Irish Single Malt 1989 Whisky Agency for TWE Review [London has Fallen]

Hi everyone,

A last one from London today. And also the oldest Irish whiskey I've tried!

To be perfectly honest, I'm not a massive fan of Irish whiskey in general. The natural tasting ones are great but often there's an artificial sweetie note that I don't particularly enjoy. This is a great example.

These 1989 Irish single malts have been building a solid reputation, so I was excited to finally try some.

Irish Single Malt 1989 Whisky Agency for TWE 46.8%

Colour: Gold

Body: Medium/Full

Nose: Lovely fruit juice/fruity chewy sweets, tropical mango, mango bubblegum.

Taste: Soft, grows with lovely tropical mango chewy sweets, soft spice and dry oak. Lovely balance. Oily.

Finish: Medium/Long length. A little too much oak, a little tropical fruit.

If you like tropical chewy sweets then you'll love this but it's masking the complexity. Still, second best Irish I've tried so far.

79/100

Thanks for reading!

Irish Review #17

Whisky Network Review #558

Irish Average: 67.3

Network Average: 74.5

Best Score: 92

Worst Score: 22

0-49 Terrible

50-59 Bad

60-64 Just About OK

65-69 Ok to Good

70-74 Good

75-79 Very Good

80-84 Excellent

85-89 Superb

90+ Magnificent

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