Yellow Spot 12 Year Old

Name: Yellow Spot 12 Year Old
Brand: Spot

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A 12-year-old single pot still matured in bourbon, sherry and sweet Malaga wine casks. Rich with honey, peach and spice.

Details

Brand	Spot
Distillery	Midleton
Origin	Ireland / County Cork
Style	Single Pot StillA traditional Irish style: a mash of malted and unmalted barley, distilled in pot stills
Age	12 yrs
ABV	46%
Cask	Bourbon, sherry & Malaga wine casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Honey, peach and hay, with nutmeg and clove.
Palate: Honeyed sweetness, crème brûlée and milk chocolate richness, followed by pot still spice.
Finish: Long and sweet, with spice and fruit lingering.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water

At 46% it has plenty of sweetness and spice — sip it slowly neat. Water lifts the honey and peach aromas.

Food pairing

Crème brûlée, honey-based desserts and blue cheese.

Background & production

Part of Dublin wine merchant Mitchell & Son's Spot range, distilled at Midleton in County Cork. It is a single pot still whiskey: malted and unmalted barley triple distilled in copper pot stills.

Aged 12 years in three cask types — American ex-bourbon barrels, Spanish sherry butts and casks seasoned with sweet Malaga wine, which lend a distinctive sweetness.

Yellow Spot was a historic label revived in 2012 after decades off the market. It is bottled at 46%.