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Whiskey Review: Egan’s Legacy Reserve Irish Whiskey

We review Egan's Legacy Reserve Irish Whiskey, an amazing 15 year old Irish whiskey tied to a family long involved in the spirits trade in Ireland.

OVERALL RATING

9
$160.00
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Tasting Notes

About:

Single malt, mash bill is 100% barley, and 46% ABV. It’s non-chill filtered, and aged in American bourbon casks for 15 years. They only made 1000 bottles of this reserve. It can range in price from $160 – $200 per bottle.
Appearance:
It’s a light golden color, thickish legs that trickle down and leave oily lines that slowly dissipate.
Nose:
The nose is creamy, soft and bold at the same time. The sweet cream and brighter lemon zest, peppercorn and charred oak. It’s incredibly well balanced, with almost no bite at all. Remarkably fragrant, but not overwhelming.
Palate:
Egan’s Legacy Reserve is creamy, silky and has a very full mouthfeel. It’s seriously, wow, oh my gosh, amazing. The front has bright citrus notes, sweet whipped cream and black pepper, followed by a delightfully long and chewy finish. The grand finale crescendos into this big final note of chocolate covered cherries and caramel, that slowly dissipates. The background notes are more oaky, savory and smokey. I feel lost for words to describe how seriously good this whiskey is. The finish lingers seemingly forever, dissipating slowly into sweeter wood and apple flavors.
Finish:
Comments:
Egan’s Legacy Reserve is probably the best whiskey I’ve ever tasted. It was so chewy, full-bodied and smooth. Sweet, smokey and perfectly-balanced. The finish lasted forever, but I was totally okay with that flavor lasting as long as possible. rnrnI highly recommend this whiskey for any connoisseur’s collection.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Shauna McKnight

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