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https://whiskeylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/s-w-a-g-whats-in-your-cupboard-3/ N: I’m guessing this is another Irish malt. With a mineral-sour lactose coppery sherry-sweet profile, it’s the raisins & sultanas that lead proceedings. Soon it becomes very juicy with deeper layers that offer up a faint combo of dijon & grain mustard amongst other curious delights. T: Like the nose there’s a lactose raisin-y start, the copperiness showing later on. Again, a lot of the action centres around the sherry influence though those casks aren’t dominant. Indeed, nothing is dominant given the,… abv grumbles. Dies with water. F: Fades quickly with a slightly congealed oiliness at the death. C: At 40%, that finish lets it down which is a shame as it was all going rather well. It appears I’ve tried this before, back in 2016 [83 points]. Today: 80 points I accidentally left half the sample. TAKE 2 then: N: Again, it’s all about those raisins that highlight this as a sherry cask-matured Irish whiskey, very ‘seasoned’ sherry but it all works, in a contemporary style. T: Tonight it’s copper before raisins. Just about stays on in there, hovering over a tenuous line. F: Crumbling peppery cinnamon biscuits ,… the sherried oiliness not so congealed today, but certainly on the cusp. C: I thought the Powers held up better today, though neither are striving for greatness. The potential however, from an enthusiasts perspective, is a different story, but I’m not convinced it’s quite worth 80 today. Scores 79 points

For the 125th anniversary of the SS Bushmills, a number of different barrel maturations were brought out. The 1st edition matured in sherry barrels.

- a successful aromatic Irishman for a NAS whiskey - for 50-60 € / liter, you can think about it

Limited Release; A very decent Irish single malt! Unfortunately only 40% and a bit too expensive!

Medium whiskey, with lots of fruit and sweetness, but a quickly fading finish. It's definitely worth trying.

Very pleasant sherry barrel. Great nose, strong taste and a medium-long finish. For me the best of the series.

He needs some time in the glass. Then at least the flavors in the nose are better. But this herbaceous note, which is ubiquitous in taste and smell, bothers me a lot. The weak alcohol - and that's it with the possible recommendation.

atypical profile at this distillery but without any complexity or power

Classically Irish, it pairs distillery character with a considered helping of sherry. No complexity monster, but drinkable.

I particularly like the aroma of this whiskey. Spicy dominates the taste

Pay 20 bucks more and you will get a significantly better whiskey. Toffee, pepper....kind of whiskey the master brewer wouldn't stand by but the commercial team front. Good for stock