Redbreast Announces American Oak Series & Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition
Irish Distillers has unveiled the Redbreast American Oak Series, a new collection of Irish whiskeys that celebrate the influential and integral role of native wood in the production of Redbreast Irish Whiskey, giving provenance to the wood and unique American Oak influences to the whiskey.
The first limited release in the Redbreast American Oak series is Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition, made from malted and unmalted barley, triple distilled in copper pot stills, and matured in American Oak Bourbon barrels and Spanish Oloroso sherry butts, before being finished for a period of 3 to 7 months in naturally air-dried PEFC certified virgin American White Oak 1 sourced from the Taylor Family’s Elk Cave Farm in Kentucky.
Official tasting notes for Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition follow:
Nose: Opens with notes of freshly cut cedarwood, almond and vanilla, while succulent dark berries resting on new oak shavings enhance the sweet fruit and warming charred wood influences, complementing the pot still spices.
Taste: Spices to the fore of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove that continue to build over time working in tandem with the oak’s rich tannins while balanced with autumnal fruit notes that delicately linger in the background along with sweet and decadent notes of brown sugar toffee and vanilla.
Finish: Lasting finish with the fruits the first to slowly fade, leaving the pot still spices to linger effortlessly in harmony with the sweet tones and intricate nature of the American oak.
Bottled without chill-filtration at 50.5% ABV (101 proof), Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition is now available exclusively in the US for a suggested retail price of $95.99.
Photo credit: Irish Distillers.
Source: Irish Distillers.