Redbreast Lustau Edition

Cherry, sherry background, oak, well rounded. Complex.

Floral, light nose, slight warm on tongue

I grew up with the taste of the Irish and Canadian whiskies so popular and common in the eastern MA region where I lived in my DNA. I still have a taste for both, and I'm definitely a Red Breast fan. It's a lovely drink and I've pretty much had one or both RB and GS on my shelf for at least 6 or 7 years now. I've not tasted this expression before now. Tasted neat from a glencairn. Allowed to rest about 5 minutes after the pour before evaluation. The nose is sweet with candy aromas - noughat, caramel, and honey. Theres a rush of ripe fruit - cherries and apples, plums, figs. There's a fair amount going on in the glass. On the taste buds this is dessert in a glass. The flavors deliver what the nose promises and this has a full spectrum of fruits and sweets layered over a creamy foundation of well aged malt. There is a good barrel influence and a nice warmth to the intermediate-length finish. If you like sherry finished whiskies, this will definitely fit the bill. I do, and it does. This is a great guilty pleasure and I"m sure it will find its way into repeat rotation. An above average dram, for certain!

Full and Flavorful

Wow this one is visibly darker. Much stronger smell and amazing amazing amazing. Super sweet with that same tang of RB12. Staple whiskey now