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Whiskey Explorer: Green Spot 12yo Bicentenary Edition

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NameGreen Spot 12yo Bicentenary Edition
Owner1Mitchell & Son
Distillery2Midleton
TypePure Pot Still
Age12
PeatedNo
ABV358%
Tasting Notes

Jim Murray / Peter Mulryan

Notes

In 2005, Mitchell & Son marked 200 years in business with a couple of special editions of their renowned Green Spot whiskey. One was this, a 12 year old pure pot still. (The other was a 10 year old.)

While this bottling is obviously older than the standard Green Spot, it also differs in being aged entirely in a bourbon cask. The standard Green Spot contains a significant proportion of Sherry-aged spirit.

A single cask was specially selected by Irish Distillers' Master Blender, Billy Leighton, and then bottled at cask strength in a limited edition of 200.

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