Another Irish whiskey from The Pogues (yes, the band) and West Cork Distillers. The band's first foray into the world of whiskey was a brilliant Irish blend, and now we have a single malt, aged in bourbon oak casks before it was bottled up at 40% ABV. Now we're going to have Fairytale of New York stuck in our heads for the rest of the day.
Fairly floral, with lavendar, sesame snaps, caramelised nuts and salted chocolate.
Dry oak spice and chai spices, with peanut butter, s'mores and floral malt.
A gentle finish of lingering caramel alongside cinnamon stick.
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This is the first time I have actually found any whisky unpalatable. I spend a lot of time in Italy. They love whisky, but maintain a passionate defence of Grappa. Grappa is variable - at its best it can stand next to good quality brandy and should be respected. At its worst, it tastes of what it is: distilled grape skin, seed, must, and stem. This is as bad as the worst Grappa I have tasted. I hate to write bad reviews, but felt compelled ton this case. Awful. Avoid.
Christ on a bike! I thought I'd had a bad bottle too till I read these reviews. I'm a lifelong fan of the band and Shane, but this stuff is absolute shite. Will not trust MoM 'bottling/tasting notes' ever, ever again. Almost cried (in a bad way) to see it stocked in my local Sainsbury - who tasted it for them ffs?? So here goes: it's firstly an assault on your olfactory system, with something akin to chemical warfare. You feel as though you've inhaled something you really shouldn't have - a nerve agent maybe? and it's about to do you chronic, irreversible harm. This hideous plasticky, chemical odour is amplified in the tasting, and almost triggers an instinctive survival gagging. Having enjoyed premium Irish whiskeys (I can't say 'other' as this can't be described as one) I cannot believe this is being pitched as such, or that anybody seriously believes it is, which is probably why it's priced at less than the normal black-bottled version (much classier, and eminently more quaffable...) So sad if the band are skint enough to put their names to this crap....
Probably one of the most unpleasant drinking experiences of my life - a thoroughly horrible dram. I love whisky and or whiskey, but this stuff really is awful. Its worse than tequilla and that's saying something. Won't buy again. Sorry, but that's my honest opinion.
Unpleasant, tastes like bad moonshine grape brandy. Bottle looks very chick. Second worst single malt I have tried and I have tried a lot.
I couldn't believe how bad this tastes. I thought I'd got a bad bottle but reading the reviews it appears not!! Do the makers not taste this stuff before selling it? The blended version is great, so why sell this poison?
