The latest expression from Mitchell and Son who revived the ‘Spot’ range in 2012 is called Red Spot .
The Mitchell family commenced trading in 1805 on Grafton Street in Dublin as purveyors of confectionery, wines and fortified wines. In 1887 they expanded into the whiskey bonding business, buying Jameson spirit and ageing them in their own maturation cellars. Soon they realized that empty wine and sherry casks could be used for this practice. In fact they were the only companied that had the privilege to ‘enhance’ Jameson’s whiskeys.
The coloured spot names originated from the Mitchell’s practice of marking...
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