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West Cork 12 Year Rum Cask Finish
West Cork

West Cork 12 Year Rum Cask Finish

Whiskey Single Malt Ireland 12 Year 43% ABV
$$$ $50 to $100 Premium Above average whiskey
28 reviews raw average 3.66
86 critic score out of 100

About this bottle

This Irish single malt was produced by West Cork Distillers which was founded in 2003 by three friends. It was aged for 12 years in first-fill bourbon barrels, then finished for 110 days in rum casks. This limited release was bottled at 43% ABV.

How it tastes

Measured across 14 flavor axes. Tap a note to find other bottles that lead with it.

Rich 70
Spicy 70
Vanilla 70
Sweet 60
Herbal 60
Oily 50
Fruity 50

Reviews

Showing the most detailed of 6 parsed reviews.

Jfasino 3.0

A bit of peat making it different from the balvenie but very smooth.

Donaldduck2121 3.8

Barrel room nose. Light earthy. Sweet ending from rum.

pjtmatthews 4.3

This is delicious! Nice woody barrel flavor

bornyhake 3.0

Not special, not bad anyway

davidjosephson 4.8

Best Irish I've tasted

Patrick Aggenbach 3.3

Prima Ier

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