple.
    • Taste
      85 85
      Exceptionally rounded, less peachy than my last bottle but the yellow fruits are still there. Enough bite to keep things interesting.
    • Finish
      83 83
      Medium, fades to slightly sour/ bitter.

  32. PEATYBOI scored this whisky 85 points Expert Junior

    Extremely fruity on the nose. With time, vanilla, coconut, whip cream, and toffee develops.

    On the palate, loads of vanilla, milk chocolate, tiramisu, coffee beans. The palate does not match the nose.

    The finish is medium with lingering butterscotch and espresso acidity.

  33. erikz scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    Had a sample of this.

    Irish delight. Soft, sweet, fruity and fatty although the finish is light. Big fruit basket with honey, vanilla and caramels. Didn't expect this with the fatty mouthfeel. Not too complex, needs the 46%. Definitely distillate from the Midleton stills, shines through. Compared this side to side with a Midleton very rare (2017) and it can almost keep up with it quite nicely, although the Midleton has way more complexity to it.

    Need a bottle, this is a great daily dram.
    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      86 86

  34. Dris scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      83 83

  35. gaboruso scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      85 85

  36. maltaholic scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    strong, alcoholic, oak barrel, vanilla.
    A little sherry, a light sweetness.
    Over time, something more aromatic.

    It's perfectly alright.

  37. GJR scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      86 86

  38. wisekyofcourse scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    fruity sweetness, greasy feeling of malt!
    Reminds me some M Couvreur for the sweet side, sherry (bottle open half), I have better returns than a sample!
    Grapes, vanilla, a little sweet candy, sugar, nutmeg and a little grassy back, almonds and chocolate in return!
    it's simple, though, monolithic, but intense!

  39. DerdickePole scored this whisky 79 points Member Senior

    • Nose
      75 75
    • Taste
      82 82
    • Finish
      80 80

  40. schengel10 scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    A successful, good Irish Pure Pot Still Whiskey!
    • Nose
      floral, grainy, oak, ripe peaches, sweet honey and vanilla;
    • Taste
      full-bodied sweet onset, first spicy (oak, pepper) and herbs, then sweet honey, caramel, vanilla, soft, oily;
    • Finish
      long finish, oak, vanilla finish;

  41. Rien scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      85 85

  42. Titi94 scored this whisky 89 points Connoisseur

    Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt:

    The Yellow Spot is a single pot still Irish whiskey which has been matured in three types of cask: American Bourbon cask, Spanish Sherry butts and Spanish Malaga casks for a sweeter flavour.

    Nose: There are masses of fleshy stone fruit on the nose, especially peach and apricot with hints of sherried dried fruit and Bourbon cask vanilla.

    Palate: The palate is equally fruity with a substantial body and a velvety texture.

    Finish: The finish is long and sweet with notes of marzipan and dried apricots.

    Overall: This is very different to the Green Spot we all know and love with a delicious sweetness to it and a firmer body.

    My comment: agree with MoM (sweet, fruity, peach, dried apricots and vanilla). I've discovered and tasted it at the Whiskey Live Paris 2018 show on last september. I've also tasted the 3 Green Spot ('Chateau Leoville Barton', 'Chateau Montelena' and the 'Single Pot Still'), good but under the Yellow Spot. Slainte!

  43. McMoulis scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      82 82
    • Finish
      82 82

  44. Totoro scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    Indulgent, opulent, silky and rich, this is teenaged Irish whiskey nearing perfection. In direct comparison to its younger sibling (Green Spot), the twelve-year-old expression has more wood influence, more spices, more "dark" aromatics, and more depth and intensity. Conversely, it boasts less "bright", youthful fruitiness. The signature tropical fruit notes have become waxier, oilier, and gained surprising levels of mellow maturity. Actually, if I were to have this blind, I'd deem this way older than its stated twelve years of age - it noses more like an at least sixteen-year-old malt. Lots of umami and soft rancio notes, surely imparted by the fortified wine casks.
    All in all, this is an obvious - and delightful - upgrade of Midleton's seven-to-eight-year-old modern classic, the Green Spot, and is well worth the premium it requires to purchase a bottle, IF (and that's a big "if") you cherish dark, woody, cask-heavy flavors over spirit-driven florals and fruitiness. I for one, definitely prefer this older version. The thick, lush fruitiness next to this waxy, oily, syrupy side makes for a winning combination. It may seem slightly expensive for twelve years, but given what it has to offer, it's a bargain at any price below 60 €.

