Gold Spot The Generations Edition 13 Year Old

Gold Spot Irish Whiskey is a limited edition release from the Spots Whiskey brand. It marries the Spots’ signature ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks with a 17-month finish in Secondo Marco winery’s Valpolicella Classica Italian wine casks. This Irish whiskey features subtle spice notes, with the red wine adding layers of dark fruits and berry compote, creating a softly textured sweetness. Behind Spot Whiskey is a colorful story. Under the hustle and bustle of cobbled Dublin streets in the early 1900s, a fabled whiskey was making a name for itself. The simple act of marking barrels with spots of colored paint would not only mark their age potential, but would become the namesake for this coveted whiskey, bonded and bottled by the Mitchells - a seventh generation family business. Doing things differently was something the Mitchells passed on to the Spots. This elusive Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is complex in taste and colorful in its history.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Red apples and dark fleshy fruits at first, accompanied by fragrant blossom notes with sweet and woody undertones. Spices of clove and light dustings of nutmeg along with subtle hints of almond slowly come to forefront, complementing the fruits.

Taste: Lucious and sweet with generous servings of red berry compote, toffee apple and raisins. The wine seasoned casks and oak continue to impart delicate tannins, working in tandem with the pot still spices and fruits, while the sweetness adds further intricate flavors balancing this wonderfully intriguing whiskey.

Finish: Lingering finish with sees the oak slowly fading, allowing the sweet wine and pot still spices to have the last word.