Haven't had an Irish in quite a while. My first from Redbreast gifted by my lovely wife for my birthday. Not a bad choice either. Most of my experience in this category lay with the Mitchell distillery and all of their colored Spots which are all solid. The nose on this contained a sweet fruit and oak character which was inviting. The sipping experience started off a tad spicy, but calmed almost immediately. The flavors yielded notes of dark fruit from the sherry casks up front. Later I was able to distinguish caramel, honey, and wet oak. The finish was fairly long. Nothing too complex, but definitely a valid competitor in the Irish pot stilling landscape. A great daily.