Irish Single Malt 15yo 2002/2019

Irish Single Malt 15yo 2002/2019

Artful Dodger Whisky Collective, Woolf Sung
Single malt - Unknown
Silvery gold
57.9% ABV
Dram

Nose: Overripe mangoes, guava, white grapes, lemon zest, autumn leaves. With water, pear drops, fresh baked bread, vanilla, butterscotch. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, syrupy, oily. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Chillies, guava, white grapes, green tea, lemon zest, ginseng. With water, bitter, ginseng, butterscotch, pear drops. 
Finish: Long. Ginseng, green tea, walnuts, overripe mangoes. 

Comments: 

Cask 346. I can't be sure which distillery this is from - my guess is Bushmills, but it also has characteristics from Midleton - but I was intrigued by the age statement. My guess is that it spent 15 years in a bourbon cask, and an additional year or two in steel tubs. Anyway, it's redolent of tropical fruit, with many 'green' characteristics. With water something bitter emerges, like ginseng, and walnuts skins.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.