Hits the green

Mitchell & Son “Green Spot” Irish Whiskey (Ireland) – Friendly, even “pretty,” yet with smoke and ancient wood enough for enjoyable sipping. It must be said that this was tasted at the end of an awful lot of wine and other, more spirituous beverages, and my attention was not fully upon the glass in front of me. (6/09)

Greenore red

Greenore “Single Grain” Irish Whiskey (Ireland) – Peat, herb, smoke, nut, and barrel, with a lot more complexity than I’m used to; I’ve never turned the same attention to Irish whiskey as I have to Scotch whisky, so this is a bit of a revelation. It’s incredibly smooth, but more “alive” than most that I’ve tasted. (5/08)