Liar,
liar, pants on fire. The bottle states that this Irish Whiskey
is single grain, and yet it ain't necessarily so! The idea
that "single grain" describes a whiskey made with
just one grain is a common misconception. The term actually
refers to whiskey made in a single location using malted barley
and at least one other grain. Kilbeggan Single Grain is made
of 94% meticulously sourced corn plus 6% malted barley.
The
Kilbeggan distillery was initially established in 1757 and
re-opened in 2007, 54 years to the day after it closed and
250 years after it was first established. Kilbeggan single
grain is made in a column still lined in copper which adds
softness by removing impurities and bitter notes through the
distillation process. After ageing in ex-bourbon barrels,
it is finished in a marriage of ex-bourbon and various fortified
wine barrels.
Well,
that certainly sounds like a lot of work, so let's open this
bottle and taste the fruits of all that labor. This whiskey
is a very pale amber color. The nose is soft with hints of
lemon, vanilla, caramel and a touch of oak. The palate is
a blend of spicy, oaky vanilla and caramel and bourbon. The
finish is long and spicy with a touch of maple and cherries
and the slightest hint of saltiness.
This
is a very nice, very light yet very tasty Irish whiskey that
can certainly be consumed straight up from a snifter. I'm
very glad to see the popularity of Irish whiskey making a
dramatic comeback worldwide and I'm even happier that the
residents of Kilbeggan rallied around this old distillery
and got it up and running again.
Kilbeggan
single grain Irish whiskey is 43% ABV or 86 proof and is available
in 750ML bottles for around $30.00 and worth every penny.
By George Brozowski
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