  45. Alex Fridays scored this whisky 82 points Expert Senior

    Sweetness, apples, vanilla and caramel notes come during drinking this whiskey. It’s a smooth, easy to drink and has a good taste. I like it!

  46. markjedi1 scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    Nice Irish, but fairly expensive for what you get with its price tag of around 75 EUR.
    • Nose
      Grassy nose on heather, hay and honey with some nutmeg and loads of peach. Some caramel and quite some almonds. Banana and coconut. A hint of milk chocolate. Soft, approachable and pleasant, but most of all very Irish.
    • Taste
      It is oily and sweet, but a touch sharp at first sip. Again that grassy character with the yellow fruit, but also some cappuccino and green tea. Toffee apples? Milk chocolate returns.
    • Finish
      The medium long finish offers more milk chocolate, pepper and coconut.

  47. thijs100 scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    Big, bold, spicy. Exactly what I'd want from this style of whiskey.
    • Nose
      Apricots and ripe bananas, as well as a touch of cardboard. Some sweet grains and toffee too, followed by mild notes of milk chocolate and vibrant orange zest, with finally a whisper of aniseed.
    • Taste
      Creamy and rich, this has that classic Irish pot still profile, with some cough syrup, menthol, dried red fruits, and bitter oranges. Of course a good amount of spiciness also, mainly nutmeg, pepper and clove. Some almonds too. Big-bodied.
    • Finish
      Lingering spices, slightly herbal.

  48. RichardMayston scored this whisky 76 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      Lovely nose of herbal teas, overripe apples, vanilla and bananas.
    • Taste
      Green grass, fruit mix, ice cream cherries, honey suckle, apricot sunflower, hint of licorice, sultanas toffee 
    • Finish
      sweet pinapples

  49. OnkelBiff scored this whisky 85 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      84 84

  50. boy_genius_ck scored this whisky 82 points Connoisseur

    wonderful bourbon notes, sweet, refined and aromatic, nice sherry, perfectly balanced, elegant and perfectly sweet, then suddenly a weird funk hits you, annoying and persistent, it’s more deterring than complementary to the bourbon and sherry

  51. wisekyofcourse scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    what to say, compared to his little brother, he develops more flavors and does not have the same sweetness, but the multiple fruits felt are a plus undeniable!
    • Nose
      various fruits, exotic and also green (apple, pear), cinnamon, candies acidulated with this artificial side, then vanilla and quite fine woody, followed by malt almost to excess!
    • Taste
      same scents with a certain heaviness in mouth, little spicy, we feel the alcohol after a while!
    • Finish
      simple, but long enough on these aromas, the return of the acidulous candy remains in the bottom of the glass.
      malt, fruit, vanilla, sweet caramel and peppery spice. a very good basic dram scents question.

  52. mp3duck did not rate this whisky Member Senior

    A story of two halves: Pronounced sweet grains on the nose, well-balanced, deeper malts on the taste. Just as drinkable as its Green Spot cousin, but offering a very different Pot Still experience.

    For full tasting notes, visit https://www.thedramble.com/tastings/midleton/yellow-spot-12-year-old/

  53. lachaineduwhisky did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    The nose is overall fruity but it is slow to reveal itself and is much less appetizing than the Green Spot. The palate is very fruity, especially yellow fruits (exotic fruits?). The bourbon barrels are revealed in the mouth late but with authority! But where are the sherry casks? Perhaps in this note woody but too green for a 12 years and that leaves a hint of aggressiveness with each sip and prevents the roundness expected (too much?) To settle. An exceptionally long final centered on a fruit in particular that I can not yet identify. I stay a little on my hunger. I stay on the Green Spot even though both whiskeys have little in common - surprisingly enough.

