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Hyde 1938 Special Reserve Irish Whiskey

  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Hyde

  • ABV

    46%

  • Age

    8 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

This is a blended Irish whiskey that contains 18 year old single malt and 8 year old single grain whiskey that has been finished in a sherry cask. The 1938 is important, as it signifies the year that Hyde became President in Ireland.

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  • Raided Score: 80
  • The Daily Pour
  • By The Daily Pour Staff
  • Overall, this isn't super complex but its enjoyable. Thin, but packed with lots of bread-y, vanilla forward sweetness.
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  • Nose:

    Ethanol, vanilla cream, soft buttered rolls. Lots of caramel, toffee and sweet icing. Overall, it can be summed up as ethanol and every sweet dessert under the sun.

  • Taste:

    Thin to medium mouth feel. Some mild heat. Lots of honey, caramel, sweet cream. Mild pepper, faint orange peel. Very sweet and vanilla bean forward. Not super complex, but enjoyable.

  • Finish:

    Short to medium in length. No heat. Lots of vanilla cream, honey, caramel candies and a sweet, bread-y note.

  • Overall:

    Overall, this isn't super complex but its enjoyable. Thin, but packed with lots of bread-y, vanilla forward sweetness.

  • Score:

    80

  • By The Daily Pour Staff
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources