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Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition
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Distiller:
Redbreast
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Bottler:
Redbreast
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ABV:
50.5%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 93
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: This is a gateway whiskey for those looking to either get into bourbon or for those looking to take a baby step outside of bourbon and want a complex Irish whiskey.
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- Raided Score: 81
- Publication: Amongst the Whisky
- Excerpt: It's not as complex as I'd hope out of a higher price point limited release such as this, but I'd certainly like to enjoy another glass of it at the end of the day.
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- Raided Score: 97
- Publication: Rob Report
- Excerpt: The Kentucky Oak Edition is unlike any Redbreast you've tasted before.
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Intro:
Distilled for Redbreast and finished in American Oak barrels from the Taylor Family Elk Cave Farm in Kentucky, this is Redbreast's Kentucky Oak Edition.
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Nose:
Buttered biscuits and honey on the nose, peaches and cream, some lightly sour milk funk and cocoa, touch of coconut shavings. Sweet, buttery, lightly oaky.
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Taste:
Medium mouthfeel, bold spice kicks off the palate along with rich nougat, sweet cream, touch of honey, caramel, coconut and wood shavings.
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Finish:
Long finish, lightly bitter, full of creamy nougat, light fruits like plum and peach, and some tannic dryness.
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Overall:
Overall, this is an interesting release, though perhaps a touch disjointed to really shine like past editions have. At $100, it's really up to the drinker to decide if completing the series on their shelf is worth owning one of the weaker, recent, Redbreast releases.
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Score:
5
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources