Country:
Ireland
Brand:
Locke’s
Type:
Single Malt (Pure Pot Still)
Age:
8 Years
Alcohol:
40%
Date:
15/09/2012
Colour:
Golden Sunlight
Nose:
Lots of Malt. Oak, Honey and Citrus. Very light Peat and some Fruit tones.
Walnut shells. The empty glass smells like Oatmeal Porridge with Sugar and Honey.
Taste:
Sweet Barley, bit of Pepper, Honey. Hints of Peach and Orange zest. Quite dry
altogether.
Finish:
Short and quite dry with Malt, Oak, Honey and Pepper.
I
added a bit of Water and you get even more Malt on the Nose. Bit of extra Fruit
as well. I prefer to nose it without Water but there’s room to experiment. On
the Palate and on the Finish the Sweet - and Wood tones are a bit more
accentuated and the Pepper is toned down somewhat. The Finish gets some Sweet
Licorice. Certainly worth while to try it out both ways.
Rating:
79.5
Nose: 20.5 – Taste: 20 – Finish: 19 –
Overall: 20
Locke’s
Distillery Museum
General Remarks: This whiskey was originally made by John Locke’s & Sons distillery near Kilbeggan and is named after John Locke, an important person in the Irish Whiskey Industry. It is currently produced by the Cooley distillery and is a blend of some of their Malts. It was officially released in 2000 and is double distilled in Pot Stills. Around 10% of the Malt used is peated. This whiskey is difficult to find outside Ireland.
Drinking
Experience Straight: Good
Conclusion:
Another Irishman put to the test! Locke’s 8 year Single Malt is certainly not a
bad dram. But the Barley is very dominant and leaves little space for anything
else. Whatever the reason, I would
really like to see a bit more personality. It’s harmless but will not linger in
your mind for a long time. And that’s a pity really!
Jan
van den Ende September 2012
