Pearse Founder's Choice 12 Year

Tasted at a Dan Murphys whisky event, 15 ml pour and quite a distracting environment, but some brief notes here that give an idea of whats in this bottle. N: soft wood, sweet vanilla, stone fruit. Maybe some honied pear. A little simple. But nice enough. P: OK. This was odd. iN my distraction I had to do a double take, I thought I was drinking wine. Similar in many ways to a cross between a wooded chardonnay and an SSB. Winey, slightly astringent gooseberry; big oak and a butterscotch sweetness. Creamy mouthfeel. Soft and perfectly acceptable. F: Short. Buttery, again like a wooded chardonnay. Some slight tannins and a little spice. Odd. Very wine like with SSB and Chardonnay flavours. Interesting and surprising for an Irish. Pleasantly unexpected. Simple, but well delivered. And whilst nothing wrong with it, I wouldn't buy a bottle or choose to have again. Distiller whisky taste #66

The glass is different what you can find here. Actually it is almost the same as 5yo single malt but this is 12yo single malt:) This is a exceptional whisky with full, fruit, sweet vanilla in your nose. But if you have good nose you can identify all what is listed on the glass. So it’s really playing with your senses:) When you start to taste, next to the fruit, immediately comes the nice taste of malted barley (I really love whiskys where this is intensive) and the light smoke of bourbon barrels and the spicy herbs. I do love this. Especially because of the long finish. This won’t disappear from your tongue in a few minute. So let yourself to enjoy all small sips;) don’t rush with that.

Nose: Oak Green apple Spiced stewed apricot Very spicy, like an American rye Hot pepper sauce Pickle Caramel Vanilla Palate: Barrel oakiness Slight tannins Dill and/or fennel Green grapes Overall a very barrel forward whisky. I'm not super experienced in Irish single malts, but this doesn't have the buttery mouthfeel, leading me to believe it is not strictly pot still. Very enjoyable.

You are greeted by the aroma of honey bee! .. followed by aromas of jasmine and sweet orange citrus! .. In the mouth: the honey continues, accompanied by cherry, and sweet citrus, persistent caramels! .. A medium to long retro taste... with citrus astringents and the bitterness of salt!... I was surprised by the amount of flavors and smells!... very tasty!... really recommended!!.

Subtle honey snd floral nose; mostly fresh stone fruit, like nectarine, vanilla, and oak; dhort finish of stone fruit, oak, and a little anise; thin; medium heat; similar to a highland scotch; pretty good, but probably not worth the cost

The nose is full of oak. Fruity on the palate, peach, orange peel and then a peppercorn spice arrives that fizzes along the tongue. This one has a wonderfully long finish. Smooth and intense. My favorite combination.