Redbreast Irish Whiskey – the Most Awarded Single Pot Irish Whiskey within the World– Unveils Latest Launch, Redbreast Tawny Version
Redbreast Irish Whiskey, produced by Irish Distillers on the world-renowned Midleton Distillery in Cork, Eire, formally launched Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Version, a limited-edition single pot nonetheless Irish whiskey completed in tawny port casks from Portugal’s breath-taking Douro Valley.
Expertly created by esteemed Grasp Blender Billy Leighton and Blender Dave McCabe, Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Version is a single pot nonetheless Irish whiskey initially matured in a mix of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks. So as to add a brand new dimension to the flavour profile, a portion of those maturing whiskeys had been recasked into tawny port casks for numerous years. The entire whiskeys had been then skilfully blended and accomplished their maturation journey by marrying in freshly seasoned tawny port hogsheads for a last maturation interval of 14-25 months.
The inspiration for Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Version began 12 years in the past, when Leighton took a visit to the Douro Valley in Portugal to go to a few of Midleton Distillery’s companion cooperages and winemakers.
“We had been having fun with lunch with the late famend winemaker Joaquim Anacleto and Gesprove Winemaker José Pinheiro overlooking the valley, discussing the assorted wines and spirits that had influenced our whiskeys,” says Leighton. “And, being within the valley, we started to think about how Tawny Port’s intricate taste profile may have an effect on our whiskies. Curiosity took maintain, and we determined to make this daydream a actuality – and we’re fairly happy with the impeccable outcome.”
The outcome Leighton mentions, is a wealthy, well-balanced whiskey with notes of praline, buttery baked items, and dried cherries from the sooner tawny port affect, adopted by a warming sweetness of toasted caramel and vanilla carried by from the bourbon and an added depth of dried fruits from the sherry. The ultimate maturation interval in newly procured tawny port casks elevates the nutty character additional and supplies a candy end for a wealthy, full-bodied whiskey.
“Redbreast Tawny Port Version’s flavour profile is properly inside our flock’s DNA, but it supplies an thrilling twist from one other a part of the Iberian Peninsula,” McCabe provides. “Every subsequent expression within the sequence will signify a brand new discovery from this wealthy area which so far has drastically influenced the Redbreast type over the course of its historical past.”
Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Version marks the third launch of the model’s acclaimed Iberian Sequence. The sequence is impressed by Redbreast’s long-standing connection to among the Iberian Peninsula’s most celebrated cooperages and winemakers, and combines the wealthy heritage and craft of the area with the excellence of Midleton Distillery’s single pot nonetheless whiskeys, to create expressions which can be really extraordinary. Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Version is the second limitededition to affix the sequence, following the 2021 launch Redbreast Pedro Ximénez Version, and everlasting expression and sequence anchor Redbreast Lustau Version.
Tasting Notes:
Aroma: Candy and warming confectionery notes of buttered pastry accompanied by aromas of caramelised almonds with delicate undertones of praline and dried cherry. Scented floral honey with whisperings of a fragile natural character linger within the background whereas the seasoned oak and pot nonetheless spices intensify the candy and full-bodied nature of this splendidly balanced whiskey.
Style: Wealthy and nutty at first with notes of chocolate coated hazelnut and salted caramel, rapidly adopted with contemporary plums and dried fig. The tannins’ gentle presence works in concord with the luscious and creamy texture, evoking notes of orange marmalade with delicate hints of toasted oak.
End: Lingering end which sees the pot nonetheless spices and fruits slowly fading, leaving the tawny seasoned oak to have the final phrase.
