Samuel Gelston's Blended Irish Whiskey 70 cl

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Although obviously peaty, this whisky doesn’t send a blast of smoke through your senses in the way more heavily peated Scotch whiskies might. As a whole the whisky is light and fresh tasting, and makes us think of fruits the colour of their distinctive green label – sweet apples and grapes – along with some fresh green leafy herbs and grass. The smoke goes along with this light vibe, leaving you with subtle smoky flavour without the feeling you’ve been sat too close to an open fire all evening. In the Blended – Ultra Premium segment, it was Gold-standard across the board. Five Gold medals were presented in this flight: Midleton Very Rare 2022, with “apple, yellow peach” notes; “malty, fruit-focused” Jameson 18 Years Old; “delicious” Jameson Bow Street 18 Years Old with “pecan pie, fudge” flavours; Writers’ Tears Mizunara Japanese Cask Finish, with “subtle vanilla and oak”; and The Irishman Caribbean Cask Finish, full of “lovely fruitiness”. Dingle Single Malt Batch 6 offered a “sweet grain palate, with building apple fruitiness”. Among the five Gold medallists in this round were “soft and toffee-forward” Dublin City Whiskey – 100% Irish Single Malt, and West Cork Calvados Cask Single Malt, with “lots of nuttiness, toffee and grainy notes”. We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. Samuel Gelston’s Single Malt is defined as a non age statement Single Malt, a versatile premium whiskey, made from a blend of locally sourced Irish malted barley and grain that is triple distilled for smoothness, then matured in the finest quality ex-bourbon oak casks.

Without prejudice to the section Liability below, the Service may be temporarily unavailable during maintenance, updates, etc. We shall make reasonable efforts to inform you of any unavailability due to maintenance or updates. In fact in the 1890s Ireland had no less than 28 distilleries, but by 1972 one monopoly held sway. That ended in the 1980s and Irish whiskey has been the fastest-growing spirit in the world every year since 1990 and now there are around 32 distilleries However Gelston's, like many Irish whiskey brands, then disappeared as sales slumped due to Prohibition in the USA during the 1920s but has now been revived by Johnny Neill, a fifth generation descendant of Harry J Neill. He has also created such brands as the Whitley Neill and Marylebone gins, and Samuel Gelston's sits within the wider Halewood Artisanal Spirits portfolio. When most people think whiskey, they think Scottish. Over the water in Ireland though, they’ve been making fine, distinctive, whiskeys (in Gaelic – fuisce or uisce beatha) a very long time. Gold by name and Gold by nature, Powers Gold Label received one of the three Gold medals for its “bold oakiness on the finish and drying but sweet aftertaste”.For the first time in The Irish Whiskey Masters a category for new make spirit was offered. The judges liked what they found in Pearse Lyons Pot Still New Make Dublin 8, awarding the unaged spirit a Gold medal. Tanner found aromas of “tropical fruit and overripe banana” with “hints of jasmine and Demerara sugar” on the palate. Hot on the heels of the excellently tasty Samuel Gelston’s Irish Whiskey Cream Liqueur, reviewed recently, today let’s investigate the multi-award winning Samuel Gelston’s Single Malt Irish Whiskey. The fourth group consisted of chair Nicola Carruthers, deputy editor of The Spirits Business; Nicola Thomson, director of Practical Matters; Toshio Ueno, vice-president and executive instructor at Sake School of America; and Sara Jane Eichler, founder of the Negroni Club UK. The judges then tasted all the Irish whiskey Master medallists. With such a high standard in various categories, the final choice was anything but easy. However, after careful consideration the judges came to the consensus that Redbreast 27 Years Old would be The Irish Whiskey Taste Master 2022. Peated whiskey isn’t as popular in Ireland as it is in Scotland and you won’t find many distilleries selling it within their core range. An exception is Connemara, part of the Cooley distillery whose whisky also includes Kilbeggan.

On the palate this whiskey feels soft and creamy with delicious honey and vanilla notes rising first. Then comes a distinct milk chocolate characteristic that adds to the softness and gives depth to the sweetness. There is also underlying robust cereals present and these give structure and have a cookie dough biscuit-like quality. This becomes more like the butter shortbread note from the nose with time. Underneath are hints of fresh lemon zest and dessicated coconut, along with an increasingly influential green grassy nite and a hint of creamy hazelnut praline. Warming baking spices add another dimension - think of cinnamon and a suggestion of clove especially. A late pinch of white pepper rounds things off nicely. Unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise, your use of and membership to the Service are exclusively governed by Dutch law. We shall first try to settle any dispute over a dram of whisky. Disputes that cannot be settled over multiple drams of whisky shall be solely submitted to the court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise. BUY HERE Kinahan’s The Kasc Project, 43% Green Spot Single Pot Still, 40% Green Spot Single Pot Still, 40% Single pot still whiskey is made from a mixture of malted and unmalted barley completely distilled in a pot still within a single distillery. Usually called”pure pot still” whiskey and “Irish pot still whiskey” The original Gelston's Irish whiskey brand was established in 1830 by Samuel Gelston. When he passed in 1869, the business was bought by Harry Neill, the great-grandfather of the man who eventually revived the brand, Johnny Neill. The founder of Whitley Neill Gin, he worked with Halewood to build on what Gelston’s historically did as an independent bottler, sourcing whiskey, and casks to finish some expressions.

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BUY HERE Connemara Peated Single Malt Whiskey, 40% Kinahan’s The Kasc Project, 43% Kinahan’s The Kasc Project, 43% The fifth round draw was made in The Pat Jennings Lounge at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park by Irish FA President Conrad Kirkwood and Gemma Roberts, Northern Ireland Country Manager for Halewood Artisanal Sprits, which produces Samuel Gelston’s Irish Whiskey. BBC radio presenter Joel Taggart acted as MC at the event. Each and every Member must be of legal drinking age in its country of residence to be allowed to use the Service. If no such law exists in a Member’s country of residence, the Member has to be over 21 years old to use the Service. We have the right to ask you to provide proof of your age and/or to provide further identification to prevent underage usage and/or for any other legal or legitimate purpose. By using the Service, and by creating an account you represent, warrant and confirm that you are of legal age. Nothing in the Terms shall exclude or limit our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct by us.