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Yellow Spot 12 Year Old

Irish Single Pot Still Munster
Age
12 years
ABV
46%
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Yellow Spot 12 Year Old

This bottle's own signature across the twelve-axis Spirit Map — not the distillery average, but this exact expression.

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Rich amber gold; full-bodied with slow, viscous legs
Nose
Distinct barley character with dessert notes. Malaga cask brings creme brulee and butterscotch pudding. Dried fruit and citrus undertones
Palate
Very satiny texture with sophisticated layering. Dried fruit and citrus rounding out malt and sweetness. Stone fruit with vanilla and anise, red apples, wood and sherry notes. Dark roast coffee and barley
Finish
Long and sweet with notes of marzipan and dried apricots. Irish Whiskey of the Year (Whisky Advocate 2016). Lingering barley warmth

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Bourbon barrels
  • sherry casks
  • and Malaga wine casks

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