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Redbreast
continues its Birdhouse private members
only Dream Cask series with
the release of a 20 year old Redbreast
Dream Cask Pedro Ximenez Edition which
will be available to purchase from 27th
May.
Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish
Whiskey, which is produced by Irish
Distillers down at their Midleton
Distillery in Cork has marked World
Whisky Day 2019 by unveiling a
special expression which is bound to be
sought after by fans of the brand, the
whiskey is - Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez Edition.
Like previous releases in the series it
will be available to purchase exclusively
through the Redbreast online members’
club, The Birdhouse. The new Redbreast
Dream Cask expression has been created from a
vatting of bourbon, Oloroso sherry and
Pedro Ximénez sherry casks which has
been re-casked and finished in a
specially selected Pedro Ximénez cask –
a first for Redbreast and Midleton
Distillery.
Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez
Edition is a 20 year old which is
described in the info I received as a single cask, single pot
still Irish whiskey although technically
I would describe it as a vatting
of the four casks which where brought
together to be finished in single Cask No. 374932. That
aside I know from experience that
Redbreast whiskey starts to become
exceedingly good around this age so
hopefully given that this one has been
specially chosen/created to mark such a special
day in the whisky calendar this should
be something very good indeed and if it
is anywhere near the quality of the
inaugural Redbreast Dream Cask
launched back in 2017 it
should be something very special.
The 20 year old Redbreast Dream Cask
Pedro Ximénez Edition whiskey is the
creative handiwork of Midleton Master
Blender, Billy Leighton, in
collaboration with Blender, Dave McCabe.
They tell me that the cask represents the coming together
of four unique whiskey journeys spanning
20 to 33 years in age, including a rare
Pedro Ximénez-matured Irish whiskey,
which have been vatted together and
married in the Pedro Ximénez butt to
offer a unique interpretation of the
signature sherry style of the Redbreast
range.
The result, they tell me, is a
"luxuriously smooth and rich Irish
whiskey with assertive spices and sweet,
ripe fruit that slowly evolves into
exotic fruits and berries, reminiscent
of the classic Redbreast character".
Redbreast Dream Cask is made up of the
following whiskeys, which represent a
cross-section of single pot still
distillate styles and maturation
techniques:
- Cask 1 – a single pot still
Irish whiskey distilled in 1998,
matured in an ex-bourbon barrel and
re-casked into a Pedro Ximénez
sherry butt in 2012
- Cask 2 – a single pot still
Irish whiskey distilled in 1995,
matured in an ex-bourbon cask and
re-casked into an Oloroso sherry
butt in 2012
- Cask 3 – a single pot still
Irish whiskey distilled in 1985 and
matured in a second-fill ex-bourbon
barrel
- Cask 4 – a single pot still
Irish whiskey distilled in 1997 and
matured in a second-fill ex-bourbon
barrel
Billy Leighton, Redbreast Master
Blender, commented on the launch:
"Rather than try to seek out another
extraordinary cask from the Midleton
inventory like the inaugural Redbreast
Dream Cask, we set out to create a new
Redbreast Irish whiskey like you have
never tasted before. The coming together
of three exceptional casks, originally
destined for Redbreast 21, and a rare
Pedro Ximénez butt is a first for
Midleton, and the careful balance of
sweet, spice and sherry flavours offers
a new and complex take on the classic
Redbreast Christmas cake flavour profile
– it’s sure to add an extra cheer to
your World Whisky Day celebrations this
year!"
Bottled at 52.2% ABV, 924 bottles of
Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez
Edition will be available through the
Redbreast online private members' club,
The Birdhouse, from 3pm on 27th May at
the RRP of €380.
If that is a little rich for your pocket
you will find the outstanding current
Redbreast core whiskey range available
from specialist online whisky retailers such
as The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop
and
Master of
Malt
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