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6th September 2013 |
Powers unveil
a new look Powers Gold Label with a new
recipe.
 Irish
Distillers, the world’s leading Irish
Whiskey producer, has unveiled a new
look and a new recipe for its popular
Powers Gold Label blended Irish whiskey.
It isn't often we hear of a distiller
changing the recipe for an established
popular whiskey, well at least not that
they would admit or even announce. I
thought that the folks at Irish
Distillers must be pretty confident that
they have improved what I would already
have considered a very good Irish
blended whiskey. I was intrigued by this
change in recipe so I thought I would
take a look at it.
As you can
see from the bottle on the right, along
with this new recipe also comes a new
look. You will be pleased to hear that
the new-recipe, new-look Powers Gold
Label has taken inspiration from the
brand’s history and features a higher
strength ABV of 43.2% and will be non
chill filtered, allowing the spicy pot
still character of the whiskey to come
to the fore. Being able to release a non
chill filtered whiskey at strength lower
than the industry norm of 46% is
directly related to the proprietary
triple distillation process which Powers
uses.
The updated packaging reflects the
super-premium nature of the whiskey and
brings Powers Gold Label in line with
the look of the other whiskeys within
the Powers family.
The new whiskey and packaging format
will be available in the USA from
September 2013.
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Powers Gold Label Tasting
Notes
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Caramel, honey, sweet barley, coconut,
some tingling spice, cigar box.
Taste:
Sweet tobacco, honey, cinnamon, coconut,
caramel. rich Pot Still spices, fruity
sweetness of red apple and toasted oak
spice.
Finish:
Sweet barley. Honey, caramel, a bit of
dried fruit, mild slowly drying peppery
oak spice.
Comment:
I think they have increased the portion
of rich pot still in here, hard to
believe it is a blend and the new 43.2%
ABV makes it so much more desirable, if
only more blends would be bottled at a
higher strength. A must try for Irish
whiskey fans, you would be hard pushed
to find a better Irish blend in this
price range.
SMW Score
87/100
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