Terminal 2: Judgment Day

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Date:	Thursday, January 27th
Time:	Doors open: 7:30pm (please wait in the bar before this time so we can set up the room) Tasting begins: 8:00pm sharp
Where:	Brooks Hotel, Drury Street, Dublin 2.
Tickets:	Members: €15 Non-members: €25 Please reserve and pay for your place on our booking page.

Event Description

Michael O'Leary was wrong... Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 was worth every cent if it means that Irish whiskey gets a swish new showcase. And it does: the Irish Whiskey Collection at The Loop is already catching the eye of outbound passengers.

What can we look forward to there? At our January meeting, we'll hear about the new shop and have the chance to sample some of the exclusive bottlings they have secured, including:

Greenore 19yo, Single Grain, Single Cask
Midleton Bourbon cask-matured, Pure Pot Still, Single Cask

There are sure to be some other rarities doled out so, if the weather and the economy weren't enough to turn your mind to holidays abroad, come along to the Irish Whiskey Society in January and dream of the whiskeys you can pick up for a song with your boarding pass.

(Incidentally, if you are flying out through the old terminal don't let that stop you sussing out the new shop. A thread on our forum will tell you how to navigate your way there.)

Whiskeys

Note: At the end of the night we vote for our favourite whiskey. Number of votes and placing are included in the tables below.

1. John L. Sullivan

ABV	40%	Age	NAS
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	Cooley	Region	Ireland
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	0	Place	5
Notes	Matured in single use bourbon barrels

2. Greenore Single Grain Single Cask 19yo

ABV	60.5%	Age	19
Type	Single Grain	Finish	-
Distillery	Cooley	Region	Ireland
Distilled	5 Dec 1990	Bottled	29 Oct 2010
Votes	10	Place	2
Notes	Cask 1796

3. Inish Turk Beg

ABV	44%	Age	10
Type	Single Malt	Finish	-
Distillery	Cooley	Region	Ireland
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	0	Place	5
Notes	One of 2,888 hand-blown bottles

4. Danny Boy 15yo

ABV	40%	Age	15
Type	Single Malt	Finish	-
Distillery	Cooley	Region	Ireland
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	0	Place	5
Notes	Limited Edition of 2,500 bottles

5. Bushmills 1608 Anniversary Edition

ABV	46%	Age	NAS
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	Bushmills	Region	Ireland
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	5	Place	4
Notes	Distilled with crystal malt

6. Midleton Single Cask

ABV	53.7%	Age	19
Type	Pure Pot Still	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton	Region	Ireland
Distilled	12 Nov 1991	Bottled	2010
Votes	21	Place	1
Notes	Bottle 0212 Cask 48709 Warehouse M09 Bay 12 Exclusive to The Irish Whiskey Collection, Dublin Airport Matured in first-fill bourbon barrel Not chill-filtered

7. Bushmills Millennium Malt

ABV	43%	Age	24
Type	Single Malt	Finish	-
Distillery	Bushmills	Region	Ireland
Distilled	1975	Bottled	1999
Votes	6	Place	3
Notes	Cask 199 Bottle 199/178

We also took votes on who liked the various whiskeys. Leaving aside price, the Greenore, Midleton and two Bushmills were liked by most in the room. The other three had more limited appeal, garnering under 10 votes each.

Value for money was a theme of the night as many of the whiskeys tried cost north of €100, even touching €200. We therefore took a poll of who would buy the various bottles on trial. Although the Greenore was much liked, its €195 price (including duty) put it beyond the reach of all but four attendees. The Bushmills 1608 was the value winner of the night, most of the house being willing to dip into their pockets for a bottle. The Midleton and Bushmills Millennium were a foreseeable buy for 14 and 10 attendees, respectively. The John L., Inish Turk Beg and Danny Boy did not attract any customers on the night.

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