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Dublin Event: Power to the People

When
29 Mar 2012
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location
Brooks Hotel, Drury Street, Dublin 2
Spaces left
40

Registration

Member tickets – €15.00
Special price for members
Regular ticket – €25.00

Registration is closed

John Power founded his distillery in John's Lane near the Western Gate of Dublin City in 1791. Our society president, Leo Phelan, will take us back in history (though not as far back as 1791) to explore how the taste of Powers has developed over the last half-century.

Note: At the end of the night we vote for our favourite whiskey. Number of votes and placing are included in the tables below.

1. Powers Gold Label (current release)

ABV	40%	Age	NAS
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton	Region	Ireland
Distilled		Bottled	2012
Votes		Place
Notes	Probably 5-8 years old

2. Powers Irish (1980s)

ABV	40%	Age	NAS
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton (probably)	Region	Ireland
Distilled		Bottled
Votes		Place
Notes	5 to 7+ years old Export label on this particular bottle

3. John Power & Son Gold Label (1960s)

ABV	43%	Age	NAS
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	John's Lane	Region	Ireland
Distilled	1950s/1960s	Bottled	Mid-1960s
Votes		Place
Notes	Likely the first blend of Powers Gold Label produced by the old John's Lane distillery.

4. Powers 12yo Special Reserve (current)

ABV	40%	Age	12
Type	Blend	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton	Region	Ireland
Distilled	2000	Bottled	2012
Votes		Place
Notes	Introduced in 1999 for the Millennium and retained due to success. Stronger sherry influence.

5. Powers John's Lane Release

ABV	46%	Age	12
Type	Single pot still	Finish	-
Distillery	Midleton	Region	Ireland
Distilled	1998	Bottled	2011
Votes		Place
Notes	Introduced in May 2011 for Midleton relaunch of SPS style.

6. John Power & Son

ABV	40%	Age	NAS
Type	Pure pot still (ie single pot still)	Finish	-
Distillery	John's Lane	Region	Ireland
Distilled	1950s	Bottled	1960s
Votes		Place
Notes	Probably 7+ years old. One of the last Pure Pot Still releases from the old John's Lane distillery before PPS bottlings were phased out in 1968.