Now there are some twenty-odd bottlings. Yes, but there's nothing wrong with saying," I like strawberries are there any other fruits that taste like this?". Like I said, I am not an “overproof” fanatic. The Redbreast 12 Year Old and 15 Year Old are already highly regarded, but since the end of 2011 a 12 Year Old cask strength edition has been added to the range. bourbon and sherry since these are what are giving the flavour so keep an eye out for "sherry finish" or "aged in sherry casks" like balvenie 17. Colour: deep copper. At first, the two whiskies are surprisingly similar. Redbreast 12 Year Oldis unmistakable as an Irish yet very subtle and refined. The first batch is a vatting of 68 casks, a mix of bourbon and oloroso cask, so there is plenty to go around. (Also, keep a look out for the new Red Spot, which has already launched in Ireland and is expected over here in the new year. BRAND. I would liken this to drinking the big brother, “grown-up” version of Bailey’s Irish Cream. Whether you’re looking to try your first serious Irish whiskey or in need of branching out, this Redbreast 12-Year fits the bill. Vital Stats: 80 proof (40% ABV), 12 years, 50% malted barley 50% unmalted barley, price around $65. Beneath them is a spicy, chewy, thick (like, well, oatmeal) and sweet whiskey, made tangy with pinpricks of nutmeg and clove. List of whiskies/bourbons ive tried that I dislike: I know thats not a big list. This whiskey is great, it shows what Irish Whiskey is with superb quality. Harmonious taste of spice, fruit, and sherry. Redbreast 12 years Cask Strength is nothing more than the full, un-cut version of the Redbreast 12 and that right there is fantastic. It’s made, you see, by following an 1865 Irish mashbill, complete with malted and unmalted barleys, rye, and oats. Look for older age statements and darker (non-artificial) color. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. We’ll start where one must start, with the Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (40-percent ABV; $58), the torch that kept the category alive throughout the … It's hard to replicate that kind of pot still characteristic flavour. This is different than Single Malt, which is distilled 2 times (or 2.5 if you’re Springbank, but they do what they want and I love it). It’s not a heavy whiskey, like many single malt Scotches. So here we are at the cask strength version of Redbreast 12 Year. The new Kilbeggan Small Batch Rye Irish Whiskey (43-percent ABV; $35) is the result. I am not the wordsmith that you are when it comes to describing whiskey, but it looks like you have the same tastes that I do and I am very interested to see what you have to say about other whiskeys. We’ll start where one must start, with the Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (40-percent ABV; $58), the torch that kept the category alive throughout the … On the palate, while both are subtle and beautifully integrated spirits (indeed, it’s hard to put either glass down), as you let them linger real differences begin to appear. This is the best Irish when it comes to the nose, although the most interesting belongs to Connemara. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Redbreast 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey. Are there scotches or bourbons that are similar to that of redbreast in taste? The 15 is a quality whiskey, it has some rich dry fruity flavours and is very pleasant especially with a tiny drop of water. It’s a very delicate nose, with faint cinnamon and nutmeg. It’s grainy, but in a pleasant way. Why are you looking for a scotch or bourbon to taste like Irish whiskey? The biggest brands were either pure pot still (Jameson, Powers) or blends of pure pot still and single malt (Paddy, Tullamore Dew). Cookies help us deliver our Services. Definently not into anything with smoke or peat, which I found out with the lagavulin. What could be a very promising whiskey (see my Redbreast 12 cask strength review) is diluted to the point of shallowness in the aroma and flavor. Small wonder then that Irish Distillers reached for the Power’s label when it started rebuilding its pot-still stable. E: If you can find a bottle of J. Rieger Kansas City whiskey, you'd love it. (Until the 1950s, Irish distillers used to supplement the barley in their whiskies with a significant percentage of oats and either rye or occasionally wheat—often as much as 20 percent of the former and 30 percent of the latter.). Long complex finish. The nose holds aromas of sweet fruit, toasted oak and warm spices, and the palate offers notes of buttery hot-cross-buns, dried fruits, baking spices and spicy oak. This is a fascinating whiskey: grainy and bright, with lots of sweet barley in the nose, it also has something that reminds me of those dense, nutty loaves you used to buy at hippie-run health food stores. Single Pot Still whiskeys are also known as Pure Pot Still, a traditional yet rare Irish way of making whiskey using malted and unmalted “green” barley. Redbreast is the largest selling Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey in the world, and the Redbreast 12 is their most popular expression. Complex but easy to drink, even for neophytes, citrus and dark fruit are present on the nose, with