Redbreast 19 Year Oloroso Sherry Cask

Single Cask - Oloroso Sherry 60.9% Cask Strength | 700ml | Age: 19 years old ABV: 60.9% Cask Strength Source: Midleton Distillery, County Cork Spirit: Single Pot Still Maturation: Oloroso Sherry Our March 2022 single cask release is the culmination of everything we set out to do with Barrel & Batch - get our hands on the juice that our whiskey-nut mates dream about and share it with them. This is a genuine world first - exclusively for Barrel & Batch members. We are proud to be able to share the first ever Redbreast Single Cask bottled exclusively for Australia. One could argue that Redbreast is to Irish whiskey what Macallan is to Scotch and what Pappy Van Winkle is to bourbon. A true icon of the whiskey world. Appreciation of Irish Whiskey is booming worldwide. Age statement and single cask whiskies are selling at ridiculous prices overseas and are going to be much harder to source in the coming years. Dark amber to the eye the aroma is like you’ve stepped into an antique store. A slight earthiness, mahogany leather and a wisp of tobacco. There is a hint of furniture polish, in a good way, that announces the ‘size’ of this whiskey at 60.9%. The palate reveals baked apples with butterscotch sauce and Christmas spices. The earthiness continues, reminiscent of fresh beets and the grain comes through with the flavour of cooked mash. The finish is long with the cacao and nutmeg you expect from an oloroso cask but it also has some date, raisin and red berry sweetness you would normally see from a Pedro Ximénez. Sláinte!