Happily tried this in a whiskey bar in Ireland (Ennis) this Christmas- holy cow! The complexity, richness and length of finish was a revelation - the best whiskey I've tried in my journey so far. A level above the 15, which itself is excellent.
This is among the fanciest whiskies I have currently on the shelf. I was a big fan of the 12, and when my local store had this on pre-order, I purchased two bottles of the 21 without having tasted it before. I certainly do not regret buying these - the 21 is a fantastic whisky that, like you mentioned, everyone can get behind on some level. Butterscotch shortbread cookie with a ton of fruit flavors. It even comes in a fancy wooden box to help impress your friends! Most of all, my very first sip of this stuff was in the presence of the great Gwhisky (!) which means this dram will always have a special place in my heart. Thanks for all you do, Geoff - keep these videos coming! :)
@@Gwhisky Hahaha the kudos are well deserved. I've learned so much just watching your videos, and through them, have really gotten into this fun and interesting hobby. With so many whiskies out there, having your opinion on various bottles is a massive help, and you've been able to condense your thoughts into incredibly entertaining and digestible videos. Thanks again and happy 2024!
According to FineDrams, it is NCF & natural color. I'd love to try this one, but given the price, it is currently way over the horizon for me. Thankfully, I have the Cask Strength to keep me warm in the meantime. Cheers!
I was on a whiskey bar adventure in Dublin over Christmas, and went through a lot of the core Midleton single pot still range (Redbreast, Spot and Powers). My favourite remains Powers Johns Lane - price and performance is excellent. The cask strength released recently is excellent. Red Spot is second and Redbreast 21 third. But I must emphasise that this is like watching the Olympics - gold, silver, and bronze to these guys but every runner on the field is excellent. As I mentioned in another comment, Midleton do a great job at consistently increasing the quality and complexity with age and price. So you can always find your sweet spot. Worth also mentioning for any of you thinking of trying Irish from scotch or similar - start with Midleton but there are an awful lot of distilleries producing good stuff now (after a long fallow period). Teelings, West Cork and Dingle spring to mind, for example. So there is a good adventure to go on. And of course, Irish single malt is not to be sniffed at!
Redboobs! 😂 Well played Sir 😂😂😂😂 Ahahaha Alright...now need to finish the video 😅🥃🥃 Edit after finishing the video: Sounds like something to try definitely! Maybe in the distant future hehe Thanks for the review Geoff! Cheers 🥃🥃
Happy New Year, Geoff! I have owned a Redbreast 21 yo that I also bought as a gift to myself, three years ago. Still haven’t opened it. Bought it for $205 - now it’s $390! Edmonton - Canada. I’ll try the 15 yo before I open the 21 yo. I love, love, love the Cask Strength.
Hey Geoff! Glad you finally found your way to the 21y old :) I got it as a gift for my 30th birthday last year and it is my favorite whisky so far! Fyi, in Germany the Whiskys have to be labeled when caramel colorant was added and as this is not the case for the 21y, i can safely assume it is not colored. Also the box it comes in is just a marvel 😮 the glenmorangie signet and redbreast 21 next on each are an eyecatcher.. Greetings and thanks for the great review:) Edit: it was about 140€ last year (2022) and its still the same today in my market. So i think an overall fair price.
Oh, I see your Redboobs! Have tried this from a friend, it was good but not justifiable for the price when the cask strength is great too. But surely has to be one of the best high age stated Irish offerings!
Thanks for reviewing Geoff. I'll leave my regular banter aside as I've never had this one. And given its price it's unlikely I'll purchase a bottle. Slàinte mhath
Happy New Years Geoff!! The price in Japan used to quite reasonable -- $150 US or so. After a year of being opened it had become more complex, so you may want to hold some back for a bit to see what happens. I'm looking forward to your 2024 reviews!
Good Video Jeff. Surprisingly Redbreast has held prices down compared to other brands. Amazing how other reviewers don't allow RB21 to open up before evaluating it. I find RB21 needs a little time in the glass to really get the full benefits of this whiskey. I see RB in my area for ~240 USD. You can spend more if you don't shop.