    Enthusiasm 3/5

  54. pelle86 scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      82 82
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      83 83

  55. Allandale scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    Very appealing. Very easy drinking. Lovely.
    • Nose
      Pronounced aromas of fruit barley and toffee. Very nice. 
    • Taste
      Very good balanced notes of juicy apples  fruit  and sweet grains and barley.seasoned with toast and spice. 
    • Finish
      Middle long. The sweet spice persists after the soft fruit is gone.

  56. LiquidThoughts scored this whisky 81 points Connoisseur

    Joa, it's ok, but too young and alcoholic, I had better Irish for the same money. But he is definitely not bad either.
    • Nose
      Honey, light to medium alcohol / glue, exotic, light grapes, green apple, pineapple
    • Taste
      Green apple, malt, vanilla, honey, hay, slightly dusty oak, pineapple, mango, slightly metallic / alcoholic again as in the nose
    • Finish
      Still sour apple, slightly bitter-sour, malt, medium-long

  57. hans1971 scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    Smell: yellow fruit, vanilla Taste: vanilla, fruity, pepper on the tongue Finish: medium sweet aftertaste of ripe fruit and vanilla Tasted during BOL-tasting of Norbert 22-02-2017
    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      86 86

  58. Gondwana scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      90 90
    • Finish
      90 90

  59. jankes scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  60. Marko_I did not rate this whisky Connoisseur

    Delicious, not a "mild Irish", but an intense, full, sweet and spicy whiskey. Priced with the 60 € but steep, like many better Irish.
    • Nose
      Kekseeee! In addition a lot of honey, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar ... if it has opened something, fruit is added, sweet orange, canned peach, jam
    • Taste
      tart, hotter, darker than the nose - cinnamon turns pepper, lots of pepper, with caramel, almonds, creamy chocolate, intense and full-bodied
    • Finish
      medium long, woody-sweet, spicy, long pepper

  61. PowerTrader did not rate this whisky Member Senior

    My review of Yellow Spot.

    https://youtu.be/hEfXYu0Cpng

  62. Xstream scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    Great Irish whiskey. 
    Bouquet of fruits. Apricot / Peaches, orange, honey and more gooey sweetness and mild spices then sort of creamy toffee and vanilla and Coconut in the finish.

  63. Georges scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      88 88

  64. Georges scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Peaches, pepper, hay, heather, honey, soft, sweet, spicy
    • Taste
      Oily, creamy, soft, chocolate, apples, cappucino, spicy
    • Finish
      Long, fruity (apples, pears), spicy

  65. Archer scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      87 87

  66. yoparachatta scored this whisky 89 points Member Senior

    Very good but I somehow prefer the wine cask Green spot (Leoville Barton) for a similar price. This is a bit more complex but less striking.
    • Nose
      Gourmand, homemade violet candies, vietnamese herbs, mint, guava
    • Taste
      Fruity and juicy, rasberries, rasberry wafers (caramelized rasberry jam), oak spiciness
    • Finish
      Delicious oak spiciness, some hints of a good rye whiskey, nutmeg, flawless really.

  67. KayMeertens scored this whisky 84 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Peach, mint, caramel, banana, vanilla, tangerine, cherry and a little spice.
    • Taste
      Caramel, peach, orange, bourbon-style spice, banana and cherry. A bit thin compared to the nose. Not really integrated and a bit blend-like.
    • Finish
      Caramel, apple and orange.

  68. u485tfu scored this whisky 80 points Expert Junior

    80P

    Smell: sweet, fruity, strawberry, honey, rum aroma, vanilla, cake dough, caramel, fig, peach

    Taste: hazelnut, vanilla, caramel, cane sugar, biscuit

    Finish: light wood notes with water

    Verdict: Good stuff, but it lacks the power

  69. Tom na Gruagaich scored this whisky 80 points Connoisseur

    Much more mature than the Green Spot, very sweet, very spicy. Also a really great Irishman.
    • Nose
      very sweet and fruity, really ripe fruit. But in the background the grassy note and the grain, which also marked the Green Sport. Add some vanilla. Ripe and sweet, but less fresh.
    • Taste
      The sweetness is powerful, but also a few spices, oak, nutmeg, a good portion of pepper.
    • Finish
      first the pepper dominating, then the whiskey goes in a spicy finish with oak some fruits.

