Name: Blue Spot
Color: Copper
Nose: Malt, cream, white fruits, light oak
Taste: Malt, sweet cream, oak, flower, citrus/white fruit finish
Blue Spot Irish Whiskey is a recent re-release by Mitchel & Sons of their 7-year-old cask strength expression. The whiskey is triple distilled, bottled at 57.8% abv, and aged for 7 years in bourbon, sherry, and madeira casks.
I have been searching for Blue Spot for three years since I learned it was back on the market. I have sampled Yellow Spot at an Astor Wines in NYC, Green Spot at Harrod’s in London, and Red Spot at the Brandy Library Bar in NYC. I could not find Blue Spot until I landed in the Cincinnati Airport and walked past a bourbon bar. I was about to order a bourbon when I saw the bottle on the bottom shelf next to the Tito’s vodka. The bartender told me he had never served it so he needed to confirm the price and he had to call someone to find out what to charge. I waited and it was worth the wait. At $10 per drink, I requested a double.
The “spot” name comes from the paint color that marks the cask to identify the age of the whiskey.
Price updates form 2024 NYC area based:
- Green Spot = NAS (7-10) years at $70+
- Yellow Spot = 12 years at $90+
- Blue Spot = 7 years at $270+
- Gold Spot = 9 years at $225+
- Red Spot = 15 years at $150+
Of all the expressions when you compare flavor and cost, Blue Spot is the winner. It is very smooth for the cask strength and a little water enhances the flavor tremendously. It is the best of the four I have sampled when you compare the flavor profile vs. abv vs. price.
Priced around $225 and hard to find, but very good if it fits your budget.
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
