Heaven's Door Redbreast Master Blenders' Edition

The nose starts with a rich butterscotch caramel then fruits of chocolate covered raisins, cherries jubilee, caramelized white peaches and candied orange peel followed by peanut brittle, light barrel spices of cloves, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, leather and polished mahogany with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a viscous mouthfeel starting with rich caramel and fruits of figs, sour cherries, orange zest and lemon meringue followed by peanut brittle and bubble gum before a medium pepper spice comes in mid palate that slowly fades revealing dark chocolate and light barrel spices of ginger, cloves, nutmeg, leather and polished mahogany with medium ethanol burn. The finish is long with chocolate covered raisins, orange push-pop, peanut brittle, gingerbread cookies, a light spice, leather and polished mahogany. This is a complete masterpiece and manages to combine bourbon, Irish along with slight sherry notes to create a balanced and complex whiskey. From the first nosing of this you are greeted with bourbon notes up front, but can tell there is something different about it with the Irish whiskey adding a subtle lightness to the normal bourbon profile. The taste is similar to the nose with the bourbon notes blending harmoniously with unique Irish notes until that spiciness I get from Redbreast 12 cask strength appears in a lighter form mid palate that then fades away revealing some sherry influence with dark chocolate and balanced wood that finishes with all those wonderful bourbon, Irish and light sherry notes that linger and continue to reveal additional flavors for minutes after each sip. These cost $100, which might seem like a lot for a 10 year bourbon, but this comes together with more complexity and depth than their $500 Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume 2 which was a 15 year bourbon aged in older rum casks. If you’re a fan of bourbon and Irish whiskey, you will want to grab one of these before they sell out as I grabbed two based solely on the review from @dubz480 and wish I grabbed more. Huge thanks to @dubz480 for putting this one on my radar, as I never would have purchased this otherwise and would have missed out on this incredible whiskey.

Appearance: dark reddish carmel color Nose: strong alcohol at first with under tones of carmel, vanilla, baking spices Palette: immediate spice from the alcohol, oak, vanilla Finish: Lingering vanilla and oak

Bob’s whiskey and Redbreast finishing. Nothing better. Expensive but worth it.

A revelation. I have no experience with Redbreast, & no predisposition toward Heaven’s Door, but this experiment is absolute magic. That wash of marzipan is unlike anything I’ve ever tasted in bourbon. Instantly, this has skyrocketed to number one on my shelf.

The influence of the Redbreast casks creates a more complex Bourbon. On the nose I get a lot of vanilla and oak. The palate starts with brown sugar and buttery shortbread and heavy oak and on the finish I get a lot of vanilla and clove/cinnamon spice. It’s sweeter than I expected. A big step up from regular Heaven’s Door!