79
Score
Kilbeggan 15 year old, 40%
Price: ● Issue: Fall 2008 ● Reviewer: John Hansell ● Category: Irish
Cooley distillery's oldest blend to date. Packaged in what looks like a very large perfume bottle. Elegant and creamy on the nose, with vanilla, coconut, grass, and suggestions of bourbon. Similar on the palate, but more reserved. Becoming dry on the finish with lingering charred oak. I think the slightly austere oaky finish detracts from what otherwise would be a very nice blend. The best part of this whiskey is the nose.