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Midleton · County Cork, Ireland
Yellow Spot 12
Mitchell & Son's revived spirit-grocer classic; pot still spice with sweet wine.
- Distillery
- Midleton
- Region
- County Cork, Ireland
- Style
- Single pot still
- Age
- 12 years
- Strength
- 46%
- Cask
- Bourbon, sherry & Málaga
Nose
Honey, peaches and nectarines with a hint of pot still spice.
Palate
Oily and mouth-coating; sweet wine, toasted almonds and clove.
Finish
Long and spicy, with dried fruit and a last nod to the Málaga cask.
The verdict
Irish single pot still whiskey uses a mash of malted and unmalted barley, and that gives it a creamy, spicy texture you won't find in Scotch. The Spot range goes back to the colour-coded wine merchants' bottlings of Mitchell & Son in Dublin.
The Málaga cask is what makes Yellow Spot special. It adds a sticky, sweet-wine richness that pairs beautifully with the pot still spice.