Glendalough Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Good entry-level Glendalough

I’ve been reading about the Glendalough distillery, just outside Dublin, Ireland (home of Guinness, one of my all-time favorite beers). Tonight, I’m sipping their Pot Sill dram. It opens with fresh honey and citrus. As it settles on the palate, it gets spicy with candied ginger, white pepper, and a little clove. The legs are thin (great for the ladies, not so great for the whisky) yielding a relatively short finish with white grapes, oak, and a distinctive bitterness, like a bitter tea. All-in-all, not a fabulous dram, but worth the price-point (~$50), and intriguing enough for a deeper look into Glendalough. Drink slow, drink long, drink a variety, drink often.