So, back to Irish whiskey for July and Molly Malone (website) Small Batch, just 40.0%, I believe developed particularly for the market across the North Atlantic, which is a blend of triple distilled whiskeys using Irish malts and grains from a few Irish distilleries; I haven't been able to confirm which distilleries, apologies. The Molly Malone Whiskey Company started up in 2019, but was set up by a family, Lombard-Chibnall, with many years of experience in wines and spirits going back to the late 17th century. Molly Malone Small Batch Whiskey is matured in 'second fill' oak bourbon casks on Achill Island, off the west coast of Ireland, and bottled there too.
Molly Malone Small Batch is quite light to drink, with a slightly acidic citrus and apple aroma, bitter-sweet at first taste, but with a gorgeous sweet flavour in the mouth, with vanilla and butterscotch, and hints of coconut, smoked oak, oranges, lemons, limes, pears and apple. Warm and smooth, and very easy to drink down, maybe too easy, sláinte! 😉
