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Irish Whiskey Magazine - Tastings - Pearse Distillers Choice

Pearse Distillers Choice

One of four new releases from the new Pearse brand. This is a blend of Irish grain and malt whiskeys ranging in age from 4 to 9 years, predominantly from
Cooley but also contains some malt whiskey from their own stills. Bottled at
42% ABV and a RRP of €45.

Greg Dillon Notes

Nose:

Lemon, feinty, pears, apricots, spicy, pine needles, hints of Christmas fruits, herbal – nice nose, well rounded.
 

Palate:

Very oaky, so smooth, stewed apples and pears, warming spices, lovely toffee apple notes punching through with time. Less herbaceous than the nose, really nicely balanced.
 

Finish:

Short, spicy, soft and subtle fruit notes keep going with a vanilla citrusy character.

 

Overall:

A good blended whiskey, a sipping whiskey – lots of flavour and depth, once to share with friends, or to enjoy in a cocktail but probably not one to dwell on for too long…  

 

Michael Foggarty Notes

Nose:

Lots of charred oak, toffee apples and candyfloss from the fair.
 

Palate:

I feel like I’m on the carousel at the funfair being bold eating my toffee apple whilst hold a stick of candyfloss in the other hand. These flavours are going round and round my mouth.
 

Finish:

The ride slows down, my toffee apple is finished and my candyfloss has blown away in the wind. The finish is dry but the charred oak makes a return.
 

Overall:

It’s a lovely whiskey. Pearse have recently launched four whiskeys and this is the best of the bunch but there is as always room for improvement.

 

Irish Whiskey Magazine - Tastings - Greg Dillon

Greg Dillon

Greg is a brand consultant in the whiskey industry helping to create, build and fix brands. He also authors the award-winning greatdrams.com website, he also has a book on whiskey coming out in the Autumn.

You can find him on:
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Irish Whiskey Magazine - Tastings - Michael Foggarty

Micheal Foggarty

Michael is co-owner of L Mulligan Whiskey Shop and L Mulligan Grocer. He has over 20 years involvement in the whiskey industry. He founded the Irish Whiskey Society in 2009 and in 2014 became the first person in Ireland to be awarded World Whisky Ambassador of the Year at the World Whisky Awards.

You can find him on:
• Twitter @whiskeyireland

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