Ireland 2001 The Nectar of the Daily Drams 22 yo Orange Label

 

 

 

53,4°

Distillery Officially Unknown - Ireland

Independent Bottling 

By Daily Dram

Limited Edition 

SingleCask

Bottled in 2023

Cask Strength

Slightly Peated 

Daily Dram is a Belgian trading company founded in 2008 by the gentlemen from The Nectar, a large spirits import company. In 2015, they released an Ireland 1991 with the Virgin Mary drawn on the label, which caused quite a stir. Eight years later, they're at it again, with a trilogy of three new bottlings of Irish Whiskey, each 22 years old, featuring a portrait of a woman who bears a strong resemblance with the Virgin Mary. We really don't know much about these three expressions. Nothing about cold filtration, colouring or the number of bottles produced. Nothing about the original distillery, but it may well be Cooley, when it was still owned by John Teeling. Each one has its own colour, and that's how you distinguish them. The only one I was able to taste was orange.

Let's Taste It : 

Lots of cereals, wheat, barley, millet, it's mellow, with vanilla custard, cinnamon, a floral touch and waxed wood. Grated nutmeg, yellow fruits. Light peat in the background, earthy and stony. Some exotic fruits. Beeswax. Silky on the palate, very liquid honey, green apple, ethereal cereals. Spices combine with a touch of caramel, clove, benzoin and green pepper. Long, woody finish with hints of genoise and marzipan, gingerbread, hazelnut, ripe mirabelle plum, banana. Pastry cream.

In Short, 

Many rare qualities, including a superb finish, a beautiful, very Irish nose, and honey on the palate. This is a very fine bottling, which will delight connoisseurs. Unfortunately, it's sold out everywhere, we don't wonder why.

Score : 90

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