Spot Whiskey Single Pot Still 'Green Spot' Château Léoville Barton
Green Spot · Midleton Distillery
This Château Léoville Barton finish transforms the familiar Green Spot character into something altogether more complex — clarity forged through turbulence, as the robust pot still spirit meets the structured tannins of fine Bordeaux casks and emerges harmonized. It rewards patience and contemplation, revealing new facets with every sip. An exceptional value in the single pot still category.
Nose
Opens with ripe orchard fruits — green apple, pear, and a whisper of quince — layered over toasted oak and beeswax. Bordeaux wine cask influence brings cassis and dried red berries alongside a gentle vanilla sweetness. A subtle herbaceous note of fresh hay and honeysuckle emerges with time in the glass.
Palate
Silky and medium-bodied, the palate delivers waves of honeyed malt, butterscotch, and stewed stone fruits, with the wine cask lending a tannic structure that adds depth and grip. Cinnamon spice and toasted almond weave through a core of creamy vanilla and dark berry compote. A distinctly pot still oiliness coats the tongue, giving richness without heaviness.
Finish
Long and layered, with lingering dried fruit, clove spice, and a final flourish of dark chocolate and toasted oak. The Bordeaux cask's tannins provide a refined, drying farewell.
- Mash Bill
- Malted and unmalted barley (traditional pot still mashbill)
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in traditional copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Matured in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, with a finishing period in seasoned Château Léoville Barton Bordeaux wine casks
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
Barton Sour — 2 oz Green Spot Château Léoville Barton · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz honey syrup · 0.25 oz crème de cassis · Dry shake, then shake with ice · Strain into a coupe · Garnish with a lemon twist and a few drops of cassis
Food Pairing
The wine-cask tannins and dried fruit character find a natural partner in crispy-skinned duck confit drizzled with a tart-sweet blackberry gastrique, served alongside roasted fingerling potatoes and wilted arugula dressed in walnut oil.
Born from the centuries-old relationship between the Mitchell family wine merchants and the Midleton distillery, this expression marries Ireland's traditional pot still craft with the structured elegance of Bordeaux's Left Bank — a spirit that finds its clarity through the turbulent meeting of two great traditions.
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