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Powers Gold Label
A long-time Irish favourite: a pot-still-led blend with grain whiskey, bottled at 43.2% to bring out its spice.
Details
| Brand | Powers |
|---|---|
| Distillery | Midleton |
| Origin | Ireland / County Cork |
| Style | Blended |
| Age | NAS |
| ABV | 43.2% |
| Cask | Bourbon casks |
Flavour profile
- Smoky
- Sweet
- Fruity
- Spicy
- Rich
* Editorial estimate.
Tasting notes
- Nose
- Honey and cereal sweetness with white pepper and ginger.
- Palate
- Solid body with vanilla and toffee, and the peppery bite of pot still whiskey.
- Finish
- Medium length, drying with spice.
* Editorial tasting notes.
How to enjoy it
- Highball
- On the rocks
- Neat
Spicy and well-structured, it holds its own in a highball or on the rocks. Ginger ale makes a good partner.
Food pairing
Pub food — sausages, bacon, fish and chips.
Background & production
The brand traces back to 1791, when Dublin innkeeper James Power set up a small distillery at his pub. Today it is produced by Pernod Ricard's Irish Distillers at Midleton Distillery in County Cork.
Gold Label is a triple-distilled blend with a high share of pot still whiskey — around 70% — combined with grain whiskey. Historically it was a single pot still whiskey.
It was formerly bottled at 40%, and the strength was raised to 43.2% to emphasise its spicy character.
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Sources: en.wikipedia.org / farehamwinecellar.co.uk / comptoir-irlandais.com
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