| #381 Midleton Very Rare NAS 2008 Blended Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This cost is what I found the likely shelf price for a 750ml bottle to be, based on an average of costs throughout the USA. Your price may differ significantly. This is not an advertisement of sale, this bottle is likely empty by now anyway Cost | $13500 |  | |||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The whisky's score as weighed against the cost of a bottle. Adj. Score | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ABV | 40% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tasting # 413: Starting 2010 with a 2008 (04-JAN-2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Joined a friend for dinner at an Irish Pub and he insisted we explore their top shelf. I still have a bit of the 2006 version at home and this gives me a glimpse of how the premier Irish Blend changes (or doesn't) from year to year. Plus I'm not going to buy a full bottle of this. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Impression | Same Midleton Box, which I like. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Smell | Bigger nose than I remember from the '06, slightly sharper malt plus whole wheat and salted butter. The grain scents are really tight with a little ginger. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taste | The taste is similarly bigger, less subtle than the '06 and bringing a lot more to the table. The malt isn't quite so green, now it's more toasty and dry in the front with just a bit of prickle. The butter builds to a good, expansive top end: whole wheat bread, buttermilk and a bit of paper. Just a touch sharp here. Then we move gracefully into a slightly fruity finish where you get more wood than malt. Well built and the new louder voice is a welcome step up and out from the '06. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasting Score | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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