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Tullamore Dew 14yr Single Malt

  • Distiller:

    Tullamore Dew

  • Bottler:

    Tullamore Dew

  • ABV:

    41.3%

  • Age:

    14 Years

  • Price:
    $$$$$
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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 93
  • Publication: WhiskyCast
  • Excerpt: The taste is also well-balanced with hints of anise, banana, coconut, apples, and dried peaches. The finish is dry, but not astringent with hints of lemon and cigar smoke on the aromatic finish. Overall, excellent balance and complexity.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publication: Distiller
  • Excerpt: A little bit one note, but altogether very smooth, easy, and light all the way through.
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  • Raided Score: 87
  • Publication: Whisky Advocate
  • Excerpt: Diminishing spice and bright rustic apples usher in a rewarding finish. A complex and distinctive recipe, for sure.
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  • Raided Score: 79
  • Publication: whiskyfun
  • Excerpt: Certainly a good drop! The body’s frustratingly weakish, though.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publication: Drinkhacker
  • Excerpt: All told, this drinks heavily like a relatively young single malt Scotch (which shouldn’t be surprising), fresh and enjoyable but often anonymous and lacking a specific direction. Nothing not to like here, though.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • Publication: Wine Enthusiast
  • Excerpt: A quartet of casks (Bourbon, Sherry, Port, Madeira) yield a gentle, mellow sipper, with vanilla on the nose and palate, plus cocoa and dark honey accents.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Publication: Whiskey Raiders
  • Excerpt: Overall, this particularly premium expression in the Tullamore portfolio isn’t bad, but the complexity I’d hoped for with that kind of age statement and cask maturation just doesn’t show up, leaving this expensive bottling tasting thin and a bit pedestrian.
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House Review
  • Intro:

    Distilled by Tullamore and matured in Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry, Port Wine and Madeira wine casks, this release from the Irish distillery shakes the grain component to bear the designation of single malt whiskey.

  • Nose:

    Very sweet on the nose. Apple, caramel, cream, peach rings and some cinnamon and nutmeg. Light, sweet. Oak influence is mild, if present at all.

  • Taste:

    Medium mouthfeel, but definitely leaning towards the thin side of things. Sweet apples, a hint of cream and caramel. Peach ring candies, light honey and a hint of pear.

  • Finish:

    Short finish, a bit hot and pepper forward. A bit hotter on the finish than I’d like, especially given the low proof.

  • Overall:

    Overall, this particularly premium expression in the Tullamore portfolio isn’t bad, but the complexity I’d hoped for with that kind of age statement and cask maturation just doesn’t show up, leaving this expensive bottling tasting thin and a bit pedestrian.

  • Score:

    5

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
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