Proper No. Twelve Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey
40% ABV
$20 – $25
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What the Producer Says
Conor McGregor’s Whiskey
Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey
Proper No. Twelve’s Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey is an ultra-smooth blend of fine grain and single malt with hints of vanilla, honey and toasted wood.
What Gary Says
Nose: Sweet young malt, furniture polish (think lemon-scented Pledge), hints of vanilla and heather.
Palate: Grainy, barley sugar with a slightly sour oak note, a bit of lemon-flavored cookies.
Finish: Short with pepper, sour oak and a hint of lemons.
Comments: Let’s get the non-whiskey part out of the way. I was thinking about buying a bottle to try last year when I head the news of Conor McGregor’s assault in a bar in Dublin. That alone left me not wanting to buy a bottle (and initial reviews I read weren’t very kind either). That said, because I do like to try damn near any whiskey I can, I was excited when a friend offered me a sample from their bottle (thanks Tommy!) I was also intent on assessing the bottle contents on their own merits. I focused squarely on the whiskey – the above notes and rating below have nothing to do with the celebrity but wanted to share that in full disclosure. This stuff is pretty bad. Granted, for $20 I had low expectations, but I recently bought a similarly priced bottle of Old Tom Horan Irish Whiskey (review pending!) and liked it markedly better than this. I hope this isn’t the first bottle of Irish whiskey for folks out there (it has sold quite well) as it might single-handedly slow the growth of the category.