Powers John's Lane 12 Year Old Single Pot Still

Nice review, I really like the pot-still Irish style and need to explore more of this category beyond Redbreast, I am surprised this is at 46%abv, I am curious if we have this in Canada. How does it compare to Redbreast 12?

Thanks for the review @Pierre_W

I have a bottle of this I'd bought for the summer but opted to open other bottles instead. Your review confirms I made the wrong choice Hey ho, it will wait till next summer as it's bound to be as hot and dry as this one . . .

Thanks, @cricklewood. I have not had the standard Redbreast 12yo in a while but my recollection is that the two taste quite similarly. After all, they are made at the same distillery... :-) However, I am going to have up a review of the Redbreast 12yo cask strength soon, and that one is a rather different animal.

Got it, @RianC. I am sure you will have fun with this one!

@Pierre_W, true I forget that most of the available pot still whisky is from Middleton.

@cricklewood Do you think Canadian POT still whisky will take off after October 17?

Is anyone able to weigh in on the difference between this one and the Redbreast 12 YO? Both are from the same distillery, pot still and use ex-Oloroso and ex-Bourbon casks.

@Nozinan ha! It will be aged in heavily "toasted" casks.

I second @Frost's question. With nearly all the single pot still whiskies coming from that single distillery, I can't keep track of what the differences among them are supposed to be.

Anyone?

@Frost, @MadSingleMalt, I do not know details of differences in whiskey production techniques for Powers Johns Lane 12 yo compared to Redbreast 12 yo Cask Strength, but I do have observations about differences in flavour profiles.

I consider Redbreat 12 Cask Strength to have mostly medium and high pitches of flavour, with little expressing in the bass range. Wood flavours are blended in and indistinct. Powers Johns Lane 12 presents mostly middle and bass range flavours, with few pitches in the high range. The wood flavours in the Powers Johns Lane are more noticeable and nuances of them are more observable. Also, Redbreast 12 Cask Strength has always presented to me as together and ready to go when the bottle is first opened, whereas Powers Johns Lane 12 yo often needs weeks to months of air time to show itself at its best. My sister has an open bottle of the Powers Johns Lane right now. When first opened I was very disappointed in it. Now I cannot get enough of it. The air exposure brought out an enormous richness.