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Redbreast added a 21-year-old to its core, age-stated vary in 2013 and adopted that lofty providing with an much more luxe 27-year-old in 2020, leaving most cost-conscious followers of the model (who like numbers on their bottles) with solely the entry-level 12-year-old and more and more costly 15-year-old expressions to select from. In September, Redbreast closed that yawning value hole within the lineup with a brand new addition boasting an age assertion that ought to shock precisely nobody, at 18 years of age. Whereas this may look like a small buildout of Redbreast’s core vary, it’s something however.
Redbreast 18 Years Outdated is aged in a mixture of ex-bourbon and sherry casks like the remainder of the lineup, however this new expression reportedly depends on largely first-fill oloroso for the sherry element whereas additionally sporting whiskeys aged in casks that beforehand held cream sherry, a primary for the model. Additionally notable is the addition of whiskey aged in Ruby Port, a element that was till now used solely within the top-of-the-line 27-year-old and sometimes within the even rarer Dream Cask. Let’s test it out.
The nostril is wealthy and expressive and clearly impressed by these newer cask varieties. Prime notes of strawberry shortcake, sugared almonds, and black cherry are ethereal however nonetheless decadent, buying an nearly creamy texture with time within the glass. The aroma is elevated additional by undertones of vanilla bean and crème brulee with recent berries. A touch of peppery pot nonetheless spice provides some power to an in any other case silky and dessert-filled expertise that’s in contrast to some other Redbreast I’ve encountered. The palate follows an analogous theme, lush and syrupy initially with cherry cordial and blackberry jam, veering nearly too far into the dessert dram lane. Issues course appropriate nevertheless on the midpalate with extra conventional Redbreast notes of white pepper, breakfast cereal, banana pudding, and sweet apple earlier than discovering outstanding concord on a protracted, heat end accented with ripe purple berries, vanilla cream, and candied ginger. Really spectacular. With out having sampled the 27-year-old, I’ve to say that is my favourite Redbreast so far.
92 proof.
A / $250
Redbreast Single Pot Nonetheless Irish Whiskey 18 Years Outdated
$250
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