Name: Red Spot Irish Whiskey
Color: Copper
Nose: Sherry, vanilla, apple & dark fruits
Taste: Fruit, sweet sherry cream, vanilla
Red Spot Irish Whiskey is a recent re-release by Mitchel & Sons of the 15-year-old expression after 50 years of halted production. The whiskey is aged for 15 years in Bourbon/Oloroso/Marsala casks and bottled at 92 proof.
I have had Yellow Spot and Green Spot before but I had trouble finding Red Spot (even in Scotland) so I had to make a special trip to the Brandy Library Bar in NYC.
The “spot” name comes from the paint color that mark the cask (with a spot) so it is easy to identify the age of the whiskey.
- 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+
Red Spot profile flavor has a nice balance of sweet sherry and cream. It is Irish on the cream finish but different with the wine cask aging. With one cube the whiskey opens and the proof lightens up. After a few minutes on ice and sips it softens and you can really enjoy the balance. Just sweet enough for my taste. This one is a sipper not a slugger.
Price around $300 a bottle in NYC and $38 at Brandy Library for 2oz (circa 2023 prices).
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
