Boann Single Pot Still Madeira Cask

Boann Single Pot Still Madeira Cask

Official bottling
Single malt - Leinster
Dark gold
47% ABV
Dram

Nose: Black pepper, magic marker, pears, pineapples, malted grains, hints of cardamom. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, astringent, thickens, slightly chalky. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. White pepper, honey, pear drops, caramel, cardamom, malted grains, hints of pears. 
Finish: Short. White pepper, cardboard, honey, caramel, magic marker. 

Comments: 

Fruity with a spiky edge, that’s the pot still. Pineapples and some cardamom make it interesting but it’s let down on the finish with slightly bready cardboard note.

Verdict:

I like this.

Whistler PX I Love You

Whistler PX I Love You

Official bottling 
Single malt - Leinster
Amber red 
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Strawberry jam, leather, red grapes, milk chocolate, fresh baked bread, pumpernickel, nutmeg. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, cool, tingly. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Strawberry jam, malted grains, pumpernickel, vanilla, brown sugar, leather, hints of farmyard. 
Finish: Medium. Vanilla, brown sugar, leather, malted grains, coffee. 

Comments: 

Very sweet whisky, it must have been an active cask. It tastes like strawberry jam on toast, with more intense bready notes with a leathery back note. Quite a good exhibition of wood influence.

Verdict:

I like this.

The Whistler Mosaic Marsala Cask

The Whistler Mosaic Marsala Cask

Official bottling 
Single grain - Leinster
Golden
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla, honey, peaches, ice cream soda, desiccated coconut, hints of nutmeg. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, syrupy, warm, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Desiccated coconut, raspberry jam, vanilla, honey, cola nuts, cloves, nutmeg. 
Finish: Short. Vanilla, molasses, honey, cola nuts, cinnamon. 

Comments: 

Fruity and fragrant, lots of honeyed notes and plenty of ja. The Marsala cask sweetens what is already quite a delicate and sweet whisky. I’d have gone a little gentler with the wood but it’s a decent dram nonetheless.

Verdict:

I like this.

The Whistler Imperial Stout Finish Batch 003

The Whistler Imperial Stout Finish Batch 003

Official bottling 
Single malt - Leinster
Dark gold
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Dark chocolate, raisins, molasses, golden syrup, coffee, hints of Demerara sugar. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens, tingly, warm. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Molasses, dark chocolate, nutmeg, coffee, cloves, menthol, hoppy beer, soot, diesel exhaust. 
Finish: Long. Coffee, diesel exhaust, molasses, raisins. 

Comments: 

Beery and malty, with a smoky edge that’s almost catches in your throat. Well layered and nicely flavoured, plenty of chocolatey stout.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Boann PX Cask

Boann PX Cask

Official bottling
Single malt - Leinster
Amber gold
47% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange peel, honey, cream, vanilla, burnt sugar, raisins, molasses. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, tingly, astringent, warm. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Raisins, orange peel, molasses, black tea, cinder toffee, hints of marmalade. 
Finish: Medium. Marmalade, cinder toffee, orange peel, molasses. 

Comments: 

Light and creamy, lots of orange notes, both peel and jam. There’s also something bitter sweet on the tongue, almost toasty. A very pleasant dram indeed.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Boann Single Pot Still Marsala Cask

Boann Single Pot Still Marsala Cask

Official bottling
Single pot still - Leinster 
Bright gold
47% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon juice, pear drops, cream, milk powder, icing sugar, hints of cinder toffee. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens, tingly, warm. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Lemon juice, vanilla, icing sugar, marmalade, malted grains, toast, hints of sea salt. 
Finish: Long. Marmalade, lemon juice, cream, milk powder. 

Comments: 

Sweet, quite rich, with jammy marmalade notes. It’s lactic, but not the yoghurty sort of notes, instead it’s creamy and milky. Rather good.

Verdict:

I like this.

The Whistler - The Good, The Bad, The Smoky

The Whistler - The Good, The Bad, The Smoky

Official bottling 
Single blend - Leinster
Copper gold
48% ABV
Dram

Nose: White wine, diesel exhaust, white grapes, apricots, peanuts, vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, thickens, oily, syrupy. 
Tasting:  Sour. White wine, lemon juice, vanilla, peat, diesel exhaust, soot, smoke, cream. 
Finish: Short. White wine, wet stones, pencil lead, diesel exhaust. 

Comments: 

Just a little smoky, and it’s not bad at all. Quite layered, lots of distinct tasting notes, mostly white wine and wet stones, it’s very gentle and welcoming as a peated dram.

Verdict:

I like this.