The first time I tried Red Breast 12 I was into peated scotch, so it really wasn't doing anything for me. I didn't understand the hype...Just seemed like another average 12 year old grain whiskey with no remarkable characteristics. However tasting it now, it's better than I remember. A very nice sweet nose. Vanilla, dark stewed fruit, dark raisins (After some time), cherry, playdough (It's my nose!), and slightly menthol. Actually if I were nosing and tasting blind I'd swear it was a very expensive bourbon...And that's really what it reminds me of with slight differences. Somehow the exclusive sherry cask maturation has created something that smells and tastes like very good wheated bourbon with a softer arrival, and more rounded flavor. The main difference is because of the sherry cask maturation, I get an earthy cantaloupe on the palate rather than cherry, but the cloves are still there just like a wheated bourbon. This is pretty damn good. May need to try the cask strength now. This tastes like cantaloupe.