Product description
Tullamore Distillery operated between 1829 and 1954, but the brand survived and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Central and Eastern Europe for many years.
William Grant & Sons took it over in 2010 and built a new distillery over the course of four years. The original Tullamore Dew was a triple-distilled pure pot still whiskey. After the distillery closed, the brand was taken over by Power & Sons and changed its formula to blended. Tullamore Dew, now the second most popular Irish whiskey after Jameson (14.4 million bottles), is available in blended and single malt versions. While the standard blend is based on its own distillates, single malt editions are usually based on whiskey purchased from other producers. The one presented here, after maturing in bourbon and sherry casks, was finished in red Bordeaux casks.
Nose : black cherries, blackberries, red apples, plums, vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate, violet liqueur, allspice and toasted oak.
Palate: wine, toffee, vanilla, mocha, raspberries, cherries, red currant jam, notes of cinnamon and white pepper and a slight bitterness of oak.
Finish : medium long, with notes of red berries, vanilla, milk chocolate, cloves, cinnamon and oak.