Tullamore Special Reserve Bottled 1940's

Tullamore Dew

I had my first taste of this Irish whisky this afternoon during lunch with co-workers. Normally I wouldn't spend that much time tasting during a work lunch, but this time, I had the Connosr community in mind :-). I asked two fingers, no ice (JohnoftheYard will be happy). Here goes. The nose was a mix of lemon and spices with a slight undertone of...

Score 65/100

Tullamore Dew Tullamore D.E.W. XO Carribean Rum Cask Finish

What can I say: I'm a sucker for new whiskies. My local store didn't have my first two choices so I picked this up as a consolation prize, despite my reservations. Why reservations? Because I had a bottle of standard Tullamore and it did nothing for me, which summarizes my opinion of typical Irish blends. On the other hand, their 10 year old...

Score 76/100

Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old

As we lead up to St. Patrick's Day, it's time to look at an Irish whisky (I will do some more next week). Tullamore Dew gets it's name from a) the town of Tullamore and b) D. E. Williams, whose family gained control of the distillery in 1903. Tullamore DEW-illiams, get it? The distillery closed in 1954 and the brand was sold to Powers before being...

Score 88/100

Tullamore Dew 10 Year Old

I found this particular expression at a Premier Wine & Liquor location in Buffalo. The bottle and label are pre-makeover, and when I go on the website, I don't see this expression mentioned at all, so perhaps they've stopped making it? Too bad! The colour is very similar to the standard expression (light cloudy gold), but just a hair darker....

Score 87/100