Spot Whiskey Single Pot Still 'Red Spot' 15 Year Old
Spot Whiskeys · Midleton Distillery
Red Spot represents the pinnacle of the Spot whiskey range, and its 15 years across bourbon, sherry, and Marsala casks give it a breadth that rewards patient exploration. The copper pot stills at Midleton are some of the largest in the world, yet they produce a spirit of remarkable delicacy. This is Irish whiskey operating at the highest level.
Nose
Dried fruit and toasted almond open generously, quickly joined by a rich caramel undertone and hints of clove spice. There's a distinctive pot-still oiliness — almost waxy — and a subtle rosewater delicacy layered beneath.
Palate
Full-bodied and deeply textured. Waves of cocoa, dried fruit, and honey build through the mid-palate, with a persistent spice that recalls clove-studded orange. The influence of Marsala wine casks adds a vinous depth rarely found in Irish whiskey.
Finish
Long, layered, and warming. Dark chocolate and dried stone fruit taper into toasted oak and a gentle earthy dryness.
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Combination of ex-bourbon, ex-Oloroso sherry, and Marsala wine casks for a minimum of 15 years
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Food Pairing
Blue cheese with fig compote and walnut bread
Revived from a 19th-century tradition where Dublin wine merchant Mitchell & Son marked whiskey casks with colored spots to denote age, Red Spot is distilled at Midleton in copper pot stills of extraordinary scale and triple-distilled for the silky pot-still character that defines the range.
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