Redbreast 12
Redbreast Single Pot Still Whiskey.
Made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley and then triple distilled in copper pot stills. Matured in a combination of Bourbon seasoned American Oak barrels and Oloroso Sherry seasoned Spanish oak butts for 12 years.
This is a beautiful whiskey. Smooth. Yes, smooth. I know some have trouble digesting that word, but it is smooth. Rich, complex, thick, baking spices, sherry, cherries, oak. Great finish.
Redbreast has been on the market for over 100 years. Back in 1903, an agreement was reached between John Jameson & Sons and Gilbeys Wine & Spirits Import Company. Jameson would send spirit from their Bow Street Distillery to Gilbeys to mature. As a spirit importer, Gilbey’s would have plenty of empty Sherry casks to house the whiskey in. (Redbreast 12 is aged in a combination of Oloroso Sherry Casks and Bourbon Barrels.) The spirit wasn’t officially sold as ‘Redbreast’ whiskey until 1912. This was a nickname the whiskey had inherited from the Chairman of Gilbeys, who was an avid birdwatcher.
One of my favorites! Pure exellence.
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