![]() It’s simply stunning and I promise that as soon as I break down and buy myself a bottle I’ll be posting a much better picture… and of course updating this section since it won’t make sense any more. If it weren’t $250 I would have 4 or 5 bottles of it sitting on my shelves at home right now. It’s warm and complex from nose through finish with subtle notes creating shifting facets that keep the senses working. I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love the Redbreast 21. Perfectly balanced with a rich full body and thick supple texture. Spice, vanilla and toasted nuts give way to a sweet and coppery single pot still character that fades out nice and slow. Worldwide average retail price per 750ml, ex tax USD from Jul 2021 to Jun 2023. Redbreast Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey Px Sherry Cask Edition, Scotland, United States. A touch of honey, citrus and a light earthy quality team up with a bit of mint to add interesting facets to this complex palate. As fine wine prices take a tumble, there are opportunities for canny investors. Same complex tropical leaning fruit from the nose slides through on the palate and again is accompanied by notes of vanilla, spice, a rich single pot still character and a stronger woody presence than the nose. Lighter notes of apples and dark sweets like caramel and brittle haunt the background along with a light bit of wood. Redbreast 21 Reviewĭistiller: Irish Distillers (New Midleton)Ĭomplex tropical leaning fruit with strong notes of vanilla, spice, honey and that wonderful lightly coppered single pot still character. Seeing as how I wanted to be invited back to the next one I decided against grabbing the bottle and running out the door laughing maniacally which was the subtle plan my lubricated brain had concocted. Of course my next thoughts were about how I could smuggle that bottle out of the hall. This is a fantastic whiskey and I was right to go back and get another sample to spend more time with it. I stepped aside to one of the small standing tables that littered the event hall floor and took my time slowly nosing, sipping and focusing on the whiskey and it soon came apparent that my first assumption was correct. The premium Irish Whiskey, Redbreast 12 Years Old is not a shot-and. Sheepishly I went back for seconds and the smiling Irish brand manager was more than happy to oblige and this time I was more thoughtful with my approach. It feels plush and a little slick on your tongue, but snaps like a cracker into a dry exit. So much so that I kind of forgot to write down my notes while I sipped on my first sample. It feels plush and a little slick on your tongue, but snaps like a cracker into a dry exit.The premium Irish Whiskey, Redbreast 12 Years Old is not a shot-and-a-beer Irish whiskey, it’s better as a neat pour to be savored and sipped.I got to try Redbreast 21 at Whisky Live LA (hence the shoddy image) and I was floored by what I was experiencing. Redbreast is at once full, soft, mouth-filling, and gently creamy, but quickly becomes nutmeg and pepper-spicy and a little nutty, with both the satisfying bitterness of hazelnut skin and round fatness of hazelnut meat. The palate is where the blend of malted and unmalted (green) barley really shows itself. Redbreast is one of a handful of single pot still whiskeys in existence today and one of only two to have been produced almost continuously since the early 1900s.The nose discloses dried and ripe fruits, such as yellow raisins, clementine skin, peach, and dried mango, along with notes of honey, vanilla bean, and caramel. Liqueur Whiskey, described as one of their "famous" brands. The first official reference to the brand name 'Redbreast' appears in August 1912, when Gilbeys were selling "Redbreast" J.J. Matured in a combination of Bourbon seasoned American Oak barrels and Oloroso Sherry seasoned Spanish oak butts, the distinctive Redbreast sherry style is a joy to behold in each and every bottle.Redbreast whiskey takes its name from the small ‘Robin Redbreast’ bird, with the inspiration originating in 1903 with the then chairman of Gilbeys Wines & Spirits Import Company, who was an avid bird fancier. ![]() Made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley and then triple distilled in copper pot stills, Redbreast 12 boasts the flavour complexity and distinctive qualities of Pot Still whiskey. The brand's signature bottle, Redbreast 12 boasts the flavour complexity and distinctive qualities of Pot Still whiskey.
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