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Redbreast 21 Year Old
(0.75l, 46%)
One word: Inspiring.
Irish Distillers — the producers of Jameson, Powers, Paddy, Redbreast, Green Spot, and Midleton Very Rare Whiskies along with Huzzar Vodka and Cork Dry Gin — stubbornly adhere to their time tested methods and practices for making the world’s most popular Irish Whiskies.
Redbreast Whiskies drip from the stills at their Midleton Distillery — a former wool mill, subsequently transformed into a what is now one of Ireland’s most iconic distilleries and home to the world’s largest still with a capacity of over 31,000 gallons. Redbreast sets itself apart by being one of the very few remaining Single Pot Still Whiskies and comes in four variants ranging from 12 to 21 years old. All of their expressions are well worth exploring.
Redbreast 21 has been called a masterpiece by a few big names in the Whiskey business.
They take the wonderful base spirit and hand it to a Jedi who uses the Force and other magic to transform it into one of the best — if not THE best — Irish Whiskies we’ve had the pleasure of tasting. It's aged for 21 years in first fill Sherry and Bourbon casks. If you're yet unfamiliar with Redbreast, this one makes for a great introduction.
Smartass Corner:
Single Pot Still Whiskey is rather unique and only a handful of Irish Whiskey shops still distill in this fashion. Oddly, the term has nothing to do with the still itself. It’s much like a single malt Whiskey, but it uses a combination of both malted and unmalted barley in the mash. And where a single malt Whiskey is usually distilled twice, Single Pot Still Whiskey is usually distilled three times, making the Whiskey taste a little earthier and bringing out the flavor of orchard fruits.
Irish Distillers — the producers of Jameson, Powers, Paddy, Redbreast, Green Spot, and Midleton Very Rare Whiskies along with Huzzar Vodka and Cork Dry Gin — stubbornly adhere to their time tested methods and practices for making the world’s most popular Irish Whiskies.
Redbreast Whiskies drip from the stills at their Midleton Distillery — a former wool mill, subsequently transformed into a what is now one of Ireland’s most iconic distilleries and home to the world’s largest still with a capacity of over 31,000 gallons. Redbreast sets itself apart by being one of the very few remaining Single Pot Still Whiskies and comes in four variants ranging from 12 to 21 years old. All of their expressions are well worth exploring.
Redbreast 21 has been called a masterpiece by a few big names in the Whiskey business.
They take the wonderful base spirit and hand it to a Jedi who uses the Force and other magic to transform it into one of the best — if not THE best — Irish Whiskies we’ve had the pleasure of tasting. It's aged for 21 years in first fill Sherry and Bourbon casks. If you're yet unfamiliar with Redbreast, this one makes for a great introduction.
Smartass Corner:
Single Pot Still Whiskey is rather unique and only a handful of Irish Whiskey shops still distill in this fashion. Oddly, the term has nothing to do with the still itself. It’s much like a single malt Whiskey, but it uses a combination of both malted and unmalted barley in the mash. And where a single malt Whiskey is usually distilled twice, Single Pot Still Whiskey is usually distilled three times, making the Whiskey taste a little earthier and bringing out the flavor of orchard fruits.
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Category
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StyleSingle Pot Still Whiskey
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RegionIreland
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CountryIreland
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Alcohol46%
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Distillery
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Age21 Year Old
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MaturationFirst fill sherry and Bourbon casks
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
cake
sherry
nutty
spicy notes
leather
apple
honey
caramel
fruit
What does Redbreast 21 Year Old taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Redbreast 21 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Redbreast 21 Year Old and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Smartass
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Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland and some other parts of the world distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and USA they spell it Whiskey.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Pure gold.
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Pineapple and honey and caramel apples.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Rich and viscous, full-bodied and luscious with nectarine and leather with spice cake.
Finish
A long lasting tang of fruit, cream, and grain… like a French pear tart.
Flavor Spiral
Sherry, apple, cake, honey, spicy notes, nutty, caramel, leather, fruit.
Pure gold.
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Pineapple and honey and caramel apples.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Rich and viscous, full-bodied and luscious with nectarine and leather with spice cake.
Finish
A long lasting tang of fruit, cream, and grain… like a French pear tart.
Flavor Spiral
Sherry, apple, cake, honey, spicy notes, nutty, caramel, leather, fruit.
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Ratings & Reviews
guest,
Absolutely my favorite, hands down. I picked it up blindly in Ireland because a women told that if I picked this bottle up I’d make my wife a whisky drinker without fail. It worked and she now drinks it Neat with me on occasions. Thank you Redbrest!
Frederick,
Very smooth with nice finish. My top of the list whiskey.
KELLY,
I get notes of caramel and hickory with a very smooth smokey mouthfeel.
joseph,
Tastes like cherry and caramel.
guest,
Fantastic whiskey. So smooth.
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