Yellow Spot Irish Whiskey 750ml
R1,329.00
While Green Spot is often described as tasting like green apples, Yellow Spot is more in character with juicy red apples. Sophisticated and complex in
character. Yellow Spot is special in that it contains whiskey that has been matured for a full 12 year period in three oak cask types - American bourbon barrels, Spanish sherry butts, and Spanish Malaga casks. The Malaga cask brings an exotic sweet note to the whiskey making it a truly delightful taste experience. Limited quantities of Yellow Spot have been bottled making it a whiskey to savour. The finish is sophisticated and complex with a sweetness throughout, followed by a mix of red grape & dry barley upon exit.
character. Yellow Spot is special in that it contains whiskey that has been matured for a full 12 year period in three oak cask types - American bourbon barrels, Spanish sherry butts, and Spanish Malaga casks. The Malaga cask brings an exotic sweet note to the whiskey making it a truly delightful taste experience. Limited quantities of Yellow Spot have been bottled making it a whiskey to savour. The finish is sophisticated and complex with a sweetness throughout, followed by a mix of red grape & dry barley upon exit.
Availability:
In stock
SKU
L004574
The Yellow Spot name was derived from the Mitchell's practice of marking their maturing casks of whiskey with a mark or daub of coloured paint to determine the age potential of the whiskey. This is the second addition to the
'Spot' range of Irish whiskeys, which contains the famous Green Spot Pot Still Whiskey. The Yellow Spot is a single pot still Irish whiskey which has been matured in three types of cask: American bourbon cask, Spanish Sherry butts,
and Spanish Malaga casks for a sweeter flavour. The ‘Spot’ range is distilled at Midleton for the family-owned Mitchell & Son Wine Merchants. Set up in 1805, it wasn’t until 1887 that Robert Mitchell, a baker, confectioner, and the sort of industrious shopkeeper added whiskey bonding to the family business. The spot range of single pot still whiskeys is a throwback to this era, it is a
living and highly dynamic reminder of this period in the history of Irish whiskey. Precise records are sketchy as to when the brand first hit the streets but certainly it was well in production by the 1920’s. We know this since its
purveyors, the esteemed Mitchell & Sons of Kildare Street in Dublin who had been in operation since 1805, were putting aside 100 sherry hogsheads each year for filling at the John Jameson distillery. Unlike all of the Pot Stills
made in Midleton today the brand used around half Oloroso sherry and other dark sherry casks and around half Fino and other light sherry casks to age their whiskey. On the palate, Yellow spot offers honey sweetness with pot still spices. Flavours of fresh coffee, creamy milk chocolate & Crème Brûlée. Notes of red apples & toasted oak. The nose is Mown hay & cracked black pepper. Red bell peppers, nutmeg, clove oil & green tea. Sweet honey & peaches from the Malaga casks. A bit of water really helps here, restoring a more typical Irish whisky sweetness, and taming the mouth burn and bitterness on the finish.
'Spot' range of Irish whiskeys, which contains the famous Green Spot Pot Still Whiskey. The Yellow Spot is a single pot still Irish whiskey which has been matured in three types of cask: American bourbon cask, Spanish Sherry butts,
and Spanish Malaga casks for a sweeter flavour. The ‘Spot’ range is distilled at Midleton for the family-owned Mitchell & Son Wine Merchants. Set up in 1805, it wasn’t until 1887 that Robert Mitchell, a baker, confectioner, and the sort of industrious shopkeeper added whiskey bonding to the family business. The spot range of single pot still whiskeys is a throwback to this era, it is a
living and highly dynamic reminder of this period in the history of Irish whiskey. Precise records are sketchy as to when the brand first hit the streets but certainly it was well in production by the 1920’s. We know this since its
purveyors, the esteemed Mitchell & Sons of Kildare Street in Dublin who had been in operation since 1805, were putting aside 100 sherry hogsheads each year for filling at the John Jameson distillery. Unlike all of the Pot Stills
made in Midleton today the brand used around half Oloroso sherry and other dark sherry casks and around half Fino and other light sherry casks to age their whiskey. On the palate, Yellow spot offers honey sweetness with pot still spices. Flavours of fresh coffee, creamy milk chocolate & Crème Brûlée. Notes of red apples & toasted oak. The nose is Mown hay & cracked black pepper. Red bell peppers, nutmeg, clove oil & green tea. Sweet honey & peaches from the Malaga casks. A bit of water really helps here, restoring a more typical Irish whisky sweetness, and taming the mouth burn and bitterness on the finish.
| Out Of Stock | No |
|---|---|
| Weight (Kgs) | 2 |
| Brand | Yellow Spot |
| origin | Midleton |
| Container Type | Glass |
| Local or Imported | Imported |
| Malt Type | Single Pot Still |
| Size | Single Unit |
| Region | Cork |
| Category | Irish Whisky |
| Whisky Type | Irish Whiskey |
| Enable | No |
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