Clonakilty Atlantic Distillery Port Cask Finish Irish Whiskey 750ml Bottle

Tonight, I’m back (virtually) to the Clonakilty distillery in Ireland for their port cask. I opens with honey, peaches, and peppery oak spice, followed by cardamom… strange… and woods – no particular type, just lots of woody flavors, with a faint hint of grapefrult in the background… then ginger, not candided, but just raw ginger, and fennel, and eucalyptus, with cherry pits – yes, the pits, not the fruit. The legs are thin and runny, delivering a longer-than-desireable finish of cloves, fennel, and white pepper, with a little spearmint. This is definitely a one-timer. Drink slow, drink long, drink a variety, drink often.