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19th November 2020 |
Irish
Distillers reimagine the Mitchell
family's Blue Spot, a 7 year old, cask
strength, single pot still Irish whisky
matured in a combination of Bourbon
Barrels, Sherry Butts and Madeira Casks.
 Irish Distillers has once again teamed
up with the Mitchell family to unveil
its reimagined Blue Spot Single Pot
Still Irish Whiskey, a 7 year old, cask
strength whiskey which has matured in a
combination of Bourbon Barrels, Sherry
Butts and Madeira Casks.
With the most recent existing record of
Blue Spot dating back to 1964, the
launch will signal the end of a 56-year
wait among the global whiskey community
for the re-introduction of Blue Spot,
reuniting the historic Spot Family for
the first time in over half a century.
The story of the legendary Spot Irish
whiskey range began in the early 1900s
when celebrated wine and spirits
merchants, Mitchell & Son, began
maturing whiskey from the local Jameson
Distillery in Bow Street in their
underground cellars in Dublin City
Centre. Blue Spot takes its name from
the blue daubs or ‘spots’ of paint that
the Mitchells used to mark the barrels
to signify that the whiskey in those
casks were to be matured for a minimum
of seven years.
Building on the foundation of bourbon
and sherry casks, the reimagined Blue
Spot includes whiskey aged in Madeira
casks, inspired by the historical
inventory of Mitchell & Son and typical
of the Spot style of whiskey. The
Midleton masters, in collaboration with
the Mitchell family, were influenced by
archive documents dating back to 1935
showing Madeira wine casks imported to
Ireland which, once emptied, would have
been used to mature whiskey.
The team at Irish Distillers’ Midleton
Distillery have been sourcing Madeira
wine seasoned casks for over 20 years.
These casks are carefully handcrafted in
a cooperage in the north of Portugal and
then sent to the island of Madeira. Once
seasoned, the casks are shipped back to
Midleton and filled with pot still
distillate and left to mature, allowing
the Madeira wine influence to impart
wonderful flavours of stewed apples,
hazelnuts and sweet spices. These
Madeira casks, along with ex-Bourbon and
ex-sherry casks are then hand-selected
and married together to achieve the
perfect flavour balance. Bottled at cask
strength, the result is a luxuriously
rich and characterful whiskey.
Kevin O’Gorman, Master Distiller at
Irish Distillers, comments: "It is with
absolute pleasure that we reintroduce
Blue Spot and bring a piece of Dublin’s
rich whiskey history back to life. Over
the years I have had the honour of
collaborating with the Mitchell family,
who for generations have celebrated the
influence of fine wines on Irish
whiskey, as we have reintroduced
expressions to the beloved Spot range. I
am incredibly proud to celebrate with
Jonathan and Robert Mitchell on this
historic day as Blue Spot takes its
place alongside Green, Yellow and Red
Spot, reuniting the whole family once
again."
Blue Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
is a non-chill filtered, cask strength
release that will see the ABV varying
annually, Blue Spot is available from
this month at the RRP of €80 in Ireland,
UK, France, Canada, Northern Ireland and
Global Travel Retail, and in the USA
from February 2021.
You will find Blue Spot Single Pot Still
Irish Whiskey available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of
Malt
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Blue Spot 7 Year Old Review
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Bottled at 58.7% ABV, non
chill-filtered.
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
A light mix of pineapple, kiwi, green
banana and lime zest followed by Pot
Still spices, baked apple, hazelnut and
toasted wood.
Taste:
A smooth mouthfeel with a subtle mix of
fruit, a hint of clove oil and cracked
black peppercorns. Sweet spices, vanilla
and cinnamon add to the wood’s nutty
contribution.
Finish:
A lasting and distinctly palatable
balance of exotic fruits and spices.
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