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Mitchell & Son Yellow Spot 12 Year Old
(0.75l, 46%)
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Mitchell & Son have been wine and spirit merchants in Dublin since 1805. Sometime later—likely around 1887—they started contracting their own supply of Irish Whiskey. By the early 1900s, they were selling more than 100 casks of their special recipe out of their store front each year. They would keep track of the different versions by dabbing a colored spot onto the outside of the casks and pour bottles fresh for customers in the store.
Little has changed. Mitchell & Son still have their stores, and they still sell their specially crafted, unique Irish Whiskey in two forms—Green Spot and Yellow Spot. And they produce a very limited batch of each, most of which they sell in their shop so it can be hard to get outside of Ireland. But Uncle Flaviar knows a guy who knows a guy, so get it while you can.
Mitchell & Son actually stopped production of the Yellow Spot Whiskey after 1960. Seems that there were a few dark decades in which Irish Whiskey fell out of favor. But, those days are over and they have brought us back our cherished Yellow Spot.
Yellow Spot Irish Whiskey is old-school style Irish single pot-still Whiskey aged a full 12 years in 1/3 Bourbon, 1/3 Spanish Sherry, and 1/3 Malaga casks. It is absolutely Uncle Flaviar’s favorite dram from the Emerald Isle. Those Bourbon casks do their thing, and the Sherry casks bring their magic, but those Malaga casks really make this Whiskey stand out. Malaga is a sweeter fortified wine from southern Spain, and the sweetness it adds is simply marvelous.
SmartAss Corner:
We get asked all the time about the difference between Scotch and Irish Whiskey. There used to be quite a bit, but processes have merged quite a bit over the decades. Traditionally, Irish Whiskey was “single pot-stilled” barley. Single malt Whiskey can be distilled in a pot still, but a “single pot still” Whiskey uses some unmalted barley for character, so it cannot technically be called a single malt.
Mitchell & Son have been wine and spirit merchants in Dublin since 1805. Sometime later—likely around 1887—they started contracting their own supply of Irish Whiskey. By the early 1900s, they were selling more than 100 casks of their special recipe out of their store front each year. They would keep track of the different versions by dabbing a colored spot onto the outside of the casks and pour bottles fresh for customers in the store.
Little has changed. Mitchell & Son still have their stores, and they still sell their specially crafted, unique Irish Whiskey in two forms—Green Spot and Yellow Spot. And they produce a very limited batch of each, most of which they sell in their shop so it can be hard to get outside of Ireland. But Uncle Flaviar knows a guy who knows a guy, so get it while you can.
Mitchell & Son actually stopped production of the Yellow Spot Whiskey after 1960. Seems that there were a few dark decades in which Irish Whiskey fell out of favor. But, those days are over and they have brought us back our cherished Yellow Spot.
Yellow Spot Irish Whiskey is old-school style Irish single pot-still Whiskey aged a full 12 years in 1/3 Bourbon, 1/3 Spanish Sherry, and 1/3 Malaga casks. It is absolutely Uncle Flaviar’s favorite dram from the Emerald Isle. Those Bourbon casks do their thing, and the Sherry casks bring their magic, but those Malaga casks really make this Whiskey stand out. Malaga is a sweeter fortified wine from southern Spain, and the sweetness it adds is simply marvelous.
SmartAss Corner:
We get asked all the time about the difference between Scotch and Irish Whiskey. There used to be quite a bit, but processes have merged quite a bit over the decades. Traditionally, Irish Whiskey was “single pot-stilled” barley. Single malt Whiskey can be distilled in a pot still, but a “single pot still” Whiskey uses some unmalted barley for character, so it cannot technically be called a single malt.
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Category
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StyleSingle Pot Still Whiskey
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RegionDublin
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CountryIreland
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Alcohol46%
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DistilleryMidleton
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Age12 Year Old
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Maturation1/3 Bourbon, 1/3 Spanish Sherry and 1/3 Malaga casks
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
fresh vanilla
apricot
peach
sweet fruit
sweet
black cherry
almonds
sherry
barley
What does Yellow Spot 12 Year Old taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Yellow Spot 12 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Yellow Spot 12 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Irish Coffee recipe: 1 cup freshly brewed strong coffee, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 3-4 tablespoons Irish Whiskey, Heavy cream, slightly whipped
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Warm gold.
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Peaches and apricot with sultanas, vanilla, and dried cherries.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Velvet in the mouth, more sweet fruit, almonds, and oak.
Finish
Long, sweet, dried apricot.
Warm gold.
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Peaches and apricot with sultanas, vanilla, and dried cherries.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Velvet in the mouth, more sweet fruit, almonds, and oak.
Finish
Long, sweet, dried apricot.
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Ratings & Reviews
james,
One of the finest Irish whiskey's I have ever had.
Steven,
Nose is butterscotch, bready, orange zest, grasssy, vanilla and a hint of almonds
Taste has a cinnamon like spice, butterscotch, toffee with a slight hint of bananas.
Finish is woody and the butterscotch lingers with toasted bananas.
Haven't tried it with ice or water yet. But will say very different from green spot and really head me looking forward to the day I can try red spot.
Ivan,
Very good. I'll take this over redbreast 12/15/lustau any day. Sweeter and less oaky than green spot.
Richard,
Very smooth and long finish. This is a must try for any fan of Irish Whiskies.
Christopher,
The price point, awards, and the high reviews are not just hype - this is a fantastic Irish whiskey. Definitely a dram you want to take your time and really take in.
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