red breast 12 year old
- Distillery
- Red Breast
- Style
- Blended
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 12 Years
- Alcohol
- 40% abv.
- Region
- Ireland
- Bottled For
- Distillery
The only aged Pure Pot still whiskey on sale today. Matured for a minimum of 12 years in Oloroso Sherry and Bourbon casks.
review by brass14
- Color
- amber
- Nose
- Light oak, freshly bailed hay, pears, smoke at the end
- Body
- Full, slightly oily, smooth
- Palate
- Sweet, caramelized brown sugar with banana, there's a really nice earthyness that I can't put my finger on here, citrus at the end and a soft burn
- Finish
- Perfect finish, doesn't wear out its welcome, warming, no harsh burn really smooth
I tried this whiskey because of the high reviews, I was definitely not disappointed, its perfectly balanced and well rounded smooth and easy to drink, what a treat.
review by anonymous
- Color
- pale amber
- Nose
- earth
- Body
- thick
- Palate
- the peat bogs of Ireland
- Finish
- warm and zesty
best I ever had
review by coloradodram
- Color
- Full gold with orange.
- Nose
- Wet red clay, cooked vanilla pudding, orange/tangerine peel.
- Body
- Oily, medium bodied.
- Palate
- Bread pudding with cinnamon and milk.
- Finish
- Medium warm, so smooth and mellow for a 12 year, dry at the tail end, lasts quite long.
Dessert in a bottle! Wow...I'm serving this after a Christmas dinner of spiced ham with cloves to celebrate Irish catholics the world over. I've had three different Bushmills expressions, and I'd choose this one in a second over any of them. A better dessert whiskey than most Scottish 12 years...
review by frombeyond
- Color
- light straw
- Nose
- smells like ahot girl's dorm room with gorgeous malty smell and perfumes.
- Body
- full and oily
- Palate
- unique flavor. Big and very polished
- Finish
- nice long finish
Good whiskey! It tasted like if someone from europe came over to America and made a single malt (barley) whiskey.
review by misterbork
- Color
- Amber lager
- Nose
- Ethanol, vanilla, maple sugar
- Body
- Mildly syrupy
- Palate
- Scotch followed by a wonderful praline, vanilla, maple syrup, gingerbread cookies
- Finish
- Sweet, maple syrup, vanilla, bug spray
This is my favorite Irish whiskey. It has a Scotch-like complexity followed by a wonderful maple syrup-like sweetness. Not cloying like a bourbon, but sweet like a gingerbread cookie. A great dessert whiskey. Highly Recommended!
review by saul
- Nose
- Oak, Alcohol, Some salt, Chocolate
- Body
- Wet and Oily
- Palate
- Mild, Tingy bite that diminishes quickly, Caramel flavours.
- Finish
- Cool and clean. Not terribly fascinating.
It's a nice whisky. I'm not in a real hurry to try it agian though.
review by colin
- Color
- Pure gold
- Nose
- Smooth sherry notes, Vanilla, Refreshing
- Body
- Full bodied, Wet, Smooth and easy
- Palate
- An immediate explosion of complexity. Sweets, Spice, Vanilla Fudge, Smooth balance
- Finish
- A smooth and rapid fade to a clean cool finish with a hint of vanilla and some sherry left in the end.
A perfect balance of sherry and vanilla. This is a very good whiskey.
review by eddie
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- Tobacco,Honey,Vanilla, Sherry
- Body
- Full, Oily
- Palate
- Sherry, Toffee, a little Spice, Vanilla and a Lot More.
- Finish
- licorice, Long, Spicy,
This Whiskey was very good, As a matter of fact it's been an hour since I drank some and I think I'am going back for more. As far as Irish Whiskey is Concerned I believe this to be the BEST.