I absolutely love the 21 and always keep an unopened backup on hand. Not saying I blow through it, but it is definitely my most favorite Redbreast. Redbreast 12 CS Batch 1/22 is the only one that came close (yes I sure did buy a case of it after I tasted it). Redbreast 12 and 15 I feel is inferior to the Spot line up. Green Spot is better than the 12 and the Red Spot blows the 15 out of the water. I did just trade a bottle of Thomas Handy 2023 I paid MSRP for a Redbreast 27 so super stoked to have an occasion to warrant opening it. All the Irish whiskey in the US shot up recently too. Redbreast 21 is now $430, Blue Spot is $290, Red Spot is $330, and Redbreast 12 CS is just over $100.
Not a steal. You can get it for the same price in most of europe. I'm guessing US shops are increasing prices a lot, since this is really popular. If you're ever on our side of the planet, look out. You'll most likely find any Redbreast for much cheaper :)
Good review Geoff. RB21 sounds like a solid bottle. I have a bottle of 15 that I am nursing through and it is a darn good Irish. RB21 has seen a huge price jump in the last year or so, maybe on par with other 21 year olds.
If you have a nice whisky bar in your area, in my opinion, the 27 is worth a pour. Not sure any whisky is worth $500-$600 a bottle, but I didn't regret the $30 USD I paid for the dram. Not something I'd get every time I went out to dinner, but happily did it on vacation. Easily in my top 5...but I'm a sucker for port cask.
$30 is a ridiculously good value for a dram of redbreast 27. I never get whisky at bars cuz i find around me it's all ridiculously overpriced. I've seen Johnnie walker blue for $50 a shot, that's just insane. Probably the red breast 12 cs would be $30 a shot by me, the 27yr would probably be over $100 if they had it at all. Id get a double if they had the price of course u can't turn that down. $30 for a shot/dram? That's almost as good a value as the entire bottle.
@@MasterMote Honestly, same. The whisky bars near me are absurdly priced, with only decent selection. I had the 27 in Tokyo. I generally find the prices there MUCH more reasonable than California, where I'm from. I actually found it hard to spend more than $100 a night without getting more drunk than I wanted to.
@@Cobbbler probably because in Tokyo people know their whisky and what things are worth, meanwhile in America most are clueless and tho who want to spend big dont do so cuz they can taste the difference but just want to feel they are getting something "special" and the high price is what makes it special, otherwise they wouldn't know. Thats my theory anyway.
I heard the 32 dream cask used to retail for $800. This was some years back but if I were to come across a bottle around $1000 I’d buy it without a second thought.
It's a beaut for sure! A great special occasion pour. I was able to pick up my last bottle for $250 CAD. Of course now the price is closer to $400 here if you can it at all. So I'm going to savour the last few drams, assuming they will be my last. IMO the 15 offers 80-90% of the quality and complexity for 1/3 the money. Cheers!
I think this is a substantial jump in quality. In my market, it's just over double the price. Baaaaaarely enough to justify a repurchase, but I might still... 🥃
So I finally pulled the trigger and ordered RB21. $380 - 20% off ($304), in Alberta, Canada. My justification for buying this is - I'll probably never find RB21 at this price ever again, considering Canada's horrendous alcohol prices. Bill, from the Whiskey Dictonary, paid $230 USD (which is $314.50, based on the current exchange rate). So i dont think I'm going to find a better price than this.
Hello Geoff, i didnt came across any Redbreast so far, but i hear more and more about it the last Years so i will try it in 2024. Thanks for sharing your Thoughts and Opinion about this Bottling. Greetings from Germany 😎🤘
Currently $419.99 at the Total Wine near me (Cherry Hill; I'm in Philly)! Unreal how much this is going for in the States these days. I think I'll hold off until I'm traveling internationally.
Happy birthday you old man. The price of 21 has increased over 150 curds in Wisconsin since last year. That is just too much for this old fart. Meanwhile the 12 cask and 15 are starting to creep down a bit. We live in a crazy world. I've been a big fan of the 15 lately. I hope to try to 21 and 27 someday. I enjoyed your video despite the lack of lists and clickbait material. Your next video should be entitled "quitting whisky" or "my collection was stolen" or "last Springbank ever". People love that stuff.
