Green Spot (whiskey)

Green Spot

Type	Irish whiskey
Manufacturer	Irish Distillers (Pernod Ricard)
Country of origin	Ireland
Introduced	Circa 1920: Bonded Merchant
Discontinued	Blue Spot, Red Spot,
Proof (US)	80
Related products	Yellow Spot, Redbreast Pot Still

Green Spot is a single pot still Irish whiskey, produced specifically for Mitchell & Son of Dublin, by Irish Distillers at the Midleton Distillery, Cork, Ireland. Described by whiskey writer Jim Murray as "unquestionably one of the world's great whiskeys", Green Spot is one of the few remaining bonded Irish whiskeys, and along with Mitchell's older bottling, Yellow Spot, is one of only two whiskeys specifically produced for and sold by an independent wine merchant in Ireland.

In 1805, William Mitchell established a bakery and confectionery business on Dublin's Grafton Street. In 1887, the business expanded into the wine and spirit trade at a premises on nearby Kildare Street. At the time, it was common practice in Ireland for merchants to purchase distillate in bulk from whiskey distilleries, and to mature it themselves in their own casks in bonded warehouses. The merchants having ample supply of casks through the importation of wine, and fortified wines such as port and sherry. Therefore, it was natural that Mitchell & Son, would enter the bonded whiskey trade.

Using distillate obtained from Jameson's nearby Bow Street Distillery, Mitchell & Son matured whiskey in a mix of casks which had been used to hold both dark and light sherries in their cellars under Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin. For the first five years of maturation, half of the whiskey was aged in casks which had previously held Oloroso and other darker sherries, with the other half aged in casks had held lighter finos. This combination prevented the darker wines from overpowering the whiskey. After five years, whiskeys from the respective light and dark sherry casks were then vatted together and allowed mature for a further five years in neutral oak.

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