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3rd October 2011 |
Green Spot
Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
 Green Spot was originally produced
exclusively for the Mitchell family who,
commenced trading in 1805 on 10 Grafton
St. in the heart of Dublin city as
purveyors of fine wines and
confectionary. Four generations later,
the company is still in the wine and
spirits business, under the stewardship
of Jonathan Mitchell and his son Robert.
The Mitchell family expanded into
whiskey bonding in 1887, whereby they
sent empty wine, sherry and port casks
via horse and cart to the local Jameson
Distillery, which were then filled and
returned to the Mitchell’s cellar
warehouse. There, the whiskeys matured
for many years under bond until they
were ready to be bottled and sold.
The Green Spot name originated from the
Mitchell family’s practice of marking
casks of different ages with a daub of
coloured paint. There was a ‘Blue Spot’,
‘Red Spot’ and even a ‘Yellow Spot’, but
Green Spot emerged as their most popular
whiskey and is one of the few "whiskey
bonder brands" to survive to modern day.
Single Pot Still whiskey is unique to
Ireland in general and to the Midleton
Distillery, Co. Cork, in particular, and
is regarded as the quintessential style
of Irish whiskey. Made from a mash of
malted and unmalted barley and then
triple distilled in traditional copper
pot stills, Pot Still whiskeys are
characterised by full, complex flavours
and a wonderful, creamy mouthfeel.
Green Spot
Green Spot is a non age statement Pot
Still Irish whiskey and is comprised of
Pot Still whiskeys aged between 7 and 10
years. The whiskey has matured in a
combination of new bourbon and refill
bourbon casks as well as sherry casks.
Only small quantities of Green Spot are
bottled each year making it a rare and
much sought after delight.
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Green Spot Tasting Notes
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Green Spot has no
age statement but is made up of whiskey
aged between 7 - 10 years, it was
bottled at 40% ABV.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Sweet, fresh green fruit,
honey and menthol, oak spice.
Taste:
Full bodied, sweet honey, rich, a
touch of menthol and a wee bit of spice
coming in at the end.
Finish:
Long, ginger, bit of sherry, sweet,
spicy and dry.
Comment:
If you are after a less sherry
influenced single pot still whiskey then
this is the one for you.
SMW Whisky Score
91/100
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