Ahh I was watching with envy! Redbreast I think is going to be my favourite Irish but I stopped at the 15, I hope to one day buy a bottle of the 21. Let me know if I’m wrong but it seems like you enjoyed it but weren’t blown away by it? I’ve never owned a bottle that old before so I have to admit I always maybe naively thought the jump in quality would be really high but it seems like even though it’s better than the 15, it’s not night and day better, is that fair?
with friends like that who need enemies? Just kidding . Ardnamurchan is good for what it is (way young Scotch), but IMO it can't even remotely hold up against RB21 (or 15). But it's apples and oranges really.
The price is so frustrating. $430 in the New York area for the Redbreast 21. The Redbreast 15 is $145. Geoff when you spoke about the nuance and complexity based on age it absolutely convinced me that the 15 is close enough given that it'a about 1/3 the price. Honestly I'm even good with the cask strength 12 which is $115. The Spot whiskeys have also gone nuts with price increases so this is clearly a Middleton premium whiskey strategy because their regular Jameson has remained cheap
At least here in Ireland they’ve taken to discounting Powers Johns Lane and Three Swallows. Johns Lane IMO stands up as possibly the best of the range at 12 year old. Agreed that 15 or cask strength is where the sweet spot for Redbreast lays. Spot whiskey has its own taste profile that I love - had a bottle of Red Spot during the year, and got a dram of Yellow Spot in a pub over Christmas and was reminded what I enjoyed about it. Midleton does that well - consistent steps in quality with price.
This one is $329 here in Kansas... a bit eye-watering, that. I managed to get one out of the EU for $127 a couple years ago, though. Gorgeous whiskey! As far as I see, the 12, 15 and 21 are colored while the Lustau and 12CS are not.
This is a really lovely pour, but I gotta say I would much rather have the RB Lustau, RB 15 and RB 12 C/S that I can but for the same money as the street price on the RB 21 in my market. Great episode. Cheers.
End of 2019... Duty Free Israel... Redbreast 15th $100... Redbreast 21st $200... Moreover, for each of them there is a 30% discount for the second one!!! Bought 4 (2+2) 🙂 There was a time - there were prices 😵💫 Peace to Israel! Peace to Taiwan!
Glad you like it Geoff, happy belated birthday. Received this one as a a gift last year and did not enjoy it at all 😲 I'm not a fan of single pot still whiskeys plus the combination of bourbon & oloroso just kills it for me. I don't like the RB12 anyway so I understand the reason. The only RB I did enjoy was the CS but still wouldn't go back to it that much. Cheers Geoff, enjoy your fancy dram 🥃
@Gwhisky i am a bit new for this hobby but i started my collection with; Redbreast 21, Aberlour Abunadh, Arran10, Glenmorangie 12, Kilchoman snaig, Auchentoshan 3 wood, Ardbeg 10 , Glenlivet 12, licenced Dram, Jameson Black Barrel. What would you suggest for me as i am trying to get the best price/performance whiskeys. I couldnt found Benromach, kilkerran, etc. Do you have any suggestions that " you must have these"
Come on Geoff,, only 90 points?? This whisky is really very good, for me the best untill now in my whisky- years. Payd 160 euro here in the Netherlands but that was a year ago,, nowadays not available under 200. Love your channel, love you, but this time i think your too gready, ha ha ha,, slainte!
Wait. You spell your name the same as me, you seek out quality whisky, AND you're a fan of breasts?! It's like we're the same person simultaneously living two lives on opposite sides of the planet. Which reminds me to start writing our generation's next Great American Novel....
I don't know who told you that the 21 is better than the 27... the 27 is like 3 leagues above it. And it's a combination of bourbon, sherry, and ruby port casks. I had it 2 years ago at the whisky show. It was a burst of tastes and texture in my mouth. Nothing like the 21, which is decent but rather boring. Scoring it in the 90s , to me, it's way too high. I believe that by next year, you'll take it down from that score.
Tasted over the holidays…totally not worth the high price at this point…value is long lost and tbh it wasnt nearly as complex as the whole internet world paints it to be
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Happily tried this in a whiskey bar in Ireland (Ennis) this Christmas- holy cow! The complexity, richness and length of finish was a revelation - the best whiskey I've tried in my journey so far. A level above the 15, which itself is excellent.
