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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.
Nose: There are masses of fleshy stone fruit on the nose, especially peach and apricot with hints of sherried dried fruit and Bourbon cask vanilla.
Palate: The palate is equally fruity with a substantial body and a velvety texture.
Finish: The finish is long and sweet with notes of marzipan and dried apricots.
Overall: This is very different to the Green Spot we all know and love with a delicious sweetness to it and a firmer body.
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This is a top quality pot still and a consistent Top 10 Irish WhiskeySmooth, mellow, sophisticated, easy to drink and easy to savour - totally delicious A "must have" in your cabinet at all times
25th May 2020
FAntastic irish whiskey, great flavours not very long at the end. Delicious sweetness. Expesive
19th May 2020
Great stuff. Buy it at Total Wine.
14th November 2019
This is my favourite Irish whisky with banana vanilla toffee flavours and bright zesty cut grass nose
27th September 2019
A favourite.Zesty banana vanilla toffee. Bright refreshing. Moresh
Stunning...different everyday beautiful depth of sweetness and spices can't stop drinking it tbh
2nd August 2019
The taste of this whiskey is worthy of five stars. However, in my opinion, there is nothing to justify the premium that you pay for this over Powers John’s Lane 12 or Rebbreast 12. Powers JL 12 is my favourite of the three and Redbreast 12 offers the best value for the money. If you love this style of whiskey and haven’t had this, I guess you owe it to yourself to give this a try. If you’re just curious, start with the Redbreast. For what it’s worth I paid $84 for this. Where I live the Powers goes for $60 and the Redbreast $48. Green Spot goes for $54.
16th March 2019
Not as dramatic as NAS Green Spot, tamed. Probably the most subtle and delicate Single Pot Stills out there. Sweet, and the spicy kick is gentle but long, oposite to Green Spot's sharper but shorter peppery kick. Too easy to drink, it will finish quickly so you've been warned.
27th January 2019
Absolutley awesome
11th January 2019
One of the most flavour filled and smooth Whiskeys I have tasted
30th November 2018
Duke of York, Belfast.Happy with my choice. Plays in the same league as Redbreast and Jhon's Lane.
2nd October 2018
Belfast, Duke of York. Happy with my choice. It plays on the same league as Redbreast 12 and Powers Jhon Lane. Willing to try Green Spot.
Don't be put off by the fact that there is a sales video, and marketing twat interns use words like 'Wicked' and 'Amazeballs' and of course my pet hate 'Smooth'.Yes it costs around £10 too much (that's 'cos they have to pay the marketing budget) but actually this is a very fine whiskey, definitely worth getting your hands on a bottle. Peaches, golden plums, nice cask balance.
6th September 2018
Absolutely amazing. Go buy this now and rejoice in the fact you drank one amazeballs Irish whiskey.
18th June 2018
Now 2/3 into the bottle, it has mellowed and improved - and yes the MOM notes are pretty accurate - peaches, apricot, sultanas, sun baked stone. This really is all about the cask influence. If you see a bottle - get it.
16th June 2018
More similarities to an aged farmyard Calvados than a Speysider - and despite all the reviews below that highlight 'smooth' - it actually has quite a bite and is tricky to get the right balance with water. Not sure it justifies the price tag. The various casks tend to dominate - which will please those brought up on 1st fill bourbon barrel spirits. Personally I'm more interested in the whiskey which seems to be quite subtle and shy.Definitely interesting, I'm going to enjoy getting to know this one.
24th May 2018
Try Green Spot first and when you think it can’t get any better, have a Yellow Spot.... Heavenly.
11th April 2018
There is no better Irish Whiskey. Recently bought 1o Irish whiskeys and have been testing two or three side by side at a sitting. There is no question that yellow spot, Red Breast 21, Red Breast Lustau, Powers Lane hold more than just a candle up to the finest aged scotch single malt “glens.” Of all of these, I think Yellow Spot is most like, say, a Speyside 18 year old GlenX aged in sherry. I’m a big sherry malt whiskey long-aged lover, so maybe I’m biased. But If you have a friend who is a die hard aged single malt lover, pour him a wee glass of Yellow Spot and see if he doesn’t add Ireland to his perspective.
7th April 2018
Amazingly smooth, great work!!
28th March 2018
Accurate description here. Smooth and fruits.
10th February 2018
Very smooth reminds me of Texas summer.The nose of peaches from my peach trees. Very pleasant and and smooth great body. The finish is light and has a hint of light carmal and fruit.
18th December 2017
Deep, rich, complex, honey, wood, lingering. St. Thomas Aquinas 6th proof for the existence of God.
