Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez Edition 20 Year Old (52,2% ABV) was created from a vatting of bourbon, Oloroso sherry and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, which were re-casked and finished in a specially selected Pedro Ximénez cask.
Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximenez Edition 20 Year Old |
This latest release from the brand produced at the Midleton Distilley, is a single cask single pot still Irish whiskey, which was created by Master Blender Billy Leighton, in collaboration with Blender Dave McCabe.
Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez Edition 20 Year Old, which is
said to represent the coming together of four unique whiskey journeys spanning
20 to 33 years in age, is comprised of:
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.
Commenting on the launch, Billy Leighton, Redbreast Master
Blender, said: “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.”
Limited to only 924 bottles, Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro
Ximénez Edition 20 Year Old, will be available to purchase exclusively through
the Redbreast online members’ club; The Birdhouse, from 3pm on May 27th, for a RRP
of €380.
Posted by Steve Rush