  70. Akoo scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    A whiskey "whole"! Powerful, aromatic, balanced. A nice surprise. It is perhaps a pity that it is so monolithic, offering us only a sweet register. If you like this kind of profile, go for it! A pleasure whiskey without a doubt!
    • Nose
      we smell a lot of alcohol. Notes a little dusty wood, graphite, and then a vegetal side: green tea, mint, fresh grass, green wood. A little sweet side tickles our nostrils, with fruits like banana, coconut, peach, but also a little more chemical stuff like marshmallows. The set is soft, round and easy. It's very nice, even if I would have had slight notes of solvent.
    • Taste
      it's oily and oily! It had been a long time since I had had such a "heavy" whiskey in my mouth. It's sweet, but not disgusting thanks to the vegetal side always present, although largely relegated to the background. This whiskey is a real treat: banana, loukoum, honey, milk chocolate, a touch of coffee. The alcohol is well integrated, the aromas are powerful.
    • Finish
      oily, oily, long, full of fruit and sugar!

  71. Sonett scored this whisky 80 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      80 80
    • Taste
      79 79
    • Finish
      80 80

  72. Patrick93 scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      85 85

  73. TDMartijn scored this whisky 90 points Expert Senior

    A very nice whiskey, one of the best (if not; the best) Irish whiskeys available at this moment.
    • Nose
      Very fruity, apples, raisins, sweet sugar, lots of vanilla, heather. And a lot more...
    • Taste
      Fruity and very spicy, powerfull but sweet. 
    • Finish
      Long and sweet. The spices remain very long. Nice.

  74. HunterRomario scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    I rarely praise Iry, this is one of those rare cases, I enjoyed, the Irish know too, but only occasionally, and when it's done, it is inexorably expensive. Which also applies in this case. Tasty at the Whiskey Festival 2014.
    • Nose
      Vanilla sweet, candy fruit, honey, with a touch of fresh grass and spices. (86 b)
    • Taste
      Very smooth, with vanilla, honey, distinctly butter, or more precisely butter biscuits "Club", I feel a lot there. At the same time sweetness and masquerade balance the power and sharpness of alcohol. (86 b)

  75. markjedi1 scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    This is quite
    different from the Green Spot, but I think 65 to even 75 EUR is quite
    expensive.
    • Nose
      Peach and pepper.
      That is the essence of this nose. Then a good dollop of heather honey, a light
      touch of nutmeg and hay. Something green that is hard to pinpoint. Almond
      paste. Soft nose, fairly sweet.
    • Taste
      It is oily and sweet
      on the palate, with an immediate burst of spices. Some milk chocolate, green
      apples, dextrose and even a hint of cappuccino. The peach and pepper return.
    • Finish
      The finish is pretty
      long, on apple and pear, supported by the spices.

  76. Magnus Hillman scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    I am really impressed by the substantial flavors in this whiskey. The sweetness from the malaga casks goes very well with this particular style. Very nice indeed.

    Rating interval 87-89
    • Nose
      Complex nose, tropical fruits, Eau de Cologne, hay and herbal tea bags before being added to the cup of water. Vanilla, icing sugar, tobacco and canned peaches. 
    • Taste
      It's a sweet and dry delivery with white sugar, cedar wood, almond and cracked black pepper. Lovely texture.
    • Finish
      The finish is medium in length with pepper corns, well balanced oak, avocado and black tea. Also, there is something reminding me of chewing a graphite pencil (or rather the yellow paint).

  77. nathanyael scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      89 89
    • Taste
      89 89
    • Finish
      87 87

  78. hnorjordet scored this whisky 95 points Expert Senior

    My review (in Norwegian) is at http://whiskeymoro.com/post/30859581886/yellow-spot-12-46

  79. Chemist scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    one of the good Irish whiskey, nice when traditions come alive again. Price is justified .. taste surprised positive. I'm curious if a red spot will be released.
    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  80. Furtia scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      84 84

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