Chateau Leoville Barton Irish Whiskey 70cl

This expression of a traditional Irish Pot Still has been finished in an ex-Bordeaux wine cask. With it’s spicy post still and oakey notes, the wine cask delivers a wonderful creamy mouth feel of orchard fruits with a nice blend of ripe berries bringing the French and Irish traditions together. Green Spot Château Léoville Barton has initially been matured in traditional Sherry and Bourbon casks, then finished in French oak Wine casks from the renowned Château Léoville Barton, Bordeaux. Within the Single Pot Still genre of Irish whiskey you will find the idiosyncratic range of Spot Whiskeys. This family of Whiskeys find their roots in one of Ireland's last remaining Wine Merchants and Whiskey Bonders, Mitchell & Son Ltd. Back in the days when distilleries would sell their new make spirit to bonders who matured them in wine and fortified wine casks, Mitchell & Son developed a reputation for creating some of the finest Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey to be found in the capital. They matured their whiskey in casks under the streets of Dublin in a network of underground cellars. When the fortified wine casks were filled (exclusively with Jameson from Bow St. Distillery) and brought back to Mitchells, they were marked with a daub or 'spot' of paint which identified how long they would be matured for. Blue for 7 years, green for 10 years, yellow for 12 years and red for 15 years - hence the name Spot Whiskey. Familiar mouth coating is a very satisfying balance of oak and spices Vanilla sweetness works in harmony with the dry orchard fruits and French oak Rich French oak slowly fades leaving the wine & the spices of France & Ireland with the last word