Kilbeggan 18 Year Old

Kilbeggan

Kilbeggan means 'little church' in Gaelic and is a blended Irish whiskey (so I was a little surprised to see is here under single malts, but no matter). The nose is full of sweet malt, a little citrus and even some pineapple. Reminds me of those cube-formed pineapple candy. On the palate, this dram is well honeyed and smooth. Well balanced,...

Score 70/100

Kilbeggan Traditional

The people at Cooley boast the fact that they uphold the tradition of the Irish whisky industry and this Kilbeggan Traditional is the result. This blend is named after the distillery that was founded in 1757, but now long gone. This blend is very cheap, but unfortunately it shows on the palate. The nose is what you would call malt-driven, with...

Score 72/100

Kilbeggan 2 Gingers

This is a new whisky in my part of the world, apparently targeted at women. Comes in around the same price point as standard Jameson. It is a blend. It is easy on the nose: sawdust/pencil shavings with peach/apricot fruitiness, very Irish. A bit hot but overall quite pleasant. The whisky is light- to medium-bodied on the tongue. Starts in with a...

Score 75/100

Kilbeggan Distillery Reserve

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: Asparagus in melted parmesan butter, with a little red liquorice on the side. And that's just to kick things off. This is a tapas restaurant and we should tuck in to the various other dishes on the table. Wood polish with lavender, mint tea and honey ice-cream, cherries with...

Score 90/100