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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
Flavour Spiral™
About The Flavour Spiral
fresh vanilla
apricot
peach
sweet fruit
sweet
black cherry
almonds
sherry
barley
What does Yellow Spot 12 Year Old taste like?
The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours 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 Flavour 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 Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours 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 Flavour 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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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
Ken,
Absolutely Delicious! Fruit forward with a pleasant sweetness, but not too much! A velvety smooth whiskey. It is definitely different from Green Spot, both are delicious in their own way. Glad I took the chance on Yellow Spot, it has definitely earned a permanent spot in the home bar!
Jonas,
Amazingly smooth. Hands down my favorite Irish Whiskey. If i had only one choise forever, this is it for sure.
Dat,
This is my first foray into Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey. I was hesitant at first, until a friend told me try this Yellow Spot. I like it. Definite honey scent from the Magala cask, mixed with vanilla from Bourbon cask. The taste is sweet and mouth feel is definitely creamy and luscious. The finish is medium and quite complex, with continuous hints of cream and fruits and honey leaving a final note of dark chocolate. I'd rate it somewhere between 7 and 8 on the yummy scale, and can be offered as an after dinner drink.
Doug,
Extraordinary. So smooth and refined. I have always preferred single malt Scotch and bourbon over Irish Whiskey but this bottle may have changed my mind.
Lucas,
Nose: honey, some vanilla, light red fruit
Taste: fruit, some vanilla sweetness melting into toffee, nuttiness towards the end and a slight bite
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