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McConnell's 5 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish Irish Whiskey 750ml

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$49.98
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Product Description

Brothers John and James McConnell would be happy that the business they built in Belfast years ago, is once more in excellent spirits. A fine blend of Irish Malt and Irish Grain Whisky. Aged for 5 long years, gently nested in select Bourbon Casks and then finished in the finest Oloroso Sherry Casks which living our rich aromas of dried figs, dark chocolate and lingering spice... Slainte

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume46.0%
Country of OriginIreland
UPC736040005506

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

IWSC judges · Silver · 2024
Baked fruits and sherry on the nose, leading to a palate of decadent raisins, figs, and prunes, balanced with a hint of savoury spices on the lingering finish.
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Bronze2025iwsc.net ↗
Aromas of earthy wood and dried fruit lead to a palate bursting with vibrant red berries and creamy vanilla.
Silver · 92 pts2023iwsc.net ↗
Delicately sweet with an intensity of toasted hazelnuts, dark chocolate, caramel and spice aromas flowing from nose to palate. Mellow and smooth.
Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · March 2023
Concentrated caramel leads the nose and palate. Hints of dark chocolate and espresso balance it out, finishing with cayenne pepper tingle. This is a five-year-old whiskey finished in oloroso sherry casks.
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Falstaff · November 2025
Fig confit and a sweet undertone are a delight. The "vinous" side is clearly evident on the palate - raspberry cream and a fine acidity carry it into the long finish.
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Whisky Advocate · Jonny McCormick · 2022
There's red grape, cherry, black currant, red apple, fig, aniseed, fresh mint, and herbal aromas. Though the texture on the initial sip feels light, it fills out nicely as it works up impressive sherry notes …
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World Whiskies Awards judges · Bronze · 2026
Brown sugar, caramel, baked apple pie, cinnamon, raisins, dates. Palate keeps the caramel with some spices. Gingerbread, honey on rye bread.with toffee, vanilla,some citrus and nicely balanced.
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Competition medals

World Whiskies Awards
Bronze 2026
IWSC
Bronze 2025Silver 2024 · 94 ptsSilver 2023 · 92 pts

4 medals from 2 competitions, 2023 to 2026.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 8 notes from 6 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenaniseed, fresh mint, herbal aromasLight
  • Fruityfig confit, raspberry cream, fine acidity, red grape, cherryClear
  • Sweeta sweet undertone, concentrated caramel leads the nose and palate, brown sugar, caramel, honeyClear
  • Oak & maltrye bread, earthy wood, an intensity of toasted hazelnutsA hint
  • SmokeA hint
  • Spicecayenne pepper tingle, whipping up the spices, clove, ginger spices, cinnamonClear

Flavor map

McConnell's 5 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish against other Irish whiskeys we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →McConnell's 5 Year OldSherry Cask FinishDublin Ink 'Warrior's Gold'The DunbrodyBourbon CaskFinishRoe & Co

Closest Irish whiskeys at a similar price: Dublin Ink 'Warrior's Gold' ($54.98), The Dunbrody Bourbon Cask Finish ($59.98), and Roe & Co ($34.98).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
McConnell's 5 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish (this bottle)5.00.0$49.98
Dublin Ink 'Warrior's Gold'5.00.0$54.98
Midleton Very Rare5.00.0$249.97
Slane Triple Casked5.00.0$19.97
The Dunbrody Bourbon Cask Finish5.00.0$59.98
Garavogue 20 Year Old5.00.2$199.97
Proper Twelve Apple5.20.0$24.97
Roe & Co4.80.0$34.98
Method & Madness Single Grain5.40.0$64.98
Glendalough5.40.2$54.97
The Busker Single Pot Still4.80.4$99.98
Teeling Whiskey Single Malt4.50.4$39.97
Midleton Very Rare 'Barry Crockett Legacy'5.70.0$399.97
Mitchell & Son Green Spot5.70.0$59.97
Mitchell & Son Green Spot Chateau Montelena Zinfandel Wine Cask Finish5.80.0$89.98
Knappogue Castle 21 years Old5.90.0$229.98
The Dunbrody Madeira Wine Cask Finish6.00.0$69.98
The Busker Triple Cask Smooth4.00.2$15.97
Method & Madness Single Pot Still6.10.0$69.98
The Whistler Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish6.10.2$39.98
Jameson Triple Distilled4.71.1$19.97
Redbreast 18 Year Old6.00.6$249.97
Tullamore Dew Irish3.80.0$19.97

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.

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