Unfortunately, the brand disappeared post-Prohibition, until it was thankfully revived by the Kilbeggan Distilling Company, who now distill the version you see here, Tyrconnell Irish Whiskey, at Cooley Distillery, with the same passion for traditional distillation methods and classic Irish brands that also be seen in Connemara too, a brand also owned by the Kilbeggan Distilling Company. Grassy hay like malt, toasted grains and a burnt sweetness coat the mouth along with notes of pit fruit, caramel, toasted bananas, vanilla, toffee and cocoa. Like the nose it’s a bit spirity at moments which, combined with the cloying burnt sweetness, creates a flavor that I kida like and kinda don’t. It’s odd. This brand is owned by Beam Suntory, which also holds brands like Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam, among several others. The colour is a light honey. Crisp on the nose with violets, white chocolate, green apple and kumquat. Very grassy. Herbaceous with arugula and Italian parsley. Freshly sawn pine. Toasted almonds. Lemon zest. Water brings out earthier notes, like freshly cut grass. A very elegant single malt, and unmistakably Irish.

The Nose: Soft, floral, and fruity nose. Light molasses and creamy grain balance well with red delicious apples and tart lemon icing on lemon-vanilla cake. Just a touch spirit-y, not off-putting though, it comes across as a subtle hint of candied licorice beneath the stronger notes. Exploring the Agave Fields of Oaxaca: While my career commenced with a focus on Scotch and Bourbon, life’s adventures have led me to the picturesque agave fields of Oaxaca, Mexico.

The resulting whiskey proved to be so popular, however, that Watt, who had intended for it be a single cask affair, was required to make it part of his core range. Such was the success, that some claim that Tyrconnell was the best selling Irish whiskey before Prohibition. Regardless of whether the Service offers the functionality to contribute, you are solely responsible and liable for any content and information that you create, upload, post, publish, link to, duplicate, transmit, record, display or otherwise make available on the Service or to other Members, such as chat messages, text messages, videos, audio, audio recordings, music, pictures, photographs, text and any other information or materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted (“Contributions”). Tyrconnell Finishes is a brand expression made by finishing 10-year-old Tyrconnell in sherry, port and Madeira casks. [3] The Tyrconnell Madeira finish was named by whiskey author Jim Murray as the Best Irish Whiskey of 2008 in his Whiskey bible.

Tyrconnell Single Malt Sherry Finish was named Best Irish Single Malt at the 2013 World Whiskies Awards. [2] Alternative brand expressions [ edit ] The Tyrconnell Irish Single Malt has a great nose, but it falls apart on the palate. Whereas the nose has a pleasant sweet malty fruitiness the palate is plagued by a burnt sweetness that isn’t fully balance out by the other flavors. If the palate could live up to the nose this would be in the high 80s no problem, but alas such is not the case. It’s not terrible by any means, it’s just not something I would want on a daily basis. More of a now-and-then basis.Our Service is an online platform which provides Members with information (e.g. bottle facts, market-indices, market values and prices) on (mostly) whisky and allows Members to add information to the platform. We do not sell, nor does the Service provide any option to buy, any alcoholic products. This stub needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this stub. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. There’s a light caramel touch, and the whiskey leaves almost no warmth as it goes down. Is it smoky?

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This is a rare instance of a sharp, wide divergence between me and Scott, but the bottom line is that I was left unimpressed by The Tyrconnell. The nose and palate were thin, with a character that was predominately malty and grassy with notes of dry wood and tart spices. It’s far from my favorite Irish single malt or my favorite offering from Cooley.The Tyrconnell is a historic brand of Irish whiskey that has been revived by the Cooley Distillery owned by Beam Suntory. B and B-: Good and above average. The best of the mass market whiskeys fit in this category, as do the bulk of the premium brands. A B- is three stars. Without prejudice to the section Liability below, the Service may be temporarily unavailable during maintenance, updates, etc. We shall make reasonable efforts to inform you of any unavailability due to maintenance or updates.