Hey guys, does anyone know where I could find a few bottles of Green Spot online or otherwise? It's a somewhat infamous semi-blended pot still, and I LOVED it when I sampled it in Warsaw a few years ago. I loved it. But it is very hard to find, and I've been looking since then. Online shops I've checked are either out of stock or thy don't ship internationally due to hair-tied alcohol restrictions.

Easier to find in Ireland I suspect, so do any of you local guys know of any local shops that will ship overseas for US customers?

Thanks! Slàinte!

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These guys say they will ship to the US for €23 a bottle. I was in the shop a couple of weeks ago, they had it in stock then, not easy to find. The 12 year old at €850 makes the shipping cost seem quite reasonable!

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/asp/product.asp?Object...5487828&RecordID=227

Shipping details are given on the site too.

Edit. BTW since you are in the US you should get the VAT free price, make sure that's what they quote you if you order.

I'm not sure you can have alcohol shipped to the States via mail though. When I sent a bottle to a US friend as a gift, I had to declare it as a bottle of fancy vinegar on the Customs form.

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I'm not sure you can have alcohol shipped to the States via mail though. When I sent a bottle to a US friend as a gift, I had to declare it as a bottle of fancy vinegar on the Customs form.

You're right, the USPS does not allow alcohol to be sent through their system. It would be worth calling the shop to see what they can arrange. They have a big tourist trade so I'm sure it would not be the first time they had a similar request.
BTW it is in stock, I just picked up a bottle myself.

Thanks guys! I think I might have a lead right now, so crossing fingers...

AnRyan, enjoy that.

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AnRyan, enjoy that.

I did, thanks.

Here's the story behind the stuff, this site has tasting notes too. It's the only other shop I know of that carries it.
Jim Murray was quite impressed by it, gave it a 94.

http://www.mitchellandson.com/history_gs.html

As an aside, regarding bonded whiskey. When my father bought his pub in the early 60s some casks of John Powers Whiskey came with it. He bottled the stuff a few years later with John Power’s white labels, the white labels were for bonded whiskeys, gold labels were used for the stuff from the distillery to differentiate, thus John Powers Gold Label as it is today (my favourite Irish Whiskey by the way). The labels from Power’s stated “John Power’s White Label bottled by Andrew Ryan”. He still has a bottle of it. It’s one of the rarest whiskeys I know of in that it’s the only bottle known to exist.

Mitchell's Green Spot is now the only one left that could be described as anything like a bonded irish whiskey.

Days ago, I meant to say:

AnRyan, great info, and a great story, man, thanks for sharing it! And, I must be retarded because I didn't thank you for that link. I have no idea how that happened, but thank you, that was very helpful.

I know that you can zip down to your local shop and buy a bottle of Green Spot, but to me, high in the purple mountains of Colorado, it is an almost impossible prize that shall be treasured.

Even my friend in Poland brought his back from Ireland.

Cheers!

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No problem aphexafx.
If you would like to get a bottle, try calling the shop. I'm sure they would like to sell you one and I would imagine they could organise a way to get one to you.