An Fearr Grinn Against the Grain

Pretty similar to another whiskey I reviewed a while ago, Two Stacks Smoke & Mirrors, I came across this and a bottle was available so I picked it up. Always looking to try Irish peat, and the stout aspect gives it a little something interesting.

An Fear Grinn Against the Grain, Ireland Single Malt, 46% ABV

Minutia: Distilled at the Great Northern Distillery, the peated spirit was matured in a bourbon cask, vatted with imperial stout finished malt and bottled by the Whiskey Factor on November 3, 2020 yielding 303 bottles. Bottle 294 was enjoyed neat in a Tuath glass.

Color: Amber; 0.7.

Nose: Light, green. Classic Irish cookie nose, bananaesque.

Taste: Quite similar notes to the nose, banana taffy, a subtle green/yellow apple.

Finish: Smoke, roasted coffee beans in chocolate, a touch earthy. Medium.

I’m a fan. Shortly I’ll be reviewing another release from this bottler and I’m looking forward to it. It’s a nice, light whisky with a really strong finish that’s right up my alley and is where the peat and stout cask make themselves known.

Score: 83

Musical Evocation: múm – “On the Old Mountain Radio”