REDBREAST 17 ans 2001 All Sherry Single Cask French Connections

Founded in 1975, the Midleton distillery is equipped with 6 column stills in which it makes grain whiskeys and 10 pot stills in which it makes its pure pot still whiskeys from 50% malted and 50% unmalted barley. Single casks aged in ex-sherry casks are rare and highly sought-after, as Redbreast's highly malty style blends perfectly with the aromatic palette conferred by these venerable casks. Absolutely exceptional, this 17-year-old version immediately brings to mind the finest Irish single casks produced for La Maison du Whisky. With its unalterable freshness and youthfulness, and at the same time a complexity and fullness that border on wisdom, it demonstrates with great brilliance that sherry cask ageing is perfectly suited to Ireland's most emblematic single pot still: Redbreast