A delicious whiskey by any standard, but the $359 price here in Southern California is a deterrent. Long live the Redbreast 15.
Geeez. Absolutely fair statement. 🥃
This is among the fanciest whiskies I have currently on the shelf. I was a big fan of the 12, and when my local store had this on pre-order, I purchased two bottles of the 21 without having tasted it before. I certainly do not regret buying these - the 21 is a fantastic whisky that, like you mentioned, everyone can get behind on some level. Butterscotch shortbread cookie with a ton of fruit flavors. It even comes in a fancy wooden box to help impress your friends! Most of all, my very first sip of this stuff was in the presence of the great Gwhisky (!) which means this dram will always have a special place in my heart. Thanks for all you do, Geoff - keep these videos coming! :)
You stop it. Blushing like a schoolgirl. 🤭
@@Gwhisky Hahaha the kudos are well deserved. I've learned so much just watching your videos, and through them, have really gotten into this fun and interesting hobby. With so many whiskies out there, having your opinion on various bottles is a massive help, and you've been able to condense your thoughts into incredibly entertaining and digestible videos. Thanks again and happy 2024!
According to FineDrams, it is NCF & natural color. I'd love to try this one, but given the price, it is currently way over the horizon for me. Thankfully, I have the Cask Strength to keep me warm in the meantime. Cheers!
I was on a whiskey bar adventure in Dublin over Christmas, and went through a lot of the core Midleton single pot still range (Redbreast, Spot and Powers).
My favourite remains Powers Johns Lane - price and performance is excellent. The cask strength released recently is excellent.
Red Spot is second and Redbreast 21 third. But I must emphasise that this is like watching the Olympics - gold, silver, and bronze to these guys but every runner on the field is excellent.
As I mentioned in another comment, Midleton do a great job at consistently increasing the quality and complexity with age and price. So you can always find your sweet spot.
Worth also mentioning for any of you thinking of trying Irish from scotch or similar - start with Midleton but there are an awful lot of distilleries producing good stuff now (after a long fallow period). Teelings, West Cork and Dingle spring to mind, for example. So there is a good adventure to go on. And of course, Irish single malt is not to be sniffed at!
At some point I need to try this one as I do enjoy the 12 and 15.
Redboobs! 😂
Well played Sir 😂😂😂😂
Ahahaha
Alright...now need to finish the video 😅🥃🥃
Edit after finishing the video:
Sounds like something to try definitely! Maybe in the distant future hehe
Thanks for the review Geoff! Cheers 🥃🥃
😂😉
Happy New Year, Geoff! I have owned a Redbreast 21 yo that I also bought as a gift to myself, three years ago. Still haven’t opened it. Bought it for $205 - now it’s $390! Edmonton - Canada. I’ll try the 15 yo before I open the 21 yo. I love, love, love the Cask Strength.
Well that's a hell of a jump. Almost $200! Ouch! Good thing you bought it when you did! And yes... the CS is excellent! 🥃
Hey Geoff! Glad you finally found your way to the 21y old :) I got it as a gift for my 30th birthday last year and it is my favorite whisky so far!
Fyi, in Germany the Whiskys have to be labeled when caramel colorant was added and as this is not the case for the 21y, i can safely assume it is not colored. Also the box it comes in is just a marvel 😮 the glenmorangie signet and redbreast 21 next on each are an eyecatcher..
Greetings and thanks for the great review:)
Edit: it was about 140€ last year (2022) and its still the same today in my market. So i think an overall fair price.
Oh, I see your Redboobs!
Have tried this from a friend, it was good but not justifiable for the price when the cask strength is great too.
But surely has to be one of the best high age stated Irish offerings!
Thanks for reviewing Geoff.
I'll leave my regular banter aside as I've never had this one. And given its price it's unlikely I'll purchase a bottle.
Slàinte mhath
Happy New Years Geoff!! The price in Japan used to quite reasonable -- $150 US or so. After a year of being opened it had become more complex, so you may want to hold some back for a bit to see what happens. I'm looking forward to your 2024 reviews!
speaking of sherry- can you review Glendronach? I feel like they get looked over by reviewers
I've got a peated Glendronach on the shelf that I'll be reviewing soon. 🥃
Nice one, Geoff. You scored it one point higher than I did. But still paid more than I did. Admittedly that was a few years ago. Cheers!
