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Distillery : Midleton - Ireland
Seasoned & Unseasoned American Bourbon Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Pot Still
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered
Totally Unpeated
When Barry Crockett, Master Distiller at Midleton, retired, the gift he was given was a bottle in his name, the Barry Crockett Legacy, the distillery's first Single Pot Still. Given its success, a new batch was launched, and we now have a new expression of this elixir every year. Here is the batch 2022. It is officially a NAS, but legend has it that the recipe includes spirits aged between 10 and 22 years. Production is limited to 2,500 bottles a year.
Let's Taste It :
Cereals galore, muesli, toasted wheat, roasted corn, cracked rye, all coated in a knob of honey, it's unctuous, sweet, delicately encrusted in brioche and wheat galettes. Floral, with a few white fruits. The palate follows on from this, with a nice dash of vanilla, crunchy cereals, oats, millet, but it remains honeyed, and even gourmand, nougatine, vergeoise, marzipan, whole almonds, apricot kernel, discreet spices, an ounce of clove, very well done finish, chestnut, fresh wood, bark, pine needles, coconut.
In Short,
This is undoubtedly the summit of what can be done in terms of Single Pot Still. For fans of the genre, it will be a marvel. For the rest of us, it's certainly an exceptional product, but far too expensive for what is still a NAS.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Foy Vance - It Ain't Over
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