What whisk(e)y are we drinking? (Part 2)
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The Devil's Keep
€10,000 a bottle
Tonight I'm trying the most expensive Irish Whiskey ever sold. The world's most expensive debut whiskey release ever. The first bottle of which sold at auction for $60,000. A bottle who's fancy box contains amongst other things a gold-plated pipette and a atomizer containing perfume made from the 'essence of the whiskey'.
What a load of nonsense. This is a 29 year old sourced whiskey. The source of which isn't disclosed but it's Bushmills. A single malt which has been triple distilled and triple casked in American Oak casks, French oak barrels that previously contained Tawny Port and then finished in virgin Hungarian oak.
Teeling have a series of Bushmills sourced whiskey of a similar vintage except it's double distilled instead of triple. I have samples of both the 28 and 29 year old. I'll try the 28 year old soon which was a relative bargain at only €500 a bottle.
The Devil's Keep has won a number of awards but for it's design and not it's liquid. I scoured the web for reviews of the whiskey itself but didn't find any. I'll give it my best shot.
The nose is rich with dark fruits, red berries and dark chocolate. Sweet caramel and vanilla on the palate. Black forest gateau components of dark cherries and chocolate. The whiskey clings to the mouth to give a long and dry finish.
This is a decent whiskey. I especially liked the nose which maybe the palate didn't quite live up to. Where it's let down is in its pricing and the ridiculousness around it. I'm trying this as the missus watches Selling Sunset on Netflix. All noise and fakeness. This whiskey would fit in well on one of their shelves and at €10,000 a bottle the Devil can keep it.
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Redbreast 21 tonight. Produced in very limited quantity from approx 50-60 barrels a year. Launched in 2013 it contains three distillate types with the oldest whiskey used in the blend being 35 years. Tropical fruits in abundance on the nose with dark fruits, sherry, vanilla, spices and caramel on the palate. A smooth and creamy mouthfeel that's full of balance. Expertly blended this is a stunning whiskey.
Midleton have consistently produced the best whiskey in Ireland and have successfully introduced some great whiskeys over the last decade or so. This is up there with the best of those and holds it own with the best from anywhere else.
Up next for me is some Teeling 13 year old Grain tomorrow night. On Thursday I'll be trying amongst others some Green Spot from the 1990s and an original 2005 La Maison du Whiskey 50th Anniversary Redbreast which was the first sighting of Redbreast 15.
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