12th November 2017
It's fantastically smooth and soft to the palate. Pretty mild- and this coming from a non whiskey drinker is amazing
11th November 2017
Really good, smooth as silk and superb taste..... Tony Brazao
8th November 2017
Smooth, silky,rich full mouth. Liquid Gold!
27th October 2017
Pound for pound the best whiskey on the planet.
6th September 2017
I am clearly not as sophisticated in my appreciation of liquor as some of the other contributors, so I will keep this simple. This is the best liquor I have ever had.
10th June 2017
Lots of grapes!Delicious
16th April 2017
Having bought and drank the Redbreast 12, 15 and 21 year offerings I decided to give Yellow Spot a try. In my opinion it gives the Redbreast a run for their money. Very complex taste that does have a sweeter lingering after with notes of chocolate, vanilla and apricots. It's so good I'll try to always have some in stock.
Never get tired of this one
16th March 2017
Yellow Spot was a big hit at a wedding I attended have been saving it for the right occasion, had the crowd wanting for more.
2nd November 2016
I don't know how anyone can say that this is the same as the green spot. I had a comparative tastingThey nose quite differently. Green is much richer strong in marzipan and grain notes fresh mown grass maybe touches of caramel of course. The yellow is more subdued much sweeter smell. Caramel is stronger notes of spices roasted nuts, fruit but apple or melonGreenToasted oak slight caramel. I'm coming back to freshly mown grass and applesThe finish is long and strong of barley and maltYellowMuch creamier, very sweet toffee apples coat the mouth the oak is far more subduedFinish is long with oak initially several minutes later apple barley and grape raise their heads
24th October 2016
Yes, that one hits the spot. A very smooth, though very potent whickey. Very enjoyable, though not inexpensive. Its one that you dont leave in view in the cabinet !
27th May 2016
I also bought both. Green is typical, basic Irish Whiskey - which is to say very delightful. So I tasted tested both, side by side. I'd have to agree with the previous post, not a huge difference between the two. But, you have to understand that Yellow is Green. Green is aged longer, and in the Spanish Sherry butts, and the Malaga casks...which does impart additional, if not subtle, flavors. But, subtle is good. You don't want overwhelming. But, $45 or so for Green, and $95 or so for Yellow...not sure it's worth the extra $50.....but, still very delightful. Yum. Enjoy.
21st May 2016
Bought a bottle of each. No difference. Not happy.
2nd April 2016
An unequivocal 10 out of 10. If I were to be able to drink only one whisk(e)y for the rest of my life, I think I would choose Yellow Spot, from those that are readily available. It is simply beautiful to consume and savour.I have always loved Powers John's Lane and Green Spot, together with the various Redbreast expressions. But in my view Yellow Spot is primus inter pares.
4th December 2015
I have been a single malt scotch drinker for more years than I like to admit, but on a recent trip to Ireland (Galway), I discovered this whiskey. In a word; stunning.When you read 'sweetness' in the tasting notes, forget your preconceptions of some scotches. This has a sweetness that is also (and at the same time) quite strident. The fruitiness does linger, but not in a cloying way. This like the best of the borders scotch, but with a certain something unique that can only be described as...well, Irish.
30th November 2015
Very good whiskey.
3rd October 2015
This is why I drink Irish whiskey Yellow Spot 12 says everything I want to say about perfection. I switch with Redbreast 12 and Powers but to sip Yellow Spot Neat is as good as it gets.
24th July 2015
Just got a bottle of yellow spot as a gift from my daughter who recently returned from Ireland. Exceptionately good whiskey. This will not be my last bottle.
19th June 2015
Like this but over priced in comparison to green spot
21st February 2015
Got my first bottle in September 2012....the best in my collection! Just got my second today (August 2014) I will treasure this one even more. Now...bring on the Red Spot...I can only imagine what it would be. Yum!
15th August 2014
This has quickly become one of my favourite whiskys/ies. There's something reminiscent of a Balvenie 16yo single cask, but with much greater depth of flavour and complexity. Agree wholeheartedly with comment from 15th May 2013 that this comes across as a more mature single malt. I think the tasting notes above have it about right. It goes down easily even at bottle strength and I've found that adding a little water doesn't change the flavour too much, which is a good thing in this case, while bringing down the strength.
12th February 2014
A single malt the likes of which I have never tasted. The richness and depth is such that youwould think it more than a 12yr old.
15th May 2013
A welcome resurrection of an old friend. This stuff is nectar. Slog siar é. Sláinte!
31st October 2012