robertwayne64024
Redbreast Lustau Edition
Single Pot Still — Ireland
Reviewed
December 24, 2019 (edited May 20, 2020)
Redbreast Lustau is a NAS single pot whiskey. The whiskey is matured between 9 to 12 years in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-oloroso sherry casks, before being vatted and finished in first-fill oloroso sherry butts from Bodegas Lustau in Jerez for an additional year. Non-chill-filtered, it is bottled at 46% ABV. It pours a light amber touched with a reddish hue. The nose is spice and honey and a backdrop of ripe plum and fig. In the mouth those same flavors burst forth, first the honey and spice of the pot still, and than the fruitiness of the sherry influence which is full and enveloping. It is at the point you begin to notice the gentle warmth of the 46%ABV.. I am enjoying this very much. I am not going to say this is better than the wonderful 12 year old. However, it is perhaps as good, and is different enough to warrant a space in your home.
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@robertwayne64024 I gotcha. I would agree with that completely
I agree TSengine80, the Cask Strength 12 is superior, I was comparing it to the standard 12.
I agree with your tasting notes. personally however, I wouldn't go quite as far and equate it with the RBCS12, but it does have an almost addictive quality to it. very much it's own thing. kind of get a waxy effect from the sherry influence. Did you notice that? nice review, and merry Christmas!