Powers John's Lane 12yo...

Powers John's Lane 12yo (46.0%): A single pot still whiskey distilled by New Midleton Distillery and aged in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and Spanish oak ex-sherry casks for 12 years. New Midleton actually bottles bunch of different single pot still whiskeys under their Redbreast, Green, Yellow and Red Spot and Midleton Very Rare labels so it not a rare or limited release by any stretch but Powers being my favorite low shelf Irish blended whiskey raised my expectations quite a bit. Let's pour some and see how it will taste...

Color: Red gold, light honey with oily and slow moving legs.

Nose: Honey syrup, green malt and hay. Dusty and chalky... Old dusty glossy paper magazines and encyclopedia books in the attic, copper pennies and vintage buckskin shirts. It is metallic, green and greasy. Great start...

Palate: Oily texture... Fresh apricots, underripe white peaches and green asparagus. Ginger molasses cookies, chewy hazelnut praline spread. Crystallized ginger and macadamia nuts.

Finish: Finishes like a much older sherried whiskey. Damp wool, green oak and dandelion leaves.

Overall: Malty, vegetal, fruity, chalky and sweet: Perfect balance and combination of all the aromas and flavors you can imagine in a single pot still Irish whiskey... If you are a fan of Redbreast 12yo and Green Spot this is a must try. Pleasantly surprised. Seriously, cannot wipe this smile off my face now... Hard not to kill one bottle just sitting in the balcony at a beautiful spring evening like this.

Price: $60

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