Here we have the first Cask Strength release in the Redbreast 12-Year-Old Pot Still. Redbreast 15 YO or 12 YO Cask Strength – a discussion topic by @sengjc on Whisky Connosr. The 12 year old Cask Strength, no doubt about it! The first batch is a vatting of 68 casks, a mix of bourbon and oloroso cask, so there is plenty to go around. The Redbreast 12 Year Old and 15 Year Old are already highly regarded, but since the end of 2011 a 12 Year Old cask strength edition has been added to the range. The second batch of Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength released in 2019, this single pot still whiskey has been matured in a combination of ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks. 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." You'd think this would have it taste familiar, but where Redbreast 12 is wonderfully complex and smooth to drink, the Cask Strength … Redbreast 12 Year Single Pot Still “Cask Strength” Irish Whiskey is, as the name says, the cask strength bottling of the Redbreast 12 Year expression — 119 Proof in this case. It is bottled at a massive 57,7% ABV. ABV: 57.2% Cask Strength Color: 1.4, Tawny. Redbreast 12 Years Cask Strength (59.9%, OB, 2013) Nose : This reminds me as much of bourbon as it does of pot still Irish whiskey. The hugely popular Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength, in its natural, full flavored form. Palate: Much like the nose teases, this… Fantastic stuff! sengjc replied Age: 12 Year. Batch 1 - … Bottle in very good condition. Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength Irish WhiskeyAged for 12 years, this whiskey was named "Irish Whiskey of the Year" by Whisky Advocate.Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength Irish Whiskey earned a score of 96 points from Whisky Advocate, which named it Irish Whiskey of the Year. There's some fresh green apple along with lemon sherbet and a pear sorbet. The cask strength edition intensifies and enhances the flavors, aromas and tastes of the regular 12 year old. Christmas Countdown 2020 #2: Redbreast 12 Year Cask Strength Distillery: Midelton Distillery Region: Cork, Ireland. Debuted at Whisky Live Paris in 2011, Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask strength has since been a very successful annual release. Redbreast 12 bottled at cask strength shares the same recipe of the already excellent Redbreast 12 Year Old, without the addition of water. Awarded 'best overall Irish whiskey' in Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible 2019. 7 years ago 1 Who liked this? 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