Hah well it's grown on me. Cheers my friend. 🥃
Good Video Jeff. Surprisingly Redbreast has held prices down compared to other brands. Amazing how other reviewers don't allow RB21 to open up before evaluating it. I find RB21 needs a little time in the glass to really get the full benefits of this whiskey. I see RB in my area for ~240 USD. You can spend more if you don't shop.
This is a wishky which iam looking forward to try it..only issues iam having is it not widely available here
I absolutely love the 21 and always keep an unopened backup on hand. Not saying I blow through it, but it is definitely my most favorite Redbreast. Redbreast 12 CS Batch 1/22 is the only one that came close (yes I sure did buy a case of it after I tasted it). Redbreast 12 and 15 I feel is inferior to the Spot line up. Green Spot is better than the 12 and the Red Spot blows the 15 out of the water. I did just trade a bottle of Thomas Handy 2023 I paid MSRP for a Redbreast 27 so super stoked to have an occasion to warrant opening it. All the Irish whiskey in the US shot up recently too. Redbreast 21 is now $430, Blue Spot is $290, Red Spot is $330, and Redbreast 12 CS is just over $100.
Wow, you got an absolute steal on your bottle. Here in Delaware, cheapest I've seen the 15 yr is $125! Great episode.
Not a steal. You can get it for the same price in most of europe. I'm guessing US shops are increasing prices a lot, since this is really popular. If you're ever on our side of the planet, look out. You'll most likely find any Redbreast for much cheaper :)
According to German declaration, you are absolutely right: not filtered but coloured.
Thanks for confirming! 🥃
Good review Geoff. RB21 sounds like a solid bottle. I have a bottle of 15 that I am nursing through and it is a darn good Irish. RB21 has seen a huge price jump in the last year or so, maybe on par with other 21 year olds.
Yeah it's tough to justify it for the price. I do think it's better than the 15 but it's hard to recommend when it's well over double the price. 🥃
Thanks for the video 😊 I only had red breast 12. I think it went up a lot in price since I had mine.
If you have a nice whisky bar in your area, in my opinion, the 27 is worth a pour. Not sure any whisky is worth $500-$600 a bottle, but I didn't regret the $30 USD I paid for the dram. Not something I'd get every time I went out to dinner, but happily did it on vacation. Easily in my top 5...but I'm a sucker for port cask.
I'd love to try it. I think a sample or a dram at a bar is the right move, though. Cheers! 🥃
$30 is a ridiculously good value for a dram of redbreast 27. I never get whisky at bars cuz i find around me it's all ridiculously overpriced. I've seen Johnnie walker blue for $50 a shot, that's just insane. Probably the red breast 12 cs would be $30 a shot by me, the 27yr would probably be over $100 if they had it at all. Id get a double if they had the price of course u can't turn that down. $30 for a shot/dram? That's almost as good a value as the entire bottle.
@@MasterMote Honestly, same. The whisky bars near me are absurdly priced, with only decent selection. I had the 27 in Tokyo. I generally find the prices there MUCH more reasonable than California, where I'm from. I actually found it hard to spend more than $100 a night without getting more drunk than I wanted to.
@@Cobbbler probably because in Tokyo people know their whisky and what things are worth, meanwhile in America most are clueless and tho who want to spend big dont do so cuz they can taste the difference but just want to feel they are getting something "special" and the high price is what makes it special, otherwise they wouldn't know. Thats my theory anyway.
I heard the 32 dream cask used to retail for $800. This was some years back but if I were to come across a bottle around $1000 I’d buy it without a second thought.
I got this bottle with 250usd in Turkey although the spirits are very expensive in our country:) and absolutely loved it
You make me so happy, that I have a few that I bought for around 115 USD 😀
That's a hell of a great price! 😮🥃
It's a beaut for sure! A great special occasion pour. I was able to pick up my last bottle for $250 CAD. Of course now the price is closer to $400 here if you can it at all. So I'm going to savour the last few drams, assuming they will be my last. IMO the 15 offers 80-90% of the quality and complexity for 1/3 the money. Cheers!
