Lambay Whiskey Small Batch Blend (40%, OB, 2020)

• ABV: 40%
• Age: NAS
• Bottling: OB
• Category: Irish blended whiskey
• Cost: £35.63
• Origin: n/a
• Vintage: Undeclared

What they say

Triple distilled, bourbon cask matured and finished in cognac casks carried across the sea from the world-renowned cellars of Cognac House Camus. Lambay’s own volcanic Trinity Well water is added at the final stage of finishing before bottling, this is a whiskey as unique as the island that inspires it.

Official tasting notes:

• COLOUR: Pale Oak Brown
• AROMA: Floral, Citrus and Lingering Spiciness
• TASTE: Cracked Almonds, Pepper, Malt, Floral
• FINISH: Spiciness with Lingering Sweetness

What I say

A small batch blended Irish whiskey bottled by Lambay Whiskey. From a recent conversation on social media, my understanding is this could essentially comprise of a blend of single malt and single pot still whiskey from the same distillery?

My tasting notes:

• Appearance: White wine gold (6/20),large tears and medium legs.
• Nose: Pear drops and sweetie shops, lemon sherbet, UFO’s, apple strudel, vanilla, buttery, multigrain cereal with honey.
• Taste: Buttery and fatty/oily, sweet wine, reserved fruits, baked/poached apple and pear, honey, toffee, cinnamon, cumin seed, sweet/herbal notes.
• Finish: Drying, sweet oak wood and nutty cashews

Overall

A little oily and buttery for my liking on the palate but carries a good sweetness and reasonable diversity of flavours.

Score 80/100

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