H2H DM pt 5 - Irish!

[Drammed]

Time for a slight detour from the SMS, for a trip to the Emerald Isle

Another close call but only one can win.

[Gov]

Boy this is a close one, but J12 by an eyelash!

[jazz lover]

J 12 (1780) for me.

[Ganga]

Boy this is a close one, but J12 by an eyelash!

My inverted reflection. RB by a hair.

[Aidan]

I went for Redbreast, but I'm not sure. Two great whiskies, in my opinion.

[lockejn]

Wow, I'm surprised it's such a close match. I wouldn't put the J12 in even the same class as Redbreast.

[I_SPEY]

I'll go for the Redbreast, although, when writing this........

[pkt77242]

RB 12 by a solid margin.

Sean

[Pure Pot Head]

Do I need to anwer this one - but that Jameson 12yr old is right on the coat tails - it's a beautiful whiskey. In effect, I think it's probably fair to say, without knowing truly the proportions of heavy and medium pot still the distillers use in either whiskey, or which type of Pot Still ends up matured in which way, that Jameson 12yr Old could be described as very close to Redbreast 12 year old lightened a few notches with the inclusion of about one third part grain whiskey. But then it has that fat delicious extra sherry cask contribution.

So Redbreast then unsurprisingly, but no walkover, not by any means.


Pure Pot Head

[Aidan]

Redbreast is made up with a pretty heavily sherried 13 or 14 year old pot still and two different bourbon pot stills of around 12 or 13 years. I think it's in equal proportions, but I can't remember. We had Barry Walsh present a class in how to make it. He brought the cask-strength ingredients and we mixed them. The proportions are how I remember it anyway.

[Pure Pot Head]

Redbreast is made up with a pretty heavily sherried 13 or 14 year old pot still and two different bourbon pot stills of around 12 or 13 years. I think it's in equal proportions, but I can't remember. We had Barry Walsh present a class in how to make it. He brought the cask-strength ingredients and we mixed them. The proportions are how I remember it anyway.

Wow, thanks, very interesting. That would make it about a third sherry cask if you mean equal proportions as in one part shrry, one part bourbon type A and one part bourbon type B. I beleive Jameson 12 is about 2/3's sherry cask which I assume to be the pot still side. Which would fit the higher sherry tones.

Pure Pot Head

[Aidan]

That's how I remember it anyway, although one of the bourbons could be a second fill sherry cask either. I'm not 100% sure.