This is a 26 year old Irish whisky which has matured in Ireland for 11 of those years.This is a 1992 vintage, but regulations dictate that the age statement cannot be a combined total of maturation in both Ireland and Scotland.

Limited to 198 Bottles.

Cooley distillery was opened in 1987 after it was converted from a pototo alcohol plant by John Teeling. It now operates two pot and three column stills, generally double distilling as opposed the more familiar triple distillation that most Irish producers favour. It was bought by Beam Inc. in 2011, with its former owners now operating the Teeling distillery in Dublin.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Lint, sweet dry fruits with hints of wood smoke or embers, a little tropical fruit also in the mix.

Flavour: Rather sweet to start – pineapple or banoffee pie, oily sweet soft smoke. A nice mid palate.

Finish: Rather nice balance in the finish with tangy soft smoke notes, vanilla and honey mingle to give the finish some elegance.