a cake-like body that leans more … It’s basically taking something that is already phenomenal and turning it up 11.The only way it could possibly get better is if it was the ungodly amazing RB21 being delivered at CS, but let’s not greedy. Hard to know. Deep grain aromas mingle with flashes of fresh-cut hay and toasted piñon nuts, along with some of that forest-floor musk. Not all Irish whiskey is pot still, just like not all Irish whiskey is triple-distilled, but Redbreast does both. Redbreast 12 Year Old. Like all good pot still whiskeys, it is strongly flavoured and assertive, making it a rare treat for the connoisseur of fine old whiskey. Redbreast 12 ($58) is easy to sip, not challenging on the palate in any way, yet so incredibly delicious. (I have no financial stake in it.) The whiskey is aged for 12 years in a combination of ex-sherry and bourbon casks, imbuing it with rich red berry, spice, and sweet vanilla flavors. There are not one but two other Powers-branded pot still whiskies available, the Powers Signature Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (46-percent ABV; $47) and the new Powers Three Swallows Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (43.2-percent ABV; $45). Matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, the distinctive Redbreast sherry style is a joy to behold in each and every bottle. On the nose: nutty, like crushed cashews, with heather honey, golden syrup and baked apples. I chose six to taste; whiskies that are available here. Redbreast 12 Cask Strength Back to Irish Whiskey For lovers of the Renowned Redbreast style, Redbreast 12 Cask Strength provides a glimpse of how the whiskey tastes as it emerges directly from the cask in its natural, undiluted, full bodied state. Green Spot and Yellow Spot, they were called, and they were bottled specially for Mitchell’s. Ireland- Single Pot Still, triple distilled, matured in Bourbon and Sherry seasoned Spanish Oak casks. A distiller can also add up to three percent of other grains. I'm a redbreast fan I have the 12 cask strength sitting on my shelf. He considers it an excellent whiskey teaching tool and the perfect … It's pot-stilled, which means it's fuller and richer. Redbreast is a whiskey that’s easy to enjoy and, again, essential to try if you really want to experience the true range that Irish whiskeys have to offer. To me, I feel that Redbreast has one of the best branding in the whole world of Whiskey. It's like being disappointed that strawberries don't taste like bananas. Youre never going to get a scotch to match an irish whiskey because of the distillation method so Best bet is to find a Scotch that's aged in the same type of barrels as redbreast. If it's not the sherry component that you're after, unpeated single malts are your next best bet. I'd recommend powers John Lane edition, bushmills 16, method and madness pot still. It has felt like forever waiting for this Irish Whiskey to appear on a sale and justify getting a bottle. Get a year of Beast Inside for only $19.99. It's part of the cask mates series. TASTING: 40% ABV. This is one experiment I hope to see repeated. I talked about its birth in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, its rise in the late nineteenth, its near death in the late twentieth, and its rebirth in the twenty-first. These are not whiskies for admiring from afar; they want to be liked, and they make it easy. Nikka Coffey Malt sounds right up your alley. It’s a cult whiskey, and small wonder. "It's like whiskey chicken soup" By Jason O'Bryan December 17, 2020 9:00PM (UTC) ... it would be Redbreast 12-year Irish whiskey. Glenfiddich 12, Glenlivet 12, Tomatin 12, Dalwhinnie 15, still an irish whiskey but the stout barrel jameson is awesome. I'm so excited for you to have landed on our Redbreast exclusive giveaway “Dine Like a Robin” culinary kit for U.S. consumers. As some of the new distilleries in Ireland start releasing single pot stills, I expect we’re going to find some real surprises among them. At around $50, this makes this whiskey not worth the money, especially when its cask strength version sits on … While on the verge of giving in and paying full price, which I never do it dropped down to the bargain price of £34! By 1970, all the companies had converted to making blends, with a big whack of the lighter, column-distilled grain whiskey mixed in. To make up for that, I threw in a couple of other whiskies that have close links to the category (I’ll explain later), plus an Irish single malt, for contrast. Ep 193: Redbreast 12 Irish Whiskey Review and Tasting with Jameson and Green Spot Comparison - Duration: 13:49. Not all Irish whiskey is pot still, just like not all Irish whiskey is triple-distilled, but Redbreast does both. I agree, but OP didn't like Macallan. I'm Robin Redbreast, proud to sit on the label of Ireland's most beloved Single Pot Still Whiskey. I know I will be.). I know you said not just another Irish whiskey but if it's what you like no harm in trying more. Until just a few years ago, one of the things I always tried to do when I found myself in Dublin was swing by the Mitchell & Son liquor store. After tasting through these whiskies, I took away two things: one, each spirit left me wanting more. The box