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Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength

The Irish Whiskey Kingdom of Heaven

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@VictorReview by @Victor

22nd Aug 2012

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Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength
  • Nose
    24
  • Taste
    24
  • Finish
    23
  • Balance
    23
  • Overall
    94

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The reviewed bottle has been open about 6 months and is 2/3rds full.

Nose: delicious very intense intoxicating vanilla with other light wood flavours, some barley-style citrus, and other malted and unmalted barley flavours. A bit floral with a hint of roses and carnations. This is similar to the 40% ABV Redbreast 12 nose, only ramped up to 4 times the intensity

Taste: the nose flavours translate gloriously. This is sweeter on the palate than in the nose. Fantastic!

Finish: the same delicious intensity continues unabated strong and long

Balance: it would be absolutely criminal if this wonderful juice is not continued indefinitely at this extremely high quality level. This is "95-Class" all the way.

If you like standard Redbreast 12, after you try this, you will wonder "where has this whiskey been all of my life?"

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5 comments

@PeatyZealot
PeatyZealot commented

This is the best Irish whiskey I had so far! Had it at a (very good) tasting Fruit explosions all the way! But after that came the Rattray Mortlach 17 c/s and Bowmore 21 c/s sherry finish... boy oh boy

11 years ago 0

@Victor
Victor commented

@PeatyZealot, Redbreast 12 Cask Strength is easy to like. There doesn't seem to be much supply of it, though. After I got a bottle early, about a year ago, I haven't seen anybody locally who had any for sale. I would like to get some more of it.

11 years ago 0

@Rantavahti
Rantavahti commented

Thanks for the review, I didn't even know this one existed. I usually don't go for the cask strength ones but I can imagine that it suits Redbreast very well. I would love to try this one...

11 years ago 0

@Ol_Jas
Ol_Jas commented

Just as a comment on unpredictable availability:

Most of the (few) stores with a decent selection here in Madison, WI seem to carry the CS. Usually, it's around $30 more than the basic 12. One store I was browsing recently (Riley's) had the CS for just $1 more than the basic 12. A dollar! Granted, their price on the 12 was already $6 higher than the best I've seen in these parts, but still. (I must say it again: A dollar!!!)

So I guess some places are dry and some are giving it away.

11 years ago 0

@Victor
Victor commented

@OlJas, yes, whisk(e)y in general has huge differences in distribution, availability, and pricing. Knowing what things cost generally, and in advance, is a necessary requirement to knowing whether the price you see in front of you is a bargain, a typical offering price, or a rip-off. Once in awhile I will see something offered and think, "Hey, that is a VERY LOW PRICE for that whisk(e)y." Sometimes it has been hard for me to pull the trigger and buy it because it wasn't one I was thinking of getting at that time...but, when I did buy it, I have never once been sorry I did buy it later...and have generally seen the same product thereafter offered at much higher prices. Apropos of Redbreast 12, our local stores sell the standard 12, but not the Cask Strength. Standard Redbreast 12 in my county went from $ 42 to $ 59 recently. That is a 40% increase in one increment. I had to hussle to find a bottle of the Cask Strength, because it is pretty rare around DC.

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