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Price recently dropped over $100CDN, but here is the crazy thing... in Ireland it goes for €850.00!
Rarest Vintage Reserve is a blend, like the other Jameson whiskeys, consisting of older grain whiskeys in addition to pure pot still whiskey (containing both malted and unmalted barley), some of which was aged entirely in ruby port casks (with the rest matured in second fill bourbon casks). The grain whiskey is 23-24 years old, with the pot still component being slightly younger. The whiskey is bottled at 46% and is not chill-filtered!
750 ml
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: right from go this smells mature; musty old oak, chocolate, coconut cream icing sugar, orange marzipan and crème caramel; cold tea dregs with Demerara sugar; a touch of tobacco and firm new leather.
Palate: rich, fruity and mature with a silky delivery; the Irish Single Pot character dominates the palate with more crème caramel, dulce de leche, soft leather and tobacco; layers of fruit on the palate, apple, pear, melons, browning banana and more tropical fruits; soft peppery spice and more cold tea dregs.
Finish: long, coating, creamy and very, very fruity; decadent caramels fade in to leather, tobacco, spices and bags of fruit.
Comment: very, very elegant; there is a reason this is one of the pinnacles of Irish whiskey!
$439.99
One of the oldest single pot or pure pot still Irish whiskey to have come to Canada to date. Love the bottling strength, 46%, some of the better known Scottish distilleries could take a page from this book. The reviews are impressive, 96pts Whisky Advocate Magazine, I smell a pot still tasting coming! Matured 21 years in a combination of Ex-Bourbon and 1st fill Ex-Sherry Oloroso casks.
What is Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey you ask? It is whiskey made using a combination of malted and unmalted barley. Why do this you ask? Why, to dodge unfair taxation, of course! The Malt Tax came into being in Ireland for a short time starting in 1785, enforced by the (insert expletive said in your best Irish accent here) English. The Irish, being Irish, decided that they didn't need to use malted barley for the entirety of the mash used to distill whiskey and started adding portions of unmalted barley. Necessity being the mother of invention, this eventually became a legitimate style of whiskey-making that is now not just celebrated but codified into law in Ireland with the Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey classification.
Producer Description
"Using a style of Pot Still whiskey reflective of the Midleton Distillery tradition, Redbreast 21 represents the ultimate expression of Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey. The 21 year ageing process introduces new levels of depth, flavour and taste, creating a complex and rewarding whiskey. Abundantly aromatic and fruitful, and produced in very limited quantities, this 21 year old Redbreast is a joy to behold in each and every bottle."