I think this is a substantial jump in quality. In my market, it's just over double the price. Baaaaaarely enough to justify a repurchase, but I might still... 🥃
Hi Geoff, great review. You come out all guns blazing.
Better no redbreast (21) in the way.....
So I finally pulled the trigger and ordered RB21. $380 - 20% off ($304), in Alberta, Canada.
My justification for buying this is - I'll probably never find RB21 at this price ever again, considering Canada's horrendous alcohol prices. Bill, from the Whiskey Dictonary, paid $230 USD (which is $314.50, based on the current exchange rate). So i dont think I'm going to find a better price than this.
Hello Geoff,
i didnt came across any Redbreast so far, but i hear more and more about it the last Years so i will try it in 2024.
Thanks for sharing your Thoughts and Opinion about this Bottling.
Greetings from Germany 😎🤘
Currently $419.99 at the Total Wine near me (Cherry Hill; I'm in Philly)! Unreal how much this is going for in the States these days. I think I'll hold off until I'm traveling internationally.
That's wild. Hard pass. 🥃
Redbreast 21 and the 12 years CS from a few years ago are both in top 5 best whiskey/whisky I ever had.
Happy birthday you old man. The price of 21 has increased over 150 curds in Wisconsin since last year. That is just too much for this old fart. Meanwhile the 12 cask and 15 are starting to creep down a bit. We live in a crazy world. I've been a big fan of the 15 lately. I hope to try to 21 and 27 someday. I enjoyed your video despite the lack of lists and clickbait material. Your next video should be entitled "quitting whisky" or "my collection was stolen" or "last Springbank ever". People love that stuff.
"The BEST whisky in the WORLD costs only $1!!! Also, I'm QUITTING TH-cam because I've been MURDERED (and I think I know who did it...)"
@@Gwhisky There you go!!
Ahh I was watching with envy! Redbreast I think is going to be my favourite Irish but I stopped at the 15, I hope to one day buy a bottle of the 21. Let me know if I’m wrong but it seems like you enjoyed it but weren’t blown away by it? I’ve never owned a bottle that old before so I have to admit I always maybe naively thought the jump in quality would be really high but it seems like even though it’s better than the 15, it’s not night and day better, is that fair?
Have tried this and it's lovely stuff but it got beat out in a blind tasting with friends by the Ardnamurchan AD.
with friends like that who need enemies? Just kidding . Ardnamurchan is good for what it is (way young Scotch), but IMO it can't even remotely hold up against RB21 (or 15). But it's apples and oranges really.
The price is so frustrating. $430 in the New York area for the Redbreast 21. The Redbreast 15 is $145. Geoff when you spoke about the nuance and complexity based on age it absolutely convinced me that the 15 is close enough given that it'a about 1/3 the price. Honestly I'm even good with the cask strength 12 which is $115. The Spot whiskeys have also gone nuts with price increases so this is clearly a Middleton premium whiskey strategy because their regular Jameson has remained cheap
At least here in Ireland they’ve taken to discounting Powers Johns Lane and Three Swallows. Johns Lane IMO stands up as possibly the best of the range at 12 year old.
Agreed that 15 or cask strength is where the sweet spot for Redbreast lays.
Spot whiskey has its own taste profile that I love - had a bottle of Red Spot during the year, and got a dram of Yellow Spot in a pub over Christmas and was reminded what I enjoyed about it. Midleton does that well - consistent steps in quality with price.
RB 21 currently showing @ USD 425 here in the US Pacific NW. Love to try it, but ....
Nah that's WAAAAYYY too much! 🥃
This one is $329 here in Kansas... a bit eye-watering, that. I managed to get one out of the EU for $127 a couple years ago, though. Gorgeous whiskey!
As far as I see, the 12, 15 and 21 are colored while the Lustau and 12CS are not.
Yeah pretty much everyone in the states is saying this is over $300 there, which is definitely too much. $127 on the other hand... absolute steal! 🥃
This is a really lovely pour, but I gotta say I would much rather have the RB Lustau, RB 15 and RB 12 C/S that I can but for the same money as the street price on the RB 21 in my market. Great episode. Cheers.
Damn that's a scary way to think about it! Hah yeah it's definitely prohibitively priced.
