Redbreast 12-year-old

Name: Redbreast 12-year-old
Brand: Redbreast
SKU: 139113
Rating: 88.01 (189 reviews)

Overall rating: 88.01/100
votes: 189

Whiskybase ID: 139113
Category: Single Pot Still
Distillery: Midleton (1975-)
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Cask Strength
Bottled: 2019
Stated Age: 12 years old
Casktype: Bourbon and Sherry Casks
Casknumber: Batch B2/19
Strength: 55.8 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml
Label: Rebranding 2019
Bottle code: L921931501
Barcode: 5011007024222
Added on: 20 Sep 2019 8:34 pm by Archer

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Whisky Reviews for Redbreast 12-year-old

40 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.01 points

Archer scored this whisky 90 points
18 Jan 2020 5:10 pm
Like the current 15yo, the current batch of the 12 CS shows surprisingly tropical fruits - where there were never any before. I refilled twice, I couldn't believe it. And yet .... Like the 15yo, this is also very good for the 12 CS! A little 21yo feeling in barrel strength, why not?

Nose

91 91

At first glance it looks "lighter" and fruity than its predecessors ... Yes, indeed. There are raisins and other dried fruits, but there is also fresh peach, lemon, grapefruit. The fresh fruits have never been found in a 12 CS. Mild spice and herb mix with white pepper, clove powder, some anise, lavender.

Taste

90 90

Clearly chocolate and toffee at the beginning. Strong start with perfectly integrated alcohol. On the tongue, too, the impression prevails that it is dealing with fresh (tropical) fruits. A little leather and raisins, yes, but first violin play melon, peach, apricot, lemon. It looks lighter and airier (not thinner!) Than the previous batches. Caramel candy and still toffee. Increasingly spicy with nutmeg, clove powder, juniper berries, cardamom.

Finish

90 90

You have something from him for a long time. If it does not become too dry, the tropical fruits have a good effect and after-effects, but in the end, a good portion of seasoning hits the tongue.
StyrianSpirit scored this whisky 93 points
24 Jan 2021 5:49 pm
For me, this Redbreast 12CS is one of the very best younger whisk (e) ys currently available on the market. Batch B2 / 19 seems even more intense and fruity to me than batch B1 / 19 (ID: 131922). A more than successful thing, also because you actually get two whiskeys in one due to the barrel strength, you are ready to play with some water and feel the changes in flavor.

Nose

94 94

The bakery is there immediately, the honey and mango; in addition the herbal flavor and the fresh whiskey crunch of a cask strong. Very strong in every way. After a long time in the glass there are still pear and apricot aromas, ripe peach, a little sweetness of lychee juice. Chervil and some fennel. Black bread without rind.

Taste

93 93

Comes into the mouth very strong, fruity and full of bread aromas. Apricot and peach are in the foreground, the herbs with fennel and a little marjoram appear, the spice-fruit combination is very nice. The 55.8% evoke a slight tingling sensation, the wood slowly becomes stronger. The spicy, spicy notes remain perfectly integrated into the dense fruitiness and bread aroma.

Finish

92 92

The finish is not quite as long as one would dream of from the smell and the initial taste. That's what the older Redbreast variants are for. Of course, the finish remains intense and medium-long, never becomes too bitter, the fruitiness fades slowly, the herbal notes ensure a lasting memory.

_A little water_ makes the apricot and mango aromas even stronger, as does the slight hint of eucalyptus, and the fennel is accompanied by a little rosemary. The fruits also become a little more intense on the palate, at the same time the "crunchiness" increases, the herbs take a back seat, the bread notes become stronger. A very exciting variant!
redlightsflash89 scored this whisky 88 points
28 May 2020 11:35 pm
I always liked the 12 year old, one of my faves at the local pub to be honest. But this beats it by a landslide. The texture is great and everything is really well integrated. One of my favorite Irish Whiskeys ever.

Nose

87 87

The nose starts very fruity. Tropical fruits like pineapples, and passion fruit dominate at first also lemons and a little bit of pepper and a bit of grass.

Taste

88 88

Oh wow. This is terrific. The tropical fruits are still very dominant but they are joined by pepperish taste, alcohol and vanilla.

Finish

89 89

The finish is long and very tasty. You can clearly taste the oak and vanilla and the tropical fruits go to the back. Also lovely sherry taste. Dark berries and dark chocolate and cocoa.
Archer scored this whisky 90 points
20 Sep 2019 9:01 pm

The new illustrations of the entire Redbreast range reissue in 2019 are by Irish illustrator Denise Nestor. They show the eponymous robin frozen in different stages of movement. If you place the individual bottlings in the order 12, Lustau, 12CS, 15 and 21 next to each other, you can follow a robin when starting ...
markjedi1 scored this whisky 86 points
18 Mar 2021 7:49 am

Woodspices

Darn, the last time I tried this 12 years old Redbreast at cask strength was way back in 2012. But I recently got a sample from the Irish whiskey aficionado Benny, so I had no excuse to postpone this tasting session any longer. I have no reason to complain. It is a pot still whiskey, meaning that both malted and unmalted barley were used. It is vatting of both bourbon and sherry casks.

Lovely nose on tropical fruit with banana, pineapple and passionfruit in the lead, followed by a soft spiciness and some floral notes. I also get some pencil shavings and toasted oak. For a moment there it reminds me of a good grain whiskey, strangely enough.

Perfect mouthfeel. The tropical fruit returns, but is now partly overcome by lots of black pepper and vanilla. The alcohol let's itself be felt. All kinds of wood spices go hand in hand with candies pineapple, mashed banana and a truckload of caramel.

Very long finish on some oak, that pushes the fruit somewhat to the background. The woodspices linger very long.

This is very good stuff. Around 80 EUR. It is worth every penny. Having said that I did prefer the version from 2012.
domani scored this whisky 86 points
08 Aug 2020 6:57 pm
Very soft and fruity, especially light fruits, I wouldn't call it tropical, but it's too spicy for me. The seasoning component is very consistent and rounded off with an earthy sweetness. A great whiskey - 08/08/2020

Nose

86 86

Mild and soft, wine gum, vanilla sauce, light fruits, green apple, mango, peach, lemon, litchi, malt, chocolate, nougat praline, white pepper, lavender, with time in the glass it becomes malty, spicy, stomach bread

Taste

87 87

At first very mild despite the alcohol strength, dryness sets in immediately, the spiciness sets in after long seconds, pepperoncino oil, very spicy, stomach bread and pumpernickel are replaced directly by chocolate and nougat, here too the seamless transition from spicy to sweet, to in the end it becomes waxy and ethereal, lavender, juniper

Finish

86 86

Medium length
SRB scored this whisky 90 points
08 Apr 2021 9:42 pm
Nose

91 91

Taste

91 91

Finish

89 89
Martin1965 scored this whisky 90 points
18 Mar 2021 8:02 pm
Nose

90 90

Taste

90 90

Finish

89 89
claymore84 scored this whisky 85 points
18 Mar 2021 12:06 am

Tasted on 03-17-2021.
Wtrstrnghlt scored this whisky 86 points
17 Mar 2021 10:04 pm
Nose

87 87

Taste

86 86

Finish

86 86

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