One of the finest whiskeys - introducing Red Spot.
- Thread starter Philip O Hanlon
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Looks like you are well equipped to enjoy St Paddys - a wonderful selection of the Very Rare Midelton.
May 2020 Update.
Still waiting on Total Wine to receive their batch of Red Spot. Drank some Red Spot before the Lockdown with Dan Meinwald (E.A.R. distributor) and my memory rang true about how unique & compelling this pot still whiskey is. Thanks Dan. Expensive but memorable.
Still waiting on Total Wine to receive their batch of Red Spot. Drank some Red Spot before the Lockdown with Dan Meinwald (E.A.R. distributor) and my memory rang true about how unique & compelling this pot still whiskey is. Thanks Dan. Expensive but memorable.
I plan on comparing last year's batch of Red Spot to the 2020 batch of Red Spot. Be interesting to taste the difference between the two batches.
Waiting on delivery to my local Total Wine. More anon.
Waiting on delivery to my local Total Wine. More anon.
I just bought a Middleton very Rare 2020, vintage release but haven’t tried it yet. I’m wondering if anyone has experience with these different “vintages “ and can describe differences; if in fact, are there any? Different vintages/ growing seasons in wine can obviously have a large impact on the outcome. For distilled liquor, I’m having a hard time understanding how it’s more than a bit of marketing hyperbole.
Yes, the different vintages or batches taste different. At least with Middelton, you know what you are drinking. The barley might have had a wet or dry growing season as opposed to a normal year. The raw distillate is matured in sherry & bourbon casks, the trees grow differently depending on where they are sourced from. The previous occupant of the casks; the sherry or bourbon might have been slightly different from normal. So lots of variables outside of the master blenders control.
I am still waiting on the 2020 Red Spot to compare to a 2019 batch. Similarly, 2020 21 YO Red Breast does not taste similar to the 2017 batch. My drinking buddy preferred 2017, while I preferred 2020. We plan on comparing the two 21 YO Red Breast later on this week.
If you live in So. CA, I would happily invite you over to compare your 2020 VR Middleton to my 2013 VR.
I am still waiting on the 2020 Red Spot to compare to a 2019 batch. Similarly, 2020 21 YO Red Breast does not taste similar to the 2017 batch. My drinking buddy preferred 2017, while I preferred 2020. We plan on comparing the two 21 YO Red Breast later on this week.
If you live in So. CA, I would happily invite you over to compare your 2020 VR Middleton to my 2013 VR.
Hi Phillip,
thanks for the kind response and invitation... unfortunately, I live in Austin or I’d take you up on some whiskey tasting - btw, the invite goes both ways, if you’re ever in this neck of the woods do look me up.
On one of my very rare trips out of the house these days, I saw a bottle of 23 year old Redbreast. I didn’t know there was such a thing. I wonder if you’ve had this one and if you have any thoughts on it? I’m definitely enjoying the Irish whiskey.... thanks again for sharing your experiences.
thanks for the kind response and invitation... unfortunately, I live in Austin or I’d take you up on some whiskey tasting - btw, the invite goes both ways, if you’re ever in this neck of the woods do look me up.
On one of my very rare trips out of the house these days, I saw a bottle of 23 year old Redbreast. I didn’t know there was such a thing. I wonder if you’ve had this one and if you have any thoughts on it? I’m definitely enjoying the Irish whiskey.... thanks again for sharing your experiences.
I am not familiar with 23 YO Red Breast; by any chance do you mean 25 YO ? Red Breast have produced limited production, 19, 25 or 32 (Dream Cask); All Sherry & Mano A Lamh (Sherry) in v small quantities.
I will indeed take you up on your kind offer for whiskey tasting in Austin, when the Lockdown lifts & we are able to return to a more normal life, I should be presenting Gryphon in Austin by then.
Dia Dhuit agus Slainté.
(God be with you & good heath, in Gaelic)
I will indeed take you up on your kind offer for whiskey tasting in Austin, when the Lockdown lifts & we are able to return to a more normal life, I should be presenting Gryphon in Austin by then.
Dia Dhuit agus Slainté.
(God be with you & good heath, in Gaelic)
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