Redbreast recurrently experiments with growing older strategies, seen in bottles which are matured or completed in quite a lot of casks that after held Pedro Ximenez sherry, tawny port, and bourbon. It’s a typical observe in Irish whiskey and Scotch, with distillers hoping to tug further taste and complexity from such barrels. However Redbreast’s newest launch strays from the standard path, which is crowded with fortified wine and American whiskey barrels, and as a substitute pulls one thing straight out of Missouri.
The newly launched Redbreast Missouri Oak Version blends the model’s signature single pot nonetheless whiskey—aged in sherry and ex-bourbon barrels—with the distinctive affect of virgin Missouri oak. The whiskey was completed for 10 months in these Missouri oak barrels, which have been crafted on the Kelvin Cooperage from wooden sourced from the Ozark forest.
“As a result of nature of virgin oak barrels being so giving in taste throughout maturation, it was essential for us to recurrently pattern the evolving liquid to make sure it imparted a measured affect that didn’t overpower the signature Redbreast fashion,” mentioned Grasp Blender Dave McCabe. “After 10 months, the expression attained its peak taste, with the Missouri oak imparting distinct notes of cinnamon and floor ginger, complemented by delicate nutty undertones paying homage to pecan pie.”
Redbreast is named a champion for chook preservation—final fall, they put out a bottle that doubles as a chook feeder. So, to have a good time this launch, Redbreast has sponsored a analysis examine into the Cerulean Warblers that breed within the Ozark Forest. The whiskey’s packaging additionally pays homage to the songbird on the label.
Redbreast Missouri Oak Version is accessible now and completely offered in the US. It was bottled at 50.5% ABV and carries a prompt retail value of $199. Beneath are tasting notes offered by the model.
Redbreast Missouri Oak Version Tasting Notes
Nostril: Beneficiant waves of candy toffee apple and vanilla at first, carefully adopted by ripe blackcurrants and black cherries. The American oak embraces the pot nonetheless spices with further notes of cinnamon and floor ginger, whereas nutty undertones akin to pecan pie linger gently within the background.
Style: Wealthy with oak tannins that slowly subside, giving option to the luscious and creamy texture of this splendidly balanced pot nonetheless whiskey. The sweetness continues to construct in tandem with the spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, and black peppercorns together with wealthy berry fruits and vanilla cream.
End: Satisfyingly lengthy with the nuttiness and pot nonetheless spices lingering for a time earlier than lastly yielding to the oak.
