Taste: Citrus, sweet, cream, vanilla
Yellow Spot is a single pot still whiskey from the Midleton Distillery in Cork, Ireland. The whiskey is matured for 12 years in combinations of new and re-filled bourbon casks, sherry butts, and ex-Malaga cask. Malaga is a sweet fortified Spanish wine from Malaga, Spain and is made from Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel grapes.
Cork, Ireland (dark green):
The name Yellow Spot comes from the practice of marking casks of different ages with a daub or big dot of paint.
Yellow=12 years, Green= NAS, Blue =7 years and Red=15 years.
Blue and Red Spot are back on the market after many years of absence.
I prefer Yellow Spot whiskey over the non-aged stated Green Spot. It is better balanced and softer but they flavor profile comes at a price. I am not a huge Irish whiskey guy. I find the cream finish not to my liking. However, I would purchase Yellow Spot if I had to think of quality Irish Whiskey.
Priced around $105 it is a good whiskey at a high price. At that price I would put in another $20 and get an 18-year-old single malt from Scotland.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
