Name: Gold Spot
Color: Dark Gold
Nose: Malt, cream, white fruits, sherry sweet
Taste: Malt, honey, caramel-cream, vanilla, spices, lemon grass
Gold Spot whiskey has been released to celebrate the Mitchell Family’s 135-year anniversary of creating Irish Whiskey. Gold Spot is not part of the regular series and I did not know it existed until I saw in on the upper shelf at The Pot Still in Glasgow.
Last month was visiting the family in Scotland and I had a few hours in Glasgow City Center. I prioritized my time; deep fried Mars candy bar at Blue Lagoon Fish & Chips, Celtic Supports Store, Big John’s T-shirt shop (more Celtic gear), and The Pot Still.
Gold Spot is aged 9 years in a series of bourbon, port, sherry, Bordeaux wine casks, and in port pipes (aka casks for port wine). It is non-chilled filtered and is bottle at 51.4% abv.
It has a very nice and smooth balance with no burn finish for the higher proof. It is sweeter tasting than the other Spots which is due to the multi-cask finishing process. The slight spice finish was surprising but overall excellent. Gold has a higher quality taste profile than Green & Yellow, but it less impactful than the Blue. It does not compare to the complexity and smoothness of the Red.
Pot Still, Glasgow Feb 2023. Gold Spot on the top shelf
My current rankings for the Spot’s are as follows:
- Blue Spot – 7 years at $225+
- Gold Spot – 9 years at $225+
- Red Spot – 15 years at $300+
- Green Spot – (7-10 NAS) years at $60+
- Yellow Spot = 12 years at $90+
Blue is number one, but Gold is a very close second. I look forward to trying some of the Green’s that are finished in special casks, but they are hard to find.
Priced around $225 and worth the money if you like the flavor profile and Irish Whiskey and it fits your budget.
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
