Reverend357
Reviewed
December 11, 2023 (edited December 15, 2023)
Back to Ireland. I seem to develop quite a bit of an attachment to that green island, be it in whisky, pipes or tobacco (looking at you Peterson).
I knew I liked the Redbreast 12, I have a bottle of the 12 CS, but this....dayum. And for a 21 year old 150€ is not too bad honestly.
On the nose you get fresh, crisp cereals, some orange zest, the expected vanilla and oak notes, and also some cinnamon. The smell reminds me of a bread that is currently in the oven....not quite finished baking, but somewhere in the middle, and probably still gooey on the inside. Perfect to put honey on.
The taste is amazing. Stewed fruits with a hint of honey and spices, that typical irish barley foundation, and shortbread. Sweet, but not too sweet, just enough spice to make it pleasant, and that long, warming aftertaste after you swallow make this something very special.
Speaking of the aftertaste, it is a sweet, slightly spicy, warming fruit cake. I think I taste some dates in here, but I am a bit torn about that. Could be dates, could be generic fruity stuff. Whatever it is, it stays with you for quite a bit.
This one is a winner folks.
160.0
EUR
per
Bottle