Nectar of the Daily Drams Ireland 21 Year Old 1993

At the booth of The Nectar at the Spirits in the Sky Festival two new Irish expression were shouting out to be tried. Unfortunately my palate was already tired, but luckily I brought enough sample vials with me to take them home. They are totally different whiskey’s, cause this one is unpeated – selected for the festival – while the other is peated. I will put them head-to-head (what is the use?), starting with this unpeated one from 1993.

The nose is sweet with a whiff of exotic fruit. That quickly becomes more than a whiff – a lot more. Banana, peach, passion fruit, marzipan. Softly spicy and quite waxy. A touch of eucalyptus, too. Yes, this is very good, soft and accessible. Seductive, even.

It is quite creamy on the palate and suggests a finish. Caribbean rum, maybe? It is very fruity with all the exotic fruit from the nose and much more. The spices are somewhat louder than on the nose: cinnamon, licquorice and again some eucalyptus.

The finish is very long, sweet and only mildly drying towards the end.

Wonderful! I have no doubt in my mind that this is a Bushmills. It costs around 140 EUR and is worth every cent.