Product description
In 1830 Samuel Gelston founded a wine and spirits distribution business in Belfast.
Soon, his creation, Gelston's Old Irish Whiskey, debuted and gained considerable popularity. After Gelston's death in 1869, the company was purchased by Harry J. Neill, a whiskey enthusiast who had made his fortune in Australia during the gold rush there. Five generations later, the Gelston brand still belongs to the Neill family, specifically to HJ Neill Ltd. Currently, the Samuel Gelston's brand includes single malt, single pot still and blended whiskeys. The company does not disclose which Irish distillery supplies the whiskey, we have heard that it is West Cork Distillers. The single pot still whiskey presented here was aged exclusively in bourbon barrels. In 2021, it won a gold medal at the World Spirits Competition in San Francisco.
Aroma: barley malt, vanilla, caramel, honey, apples, peaches, butter cookies, cloves, a pinch of cinnamon and white pepper and oak.
Palate: mild, sweet breakfast cereals, vanilla, brown sugar, stewed apples and pears, cappuccino, cinnamon, allspice and oak.
Finish : medium long, fruity, with notes of vanilla, milk fudge, apples, a touch of cinnamon and oak.