Kilbeggan Single Pot Still

Among this year’s strong field of new single pot still releases Kilbeggan bottled a gem of an Irish whiskey that sparkled brighter than them all. The already historic whiskey style achieves a powerful air of authenticity. First it’s distilled in the oldest working pot still in Ireland and the 19th-century Locke family recipe incorporates 2.5% oats a common addition at the time. Melon candied peel nutmeg cinnamon and honeysuckle aromas cascade into a palate made especially lush and creamy from the oats with citrus peel apricot and roasted hazelnut flavors leading to a mellow rounded finish adeptly exhibiting a crisp articulation of pot still spiciness throughout. Number 8 in the 2020 Top 20