By
George Brozowski
Well
faith and begorrah St. Patty's Day is nigh upon us
and there is no finer way to celebrate that Irish snake chasing,
shillelagh swinging saint than with a taste of some good Irish
Whiskey. Whoa you cry out, how can we dink whiskey, even good
Irish whiskey, when Lent just started and we're all supposed
to be abstaining until Easter? Well, thank the good Lord and
all the sensible yet not so sober Irish Christians, and pass
the bottle, as they saw fit to lift the Lenten restrictions
on eating and drinking for St. Patty's day, AMEN!! You just
gotta love the Irish, they let nothing stand in the way of
celebrating Saint Patty's Day, or for that matter almost any
other day.
Irish
Mist Whiskey is as old as the Irish hills it comes
from; it is blended from an ancient recipe reputed to be over
1,000 years old. Using that recipe it was resurrected in the
1940's and has been continuously produced since then. This
product is actually a liqueur since it contains honey and
heather. It has a mild yet aromatic nose with subtle hints
of honey and peach and vanilla backed by a bit of whiskey
vapor.
However,
on the palate the whiskey comes front and center with just
the slightest tingle and a taste of the oak. The honey and
heather follows and, much to my pleasant surprise, follows
in a very muted manner that does not overpower or interfere
with the whiskey. The finish is mostly a wonderful whiskey
taste that lasts a fair amount of time. I must admit, this
was a real pleasant surprise in that the flavors of honey
and the other botanicals did not eclipse the flavor of the
whiskey. By faith and begorrah when I drink whiskey, I want
to taste the whiskey!
On
the rocks the whiskey taste steps more to the front and the
other flavors become even more muted however they add an interesting
dimension to the whiskey flavor. Lately I have tasted a lot
of flavored spirits and I do believe those folks have gotten
it wrong in that all those flavors tend to mask the flavor
of the spirit they have been infused into. In this particular
case, Irish Mist got it right because the flavors enhance
the whiskey experience and don't interfere with it. It is
reasonably priced around $26.00 per 750 ML bottle. When St.
Patty's day rolls around do get yourself a bottle of Irish
Mist and drink a toast to Ireland's favorite son.
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