Country: Ireland
Brand: Tullamore Dew
Type: Blended Whiskey
Age: NAS
ABV: 40%
Date: 02/12/2013
Colour: Light Gold
Nose: Grains, Hardtack Biscuits, Nuts, Pine Needles, Citrus-Peel, Straw, Sharp Alcohol, light Rubber, Wood/Pencil Shavings, Malt and a hint of Banana.
Taste: Sweet and Watery Delivery. Some Grains, Nut Shells, Charred Wood, Sugar, Alcohol, Pepper, Salt and Cardamom.
Finish: Short with Alcohol, Caramel, Margarine, Grains, Salt and Pepper.
I added a few drops of Water but that completely kills this spirit.
Rating: 70.5
Nose: 18 - Taste: 17.5 - Finish: 17.5 - Overall: 17.5
General Remarks: Tullamore Dew is produced by
William Grant & Sons. The most important spirits that form the Tullamore
Dew Blend are produced by the
New Middleton
Distillery, owned by Pernod-Ricard. The Tullamore Dew contains mainly Grain
Whiskeys as well as some malted and unmalted Triple-Distilled Barley Whiskeys.
It sells at between 25 and 30 US Dollars.
Drinking Experience Neat: Below Average.
Conclusion: This is easily the weakest Irish Whiskey I have tasted so far. It smells and tastes like industrial Alcohol. It's probably okay for mixing if you are looking for an alternative for cheap Vodka. But there is no pleasure in sipping this Tullamore either neat or over a little Ice. And it's not extremely cheap mind you! Jameson and Bushmills are a tad better and deliver more Value for Money.
Jan van den Ende December 2013
