Redbreast - PX Cask - 750ml

REDBREAST IBERIAN SERIES: PX EDITION Released Fall 2021 MASH BILL – blend of malted and unmalted barley PROOF – 92 Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is among the most renowned of the Irish whiskeys. Jameson and Bushmills may be more commonly used in bars and bought by consumers at the warehouse chains. They’re marketed in those directions and priced accordingly. They’re not bad whiskeys and get the job done well. But I’ve never found them great. COLOR – pale raw sienna, apricot, orange NOSE – spiced vanilla custard, crystalizing honey, pulpy orange zest, oak tannin, plastic TASTE – the sherry influence shows itself more readily here, adding vibrant red and purple fruit notes (especially grape) to a creamy, gooey caramel running beneath everything; a notably thick creamy texture as well, some brandied raisins, dark chocolate sauce, decadent prune/plum compote, the oak tannins almost masking that faint plastic note… FINISH – the fruit notes, caramel, and chocolate all take the backseat to a warm, fine, prickly heat around that oak tannin edge, everything fading gently but soon…