Bourbon must be made from at least 51 percent corn and aged in new charred oak containers (virtually always barrels). Overall, whiskey is a distilled spirit made from a mash of fermented grains. There are many differences between different types of whiskey depending on where it’s made. If you’re looking for a reason to splurge, this is a bottle that will not disappoint.įAQs What are the different types of whiskey? The 18-year-old expression from Hakushu, a distillery located in the Japanese Alps, is fantastic with notes of light peat, baking spice, honey, vanilla and oak are delectable. But age statement bottles from distilleries like Hakushu, one of the Suntory distilleries along with Yamazaki and Chita, are just some of the best in this popular category. Enjoy it as-is.You’ve probably heard the news-Japanese whisky is very rare and very expensive these days. Don’t bother with the water – you’ll only mess with the mouthfeel. It’s a must-have because this level of quality just isn’t available at this price in competing single malts. Redbreast 12 is a must-try for that unique toothy quality. Best to wash this away with more Redbreast! Later the coconut degrades into an impure cane sugar bitterness. Water only thins the body.įinish: Very long and drenched in coconut, mixed dried herbs, and lavender. Lots of sweet brown sugar or molasses, root beer, and marshmallow. Palate: That pot-still greasiness and chewy mouth coating fullness is delectable. Right out of the bottle, the young grain component (unmalted barley) is a little too sharp – a few minutes undisturbed in the glass will mellow this. Lots of spicy dried coconut and white pepper. Nose: A shock of greasy toffee and bacon fat, a hint of industrial solvent. Redbreast will always have a spot on my shelf – not just because of the myriad awards it wins, but because its unique character and reasonable price point fit perfectly into my rotation of regulars. This “greasy” style of body is present in spades in Redbreast, but is difficult to discern (for me) in the blends containing only 40% pot still whiskey, such as Jameson and Powers. This yields a complex whiskey with a distinct oily, full mouthfeel. While the mashbill contains both unmalted and malted barley (usually in a ratio of 60 to 40), unlike single malt, the combination of both is distilled in traditional copper pot stills, which introduce a lot of character into the spirit (whereas stainless-steel column stills yield light, vodka-like grain spirit with little natural character). Irish single pot still whiskey is similar in ethos to single-malt whisky. In fact, as my brother-in-law likes to put it – Jameson is basically watered-down Redbreast (that is, ‘diluted’ with grain whiskey). A smattering of other whiskeys are made here as well, including (by contract) Green Spot and Tullamore Dew. At the same distillery, the company’s other brown spirits, Jameson and Powers (both blends of grain whiskey with pot still whiskey) are produced using the same stills (three column and four pot stills). Redbreast is the 100% pure (single) pot still whiskey made by Irish Distillers Ltd. Patrick’s Day! I’ll be toasting the emerald isles with Redbreast – that gem of traditional Irish single pot still whiskey.
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