• Raided Score: 90
• Publication: The Whiskey Wash
• Excerpt: The taste is light, slightly sweet but not saccharine. This would definitely would be accessible to anyone unfamiliar with Irish whiskey or pot still whiskey.
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• Raided Score: 86
• Publication: whiskyfun
• Excerpt: I’ve always been a fan of Writer’s Tears. Excellent job, me thinks. And writers cry a lot anyway…
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• Raided Score: 86
• Publication: Whisky Advocate
• Excerpt: Golden honey sweetness, light citrus, green apple, peach pit, dried apricot, cereal notes, creamy vanilla, and a firm strand of pot still spiciness. Dry spice heat, citrus peel, and a dark vanilla aftertaste.
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• Raided Score: 92
• Publication: WhiskyCast
• Excerpt: The taste is oily, thick, and full-bodied with good spicy notes of cinnamon and black pepper, dark chocolate and caramel underneath with toasted oak and a subtle maltiness. The finish is long, smooth, and spicy with a good balance.
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• Raided Score: 87
• Publication: The Whiskey Jug
• Excerpt: Rich and heavy it has layers of sweeter fruity flavors and darker malty and candy flavors and aromas that balance each other out quite well.
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• Raided Score: 87
• Publication: Distiller
• Excerpt: The overall impression is a pleasant one, and finishes not too short, not too long, but just right.
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• Raided Score: 86
• Publication: Modern Thirst
• Excerpt: Solid NAS dram, would definitely revisit – nice for the price point; have an unopened bottle on the shelf – and glad I do
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• Raided Score: 90
• Publication: Drinkhacker
• Excerpt: The whiskey goes down so easily it’s hard to stop with just one glass — and while its initial softness might make the spirit feel simple, underneath that veneer is the essence, well, of Ireland.
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