Green Spot Chateau Montelena
This new release takes the standard Green Spot Single Pot Still and is then finished for 12 months in Zinfandel wine casks, from Chateau Montelena
in Napa Valley, California. Bottled at 46% ABV and selling for a RRP of €70.
Greg Dillon Notes
Nose:
Caramac chocolate bars I recall from my childhood made of alternating caramel and wafer layers, covered in milk chocolate. There is a ripe fruitiness here too, pears specifically
Palate:
Finish:
Overall:
definitely a whiskey to buy and have in the house, but I could have spent hours with the nose.
Michael Foggarty Notes
Nose:
and pear much like it sibling.
Palate:
Prickly heat almost like a fizzy drink as it glides across the palate. Very citrusy with some light raspberry tones. The classic pots still element arrives at the end.
Finish:
Overall:
Sometimes you shouldn’t write tasting notes for whiskeys, it’s almost better to just sit back and crack open the bottle and enjoy in one’s own company. This is a whiskey for that moment, no sharing, it’s all mine.
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.
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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.
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