I've tried them both, and they're pretty nice. Both from the same company. There is also a cask strength version of the Irishman that's very nice. <div><br></div><div>There will be a new pure pot still single cask released for the Celtic Whiskey Shop soon. Maybe a 14 yr old, but I'm not sure. </div>
<div><br></div><div>John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Dave Neary <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dneary@free.fr">dneary@free.fr</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<div class="im"><br>
john marrinan wrote:<br>
> They're both very good, but not worth the money, in my opinion. There's<br>
> even rumours that they will be rebottled and sold off cheaper. The 12 yr<br>
> old one is a cask strength and it's superb. But €850 for a 12 yr old<br>
> cask strength whiskey?<br>
><br>
> The other is a 10 yr old bottled at 40%abv. Sure Redbreast 12 is two<br>
> years older and sells for over €200 less.<br>
<br>
</div>Indeed - I have a couple of bottles of the 12 at home - I even have half<br>
a bottle of the 15 left, which I got at retail for €65 (a bargain, given<br>
the last bottles were selling for around €120).<br>
<br>
I also just recently learned about two other Irish bottlings from<br>
Middleton - Writers Tears and the Irishman. They both sound interesting<br>
& not too dear. I figure they're worth a taste, if nothing else. Anyone<br>
come across them?<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
Cheers,<br>
Dave.<br>
<br>
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