Date:	Thursday, March 29th
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

Event Description

John Power founded his distillery in John's Lane near the Western Gate of Dublin City in 1791. Our society president, Leo Phelan, will take us back in history (though not as far back as 1791) to explore how the taste of Powers has developed over the last half-century.

Whiskeys

ABV	40%	Age	NAS
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton	Region	Ireland
Distilled		Bottled	2012
Votes		Place
Notes	Probably 5-8 years old

ABV	40%	Age	NAS
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton (probably)	Region	Ireland
Distilled		Bottled
Votes		Place
Notes	5 to 7+ years old Export label on this particular bottle

ABV	43%	Age	NAS
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	John's Lane	Region	Ireland
Distilled	1950s/1960s	Bottled	Mid-1960s
Votes		Place
Notes	Likely the first blend of Powers Gold Label produced by the old John's Lane distillery.

ABV	40%	Age	12
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton	Region	Ireland
Distilled	2000	Bottled	2012
Votes		Place
Notes	Introduced in 1999 for the Millennium and retained due to success. Stronger sherry influence.

ABV	46%	Age	12
Type	Single pot still	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton	Region	Ireland
Distilled	1998	Bottled	2011
Votes		Place
Notes	Introduced in May 2011 for Midleton relaunch of SPS style.

ABV	40%	Age	NAS
Type	Pure pot still (ie single pot still)	Finish	-
Distillery	John's Lane	Region	Ireland
Distilled	1950s	Bottled	1960s
Votes		Place
Notes	Probably 7+ years old. One of the last Pure Pot Still releases from the old John's Lane distillery before PPS bottlings were phased out in 1968.

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