Redbreast 12 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 15 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Nutty oiliness. Nuts and sultanas in a fruitcake. Palate Tangerines. Brazil nuts. Toasted almonds. Sherry. Lots of flavour development. Complex, but slightly less rich than I remember. Finish Vanilla. Spicily warming. Long. Comment Those oily, cakey aromas still have me hankering for a weekend in Dublin. Tea and cakes at the Shelbourne, then off to the Horseshoe Bar for the first whiskey of the evening.

Jim Murray Nose An unhurried display of ripe fruits. The sharpness of the pot-still always reminds me of a firm pure rye, only this is spicer. Palate More spice, though not before the early shock-waves of complex, mouth-watching barley notes. Finish Lingering sherry-toffee. Comment Remains an all-Ireland great and one of the few true pure pot still whiskies around. A treat for even the most experienced connoisseur.