![]() Having spent its final maturation journey in casks seasoned with the finest Oloroso Sherry in the Bodegas Lustau, the result is the ultimate sherried style of Redbreast. "A unique collaboration between the Bodegas Lustau and the Midleton Distillery, Redbreast Lustau Edition is made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley and then triple distilled in copper pot stills. Necessity being the mother of invention, this eventually became a legitimate style of whiskey-making that is now not just celebrated but codified into law in Ireland with the Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey classification. The Irish, being Irish, decided that they didn't need to use malted barley for the entirety of the mash used to distill whiskey and started adding portions of unmalted barley. Why do this you ask? Why, to dodge unfair taxation, of course! The Malt Tax came into being in Ireland for a short time starting in 1785, enforced by the (insert expletive said in your best Irish accent here) English. What is Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey you ask? It is whiskey made using a combination of malted and unmalted barley. I hope you know.Bottled at 46%, the Redbreast Lustau edition is a single pot still Irish Whiskey matured in Oloroso sherry casks from the Lustau Bodega. Shiiidddd a $2,000 drink better run a background check on everyone that comes near it. Do I REALLY know me that well? I’d have to have a conversation with me, talmbout “Now Luvvie, if I give you some of this, I need to know you got my back for life.” Folks would ask me for a sip and I’d be all “HELL NAWL! You know how much this costs?” and then I’d mean mug them for even having the audacity to ask me. ![]() However, for the price I believe its not worth it, and there are better Irish single malts/single pot stills for less. If I ever buy a drink that costs that much, I won’t share it with a soul. I am not, even for a second, saying that Redbreast is a bad whiskey or that its very overrated.Its a very good whiskey, and its popular for a reason. Can someone explain why this one bottle of libation cost a ton of dollars? I need to know. Is this the Fountain of Youth in a bottle?ĭo Louis the first through the twelfth come out and sing as I enjoy this cognac? Why? Because the label under it said $1,999.99.ĭo they mean pesos? Are those in dereon dollars? 2,000 AMERICAN dollars for one bottle of DRANK? FOR WHY? WHAT? Why does it cost so much?ĭid someone scoop Moses’ desert sweat and call it Louis XIII?ĭid one drop of Jesus’ tears fall into a batch?ĭoes one drop of this drink get me drunk AND high? It was the bottle highest up, and it’s display looked a bit more glowy. The formula to determine your perfect proof is ( (amount of whisky)/ (water added + amount of whisky) x (bottle proof) (perfect proof)For example, if you start with 2 ounces of 100 proof whiskey and add 1/2 an ounce of water, you end up with 80 proof. DANG! But those were clearly small timers compared to the one that took ALL my attention.Īpparently, he’s not just a French king, but eternal life in cognac form. Courvoisier, Crown Royal, Cristal… Hip hop taught me these are what the cool kids drink, so I wasn’t surprised that they were hella expensive. I started seeing names I recognized (because rappers talked about them). So to get any of the drinks in there, an employee would have to open it with a key. There was a section that held premium liquor, in locked glass shelves. So I walked around just looking to see all the names of drinks I didn’t know. If they had a DJ and women in leaning kitten heels and fishnet, it woulda been a club! FREE LIQUOR AT WALGREENS, Y’ALL! Yes, this place is everything. ![]() Quick Look: Redbreast 12 Year Old 55.14 (47.95) Redbreast - Single Pot Still. There’s a cask strength edition of the 12 year old as well 15 & 21 year old editions. The day I went, they were even giving our Ciroc the day I went. The range begins with the very fine and much loved 12 year old and has expanded to include other mouthwatering expressions. ![]() They had every drank (yes, drank) you could want. So on the 1st floor, there’s a whole section for “wine and spirits” and it was extensive. And I lost myself in it for like an hour. This Walgreens is LAIDT like a baby’s blanket. You know a place is fancy when it has frozen yogurt! First of all, the Walgreens is 2 floors, and they got everything! They even have a sushi bar (where the chef makes it for you to order) and a fro-yo spot where you can get flavors like coconut and strawberry banana. I walked into this DOPE Walgreens they just opened on State Street here in Chicago, and got my LIFE.
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