The Irishman Single Cask

Who named this? 17 year old, 2017 bottling. These I think are a regular thing they do. nose - oh lets just dig in. Coffee, dark chocolate, oak, smoked oak, chocolate oak, creme brulee, vanilla, nutmeg, light spice, more chocolate. All this hits up front, there's this lighter fluffy almost marshmallow middle and then back to the spiced oak and chocolate at the end. All in the mix are muted jams and an honey and sugar and fruits. Taste - It's dark, spicy,, rich, so dark...so much chocolate. There's barrel and vanilla and burned vanilla and french vanilla and chocolate pudding and creme brulee, and frankly....the best I got...it's the center of a tootsie pop. But as you savor it you realize there is jam and fruit cake and all these fruity elements that come through. I think the sample a friend sent me was a bit better, but this is darker and more chocolate and cake and just RICH. I'm LOVING this one and I loved that sample. I can't say these are all on the same profile other than they're all epic. 4.25...I might come back to that score but for now....yeah, we talking 400-500 dollar whisky good! About 200 EUR or 240 USD for a 700 ml.

Distilled: 2001 Cask #: 28657 Bottle #: 097/600 Strength: 56% Cast Type: Sherry