Powers Gold Label 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey Special Reserve

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This seems to be an oily whisky with medium to thick legs running quickly down the side of the glass. Nice pale gold colour..very pleasant nose, oranges sweet marmelade a woody smell in the backround, freshly cut grass,. On the palate oily as suspected no sharp eadges...toffy and candy. The finish although medium, a beautiful coating of the mouth...

Score 83/100

Powers John's Lane 12 Year Old Single Pot Still

Power’s is an Irish Single Pot Still. This means that the mashbill consists of both malted and unmalted barley. This release is in honor of the John’s Lane Distillery that was operational in Thomas Street in Dublin from 1791 to 1974. Today, nothing is left of the distillery. The production moved to the Old Midleton Distilly in southern Ireland. It...

Score 85/100

Powers

I don't know what I'm grading this against. It's Irish whiskey, and it costs about $25.00 for a liter. I'd say it beats other comparable brands in its class hands down. To compare it to different whisk(e)ys in its price range, it beats out Teacher's Highland Cream, which is quite an achievement. It's more or less honey in a bottle, without the...

Score 85/100

Powers John's Lane 12 Year Old Single Pot Still

I wanted to try a good quality Irish whisky, since I'd only tired the standard Jameson, as well as Bushmills (black, and original). I was really pleased with the black Bushmills - that was a yummy whisky. NOSE: caramel, toffee, sherry, pastry, vanilla, dark fruits, a touch of floral. With time you get some aged rum notes as well. Not bad at all....

Score 84/100