Red Spot 15 Year Old Irish Whiskey
Red Spot 15 Year Old Irish Whiskey is a 750mL single pot still whiskey bottled at 46% ABV (92 proof) without chill filtration, matured for a minimum of 15 years in a combination of American bourbon casks, Spanish Oloroso sherry butts and Sicilian Marsala wine casks. Made at Midleton Distillery for Mitchell & Son, it crowns the Spot range — the red paint spot denoted fifteen years — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 46% (92 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: Minimum 15 years
- Style: Single pot still, triple-distilled
- Casks: American bourbon casks, Spanish Oloroso sherry butts, Sicilian Marsala wine casks
- Filtration: Non-chill filtered
- Origin: Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
The Spot That Waited Fifty Years
Dublin wine merchants Mitchell & Son once marked their ageing casks with a daub of coloured paint — blue for 7 years, green for 10, yellow for 12, and red for 15. Red Spot disappeared in the mid-1960s and returned only in November 2018, rebuilt from an old family recipe: five-year-old bourbon-matured pot still whiskey was laid into Sicilian Marsala casks as early as 2004 to prepare for its revival. It is now the flagship of the Spot range. Explore the family on the Spot Whiskey vendor page, or browse our Irish whiskey collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the brand: pot still spice with cooked fruit, baked apple, mango and black cherry on the nose, over hazelnut, new leather and toasted American oak; ripe fruit sweetness from the Marsala casks with sweet red pepper and cracked black pepper on the palate; and an extra-long finish of fruit and spice.
How to Enjoy
Pour it neat and unhurried — fifteen years and three cask types need air, not ice, at least for the first glass. More pot still whiskeys are in our Irish whiskey collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is it called Red Spot?
Mitchell & Son marked casks with coloured paint spots for their intended ageing: red denoted 15 years. The Spot range still follows the code — Green Spot is the 10-year expression, Yellow Spot 12, Red Spot 15.
What casks mature Red Spot?
American bourbon casks, Spanish Oloroso sherry butts and Sicilian Marsala wine casks, for a minimum of 15 years in combination.
Is Red Spot cask strength?
No — it is bottled at a fixed 46% ABV, non-chill filtered. Blue Spot is the cask-strength member of the range.
Fifteen years, three casks, one red spot — order Red Spot 15 Year Old online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
