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Spiral Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength
Redbreast
12 Year Old Cask Strength
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Honey gold

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Malt, ripe pear, baking spices, and fresh-baked scones

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Rich with buttery baked pears, cinnamon spice apple cobbler, and a light oakiness

Finish
Smooth and coating
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We don’t want to gush, but this one just may be perfect.

Irish Distillers stubbornly adhere to their time-tested methods and practices for making the world’s most popular Irish Whiskeys, including Jameson, Powers, Paddy, Redbreast, Green Spot, and Midleton. The Good men at Redbreast set themselves apart by being one of the very few remaining single pot still Whiskeys and provide four variants of it — all of them top-notch.

Redbreast is known for three things: quality, quality, and quality. Their Whiskeys have even been called “masterpieces.” Redbreast 12 YO Cask Strength is a proud member of this product range winning a slew of awards itself, including the coveted “Irish Whiskey of the Year.” With a resurgence in popularity, we seem to be entering a new golden age of Irish Whiskey, so there are a lot of really good ones out there right now, but Redbreast 12 YO Cask Strength just may be a 58.6% ABV single pot still dram of perfection.

Smartass Corner
Only a handful of Irish Whiskeys still use the single pot still process. Oddly, it's not about a specific type of still. Rather, it means using a combination of both malted and un-malted barley in the mash. And where a single malt Whisky is usually distilled twice, single pot still Whiskey is usually distilled three times.

  • Style
    Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
  • Region
    Ireland
  • Country
    Ireland
  • Alcohol
    58.6%
  • Distillery
    Midleton
  • Bottler
    Irish Distillers
  • Age
    12 Year Old

Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength

(0.75l, 58.6%)


8.5/10
Ratings & Reviews
Member Reviews and Ratings of Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength
Matt
Matt,
This is the real deal.... No more of that popular name brand Irish whiskey for this family...
 
anonymous
anonymous,
Very smooth, definitely something that I would keep in my cabinet for regular drinking
 
Lorenzo
Lorenzo,
I love this Irish! Sweet, smooth with plenty of kick. Definitely one of my favs!
 
Mark
Mark,
I generally prefer the Red Breast 15 to the 12 but I have to say that this cask strength variety is really amazing. As good as the 15 year.
 
john
john,
Love it.
 
Ryan
Ryan,
Very enjoyable, the buttery richness of it makes it one of my go to whiskeys to pair with a steak.
 
michael
michael,
One of my Favorite. love the taste.
 
Karl
Karl,
Tasting notes are spot on, except "cinnamon apple cobbler" sets you up for a let-down. Hit reset and enjoy the oh-so subtle oak. Not the usual vanilla.
 
Don
Don,
Since they didn't offer Tullamore DEW as one of the "only bottle"options, I chose this.
 
Terrell
Terrell,
Loved it slight hint of oak very smooth and no lingering of harsh after taste
 
Megan
Megan,
My favorite!
 
Michael
Michael,
Love this whiskey
 
Jimi
Jimi,
One of my favorites. Smooth. Reminds me of simpler times when I was unemployed but life was still good.
 
Joe
Joe,
I have been a long time Irish Whiskey drinker, I have tried all the favorites. This one is hands down, the best I have tried. very smooth finish. My goto is Jameson typically but once you try this it will be hard to pour anything else.
 
Ben
Ben,
This is a really great cask whiskey. It is quite hot, but I like that in a whiskey. The whiskey is mellow, and smooth, which goes surprisingly well with its striking flavors, although not bold, and heat. I would get a bottle of this again.
 
Matthew
Matthew,
All five guys that tried this thought it was a TEN! Nice and spicy but finished smooth, the mouthfeel was sensational, the flavors lingered.
 
Jon
Jon,
Worth every penny.
 
anonymous
anonymous,
I switched from Jameson to Tullamore Dew because it was smoother. Apparently I had no idea what smooth was until I decided to give Redbreast a try. I am now a believer.
 
anonymous
anonymous,
Wonderful whiskey.
 
anonymous
anonymous,
Great whiskey
 
Bill
Bill,
Very good whiskey. This has been my favorite so far!
 
anonymous
anonymous,
This is good, a bit too strong for me
 
John
John,
This is the best thing I've discovered so far on Flaviar.
 
Jeffrey
Jeffrey,
Solid everyday
 
Gary
Gary,
Great
 
Michael
Michael,
I haven't tasted this in almost a decade and the impression is still firm in my mind. One of the best Irish whiskey's I've ever had.
 
James
James,
One of the bests. Smooth from start to finish. This is a great sipping whiskey.
 
Andrew
Andrew,
Absolutely fantastic. Probably the best Irish whiskey I've had.
 
anonymous
anonymous,
I think I'd like to try a sip or two.
 
anonymous
anonymous,
I have been sipping Redbreast for a couple of years and find the plain 12 year to be quite excellent. I don't find the 12 year cask strength or 15 year to have significantly more pleasant taste. On a recent trip to Ireland I found it interesting that many of the bar tenders said they would recommend it over several other brands. But it always comes down to personal taste. But as the reviewer said there are a number of excellent Irish single malts out there. Teeling, Green Spot, Yellow Spot, Tyrconnel to name a few.
 
anonymous
anonymous,
Smooth and wonderful. Best Irish I have tasted. Can't afford not to have it in the cabinet.
 
anonymous
anonymous,
I love Redbreast, so, so, so wish I could afford it!!!!!
 
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