While the tasty palate comprises fresh green apple, pear, citrus fruits, vanilla, boiled candies, and an appealing lift of spice, this would be tastier still with a bit more weight behind it.
Clontarf 1014 Classic Blend Irish Whiskey 750ml
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Product Description
At the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, High King Brian Boru sent Viking invaders tumbling back into the sea and gave his life to achieve a remarkable victory for the Irish over the fearsome Vikings. Our whiskey celebrates that courage to take a stand and make a sacrifice to bring about what you believe in. Clontarf 1014 is a bold and smooth Irish Whiskey, triple distilled, aged in bourbon barrels and blended to perfection.
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 40.0% |
| Country of Origin | Ireland |
| UPC | 663881000370 |
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Awards & Scores
Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.
What critics and judges wrote
This honey-colored whiskey needs a lot of time in the glass to aerate, allowing a resin-y aroma to dissipate, leaving a ginger ale-like sweet scent. On the palate, astringency nearly masks the red fruit and caramel flavors.
The entry is light, but sweet with vanilla and corn cast as the leading actors. … It is slightly slick, soft, and sweet with the spice factor held to a minimum from beginning to end.
Tasting Notes
Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 4 notes from 3 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greenA hint
- Fruitydried banana, fresh green apple, pear, citrus fruits, red fruit nearly maskedClear
- Sweetvanilla, old sweet-shop toffee, boiled candies, ginger ale-like sweet scent, caramelClear
- Oak & maltpolished wood furniture, resin-y aroma, Grains, bourbon cask influenceClear
- SmokeA hint
- Spicedusty spices, appealing lift of spice, spice factor held to a minimumLight
Flavor map
Clontarf 1014 Classic Blend against other Irish whiskeys we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.
Closest Irish whiskeys at a similar price: Bushmills Original Triple Distilled Smooth & Mellow ($19.97), Paddy ($23.98), and Triple Dog ($43.98).
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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.
| Whisky | Rich | Smoky | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clontarf 1014 Classic Blend (this bottle) | 3.3 | 1.3 | $24.98 |
| The Irishman Small Batch | 3.3 | 1.0 | $64.98 |
| The Legendary Silkie | 3.0 | 1.4 | $53.98 |
| Bushmills Original Triple Distilled Smooth & Mellow | 3.7 | 1.4 | $19.97 |
| Paddy | 3.7 | 0.6 | $23.98 |
| Triple Dog | 4.0 | 0.9 | $43.98 |
| Proper Twelve | 3.5 | 0.5 | $19.97 |
| Glendalough Double Barrel | 3.6 | 0.4 | $33.97 |
| Jack Ryan Beggars Bush 12 Year Old | 3.0 | 0.3 | $79.97 |
| Bushmills Red Bush | 4.0 | 2.1 | $19.97 |
| Powers Rye | 4.0 | 2.1 | $34.98 |
| Lambay Whiskey | 4.0 | 2.2 | $69.98 |
| The Busker Triple Cask Smooth | 4.0 | 0.2 | $15.97 |
| Hinch Double Wood 5 Year Old | 3.5 | 0.0 | $37.98 |
| West Cork Distillers West Cork Original Classic Blend | 3.6 | 0.0 | $29.98 |
| Tullamore Dew Irish | 3.8 | 0.0 | $19.97 |
| Jameson Triple Distilled | 4.7 | 1.1 | $19.97 |
| Teeling Whiskey Single Malt | 4.5 | 0.4 | $39.97 |
| Teeling Whiskey Single Pot Still | 4.2 | 2.5 | $64.97 |
| Limavady Single Barrel | 4.8 | 2.1 | $59.96 |
| The Busker Single Pot Still | 4.8 | 0.4 | $99.98 |
| Bushmills 10 Year | 5.1 | 1.6 | $44.97 |
| Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel | 5.2 | 1.4 | $29.97 |
| Powers Gold Label Hand Crafted Triple Distilled | 5.2 | 1.5 | $36.98 |
Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.