proudly proclaims that it has been ‘enriched by Ruby Port Casks’. And yet it’s not a huge whiskey—it still does its work at conversational volume, which indeed is the specialty of all Irish single pot still whiskies. You can pick a bottle up for around £40, and I’m guessing given this is a basic whiskey there’d be various offers for it around this time of year. On the palate, the rye throws in a lot of its characteristic dark-chocolate notes to go with the nuttiness of the barley, making me think of rocky road ice cream. Two: we’re just at the beginning of finding out what the category is capable of. Among the things that meant was making a lot more of the Spots, enough that it could be exported. There, and only there, you could get the two other single pot still whiskies, the ones that weren’t Redbreast. One of the most decorated Irish whiskeys, Redbreast is the largest selling Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey in the world. The Knappogue, which is made completely from malted barley, resolves into a burst of pure, clear honey, sweet and lilting. The Irish take real pride in their Whiskey and for good reason. I'll add my vote for Abelour as well. Also, Redbreast is one of the few single pot still whiskey brands out there (along with Green Spot). Yes! Appearance: Clear yellow-gold, like an IPA. Have been trying to decide which one I prefer between the 15 RB and this for a long time. Redbreast 12 year old—96 points, $60 This single pot still Irish whiskey is one of the best easily-findable value bottles around. It’s a must-have because this level of quality just isn’t available at this price in competing single malts. And yet it, too, has a little of that Irish mossiness lying beneath all the bakery business. Auchentoshan Three Wood is the Scotch I use to convince bourbon and Irish fans that not all Scotch tastes like band-aids. But as your nose loiters over the Knappogue, there is a delicate, floral note absent from the Redbreast. What say we fix that? Ep 193: Redbreast 12 Irish Whiskey Review and Tasting with Jameson and Green Spot Comparison - Duration: 13:49. Displaying a depth of flavour and the unmistakable influence of pot still whiskey, which was matured in the finest sherry casks, (There is also a version finished in Château Léoville Barton Bordeaux casks, and one finished in Chateau Montelena California zinfandel casks; both are well worth a taste. Even the texture is smooth and creamy. bourbon and sherry since these are what are giving the flavour so keep an eye out for "sherry finish" or "aged in sherry casks" like … Finally, there’s The Emerald 1865 (43.8-percent ABV; $90), from the Ransom distillery in Oregon. On the palate, the whiskey’s rich, sweet graininess is balanced by some austere oak tannins, enough to keep it crisp, and a juicy note from the Malaga wine casks used to age some of the whiskey that goes into it. To over-generalize, most of the bourbons coming out of KY and IN are pretty good -obviously a huge range, but that'd be a great place to start. Redbreast 12 year old Cask Strength review This Redbreast 12 year old is an cask strength Irish Single Pot Still whiskey from New Middleton distillery . At 12 years old, the John’s Lane, named after the street in Dublin where the brand used to be distilled, is heady and dark, with a rich/dry dichotomy that conjures up a pint of Guinness stout. Redbreast 12 Cask Strength emerges directly from the cask in its natural, undiluted, full bodied state. Redbreast 12-year single pot still Irish Whiskey is triple distilled and matured in the finest oak casks for not less than 12 years. Redbreast 12 yr is not bad per se. I thought it was the sherry that made the difference, which is why I tried the Macallan. Redbreast is pretty good, but not as good as your review suggests. Tasting Notes: Redbreast 12 Year Old. I'm so excited for you to have landed on our Redbreast exclusive giveaway “Dine Like a Robin” culinary kit for U.S. consumers. I couldn’t look at Irish pot-still whiskies without mentioning this one, although I have to also mention that I helped Ransom with the historical information upon which they based this whiskey. This is not finished whiskey though, no, all the components are fully matured in … Hello! Hello! Double distilled, it’s a little meatier than the Irish ones are, and a little more rambunctious—there are still a few young-whiskey notes in the nose, although they blow off quickly. Any style goes, including Bourbon, Scotch, Rye, Wheat, Canadian, Irish, White Dogs, and everything in between. Ten years ago there was only one bottling of single pot still Irish whiskey available in the United States, Redbreast 12, and only three in Ireland. Tasting Notes: Redbreast 12 Year Old. But the 12 Cask strength with a decent drop of water opens up completely and has a wonderful finish. It is also aged similarly in the same barrels except for the last one. An expensive whiskey is not necessarily a better whiskey. A well-balanced single pot still Irish whiskey, Redbreast 12 Year Old has been matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, creating a sweet-and-spicy character. It's blended with 10yr Oloroso sherry. Redbreast. That’s not a bad thing. 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