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Redbreast
Dream Cask Pedro Ximenez Edition sells
out in 14 minutes.
It seems that fans of Redbreast
single pot still whiskey just cant get
enough of the stuff, as the
limited-edition Redbreast Dream Cask
Pedro Ximénez Edition, released to mark
World Whisky Day 2019, and was only
released to purchase on the 27th May
sold out in just 14 minutes. Launched
exclusively through the Redbreast
Birdhouse at 3.00pm on 27th May, all 924
bottles of Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro
Ximénez Edition were sold by 3:14pm – at
a rate of over 65 bottles per minute.
The exclusive
Redbreast Dream Cask Ximénez Edition was made up of the
following whiskeys, which represent a
cross-section of single pot still
distillate styles and maturation
techniques:
- Cask 1 – a single pot still
Irish whiskey distilled in 1998,
matured in an ex-bourbon barrel and
re-casked into a Pedro Ximénez
sherry butt in 2012
- Cask 2 – a single pot still
Irish whiskey distilled in 1995,
matured in an ex-bourbon cask and
re-casked into an Oloroso sherry
butt in 2012
- Cask 3 – a single pot still
Irish whiskey distilled in 1985 and
matured in a second-fill ex-bourbon
barrel
- Cask 4 – a single pot still
Irish whiskey distilled in 1997 and
matured in a second-fill ex-bourbon
barrel
Billy Leighton, Master Blender at
Irish Distillers, commented: "In
addition to selling out in record time,
Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez
Edition has been bought by people from
many parts of the globe. From Ireland to
Taiwan and many places in between, we’re
delighted that so many Birdhouse members
will soon be able to share and enjoy
this exceptional creation."
The Birdhouse is the Redbreast online
members’ club and gives Irish whiskey
fans exclusive access to limited edition
releases, information on the Redbreast
family, interviews from the Midleton
Masters and bespoke Redbreast gifts.
Redbreast Dream Cask Pedro Ximénez
Edition is the second in a series of
limited-edition Redbreast Irish whiskeys
planned for the coming years, which will
be sold exclusively through The
Birdhouse.
If you were not lucky enough to get hold of a the new Dream Cask
expression don't worry all is not lost you will find the outstanding current
Redbreast core whiskey range available
from specialist online whisky retailers such
as The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop
and
Master of
Malt
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