End of 2019...
Duty Free Israel...
Redbreast 15th $100...
Redbreast 21st $200...
Moreover, for each of them there is a 30% discount for the second one!!!
Bought 4 (2+2) 🙂
There was a time - there were prices 😵💫
Peace to Israel!
Peace to Taiwan!
350-400 here in Wisconsin, 400+ in Illinois!
Too much! 🥃
Glad you like it Geoff, happy belated birthday. Received this one as a a gift last year and did not enjoy it at all 😲 I'm not a fan of single pot still whiskeys plus the combination of bourbon & oloroso just kills it for me. I don't like the RB12 anyway so I understand the reason. The only RB I did enjoy was the CS but still wouldn't go back to it that much. Cheers Geoff, enjoy your fancy dram 🥃
Damn I'm surprised to hear you had such a negative reaction to this one. I had them pegged as very broad-appeal whiskeys. Hah. 🥃
I'm an anarchist 👹@@Gwhisky
You seem to love the 12y cask strength so what do you think about 12y CS VS 21y?
Cheers
My old scores were a bit too generous. I prefer this. But the 12 ain't far behind. 🥃
@@Gwhisky thank’s a lot for your answer!
I love your videos btw, great job
Thanks for saying so and for watching. Cheers! 🥃
In Ontario, RB21 just went from 250$CA to . . . 500 $CA !
LCBO getting bold these days, eh? Hard pass. 🥃
Of all the Breasts available, Red is probably my favorite, followed by Tear Drop, Huge, and Chicken.
Well done. 🥃
@Gwhisky i am a bit new for this hobby but i started my collection with; Redbreast 21, Aberlour Abunadh, Arran10, Glenmorangie 12, Kilchoman snaig, Auchentoshan 3 wood, Ardbeg 10 , Glenlivet 12, licenced Dram, Jameson Black Barrel. What would you suggest for me as i am trying to get the best price/performance whiskeys. I couldnt found Benromach, kilkerran, etc. Do you have any suggestions that " you must have these"
RB 21 is indeed a fantastic whisky, but don't let anyone make you think that it can compete with the RB 27.
Come on Geoff,, only 90 points?? This whisky is really very good, for me the best untill now in my whisky- years. Payd 160 euro here in the Netherlands but that was a year ago,, nowadays not available under 200. Love your channel, love you, but this time i think your too gready, ha ha ha,, slainte!
Hah it's a beauty to be sure. I get that 90 seems low, but I've brought my scoring down a bit in recent years. 🥃
Wait. You spell your name the same as me, you seek out quality whisky, AND you're a fan of breasts?! It's like we're the same person simultaneously living two lives on opposite sides of the planet. Which reminds me to start writing our generation's next Great American Novel....
I will say something unpopular: i like green spot more then redbreast!
Which Redbreast? 🥃
@@Gwhisky basic 12yo vs green spot because of comparising with the lower abv for both to be equal...
$399.99 in the great state of Ohio.
Too much! 🥃
I don't know who told you that the 21 is better than the 27... the 27 is like 3 leagues above it. And it's a combination of bourbon, sherry, and ruby port casks.
I had it 2 years ago at the whisky show. It was a burst of tastes and texture in my mouth. Nothing like the 21, which is decent but rather boring. Scoring it in the 90s , to me, it's way too high. I believe that by next year, you'll take it down from that score.
Very expensive .... Irland whiskey almost all are expensive , like Japanese whisky )))
Having bought Redbreast 12CS after watching your video, I'd like to ask you to stop reviewing expensive Redbreast 😂
Hah last one. Promise. 😂🥃
Drink pot every day
Do you like 27yo?
I haven't tried it. 🥃
@@Gwhisky 21yo on steroids. But port pipes killed it for me. Too much. Prefer 21yo.
But had just a sample. Gotta try it again.
Ouch... $419 for a 750 ml bottle. I will NOT be purchasing this.
Damn that's way too much! I wouldn't either. 🥃
Tasted over the holidays…totally not worth the high price at this point…value is long lost and tbh it wasnt nearly as complex as the whole internet world paints it to be
Agree. Not uber complex. I'm lucky it's affordable in my market. Most international prices are absurd. 🥃