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Red Breast 12 Year

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  • 17-07-2014 6:44pm
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    flogen
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    I'm looking to pick up a bottle of Red Breast 12 Year as a present for a friend. I'm not too familiar with it, so have no idea what kind of price I should be looking to pay - and a quick look around suggests a fair variance depending on the shop.

    So can anyone tell me what kind of money a bottle of this should cost?

    Is around €60 right/fair?

    Cheers.


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    adrian522
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    It has gone up in price a fair bit in recent years so that is about what you will need to spend on it now I think.


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    Passenger
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    Red Breast 12 is €59 in Tesco. That's the average price for a Whiskey of that quality I would say.


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    Azza89
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    Last time I checked, Mitchells in CHQ was the cheapest. Cant remember how much though.


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    adrian522
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    €56.99 there apparently.

    Good price but 12-18 months ago these could be got for €45 and cheaper on occasion.


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    flogen
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    Thanks for that - shame about the price jump, but I think I'll just have to suck it up and pay the ~€60.


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    DeadlyByDesign
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    60 quid. I bought a bottle on Saturday. Well worth it. Its a great whiskey with loads of character


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    Geuze
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    The OP is based in Dublin, so this is probably of no use.

    But Redbreast 12 is 36stg in Asda in NI., that's 45 euro.

    It's 39/40 in Tesco in NI.


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    54kroc
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    How would the Redbreast compare to Yellow Spot?
    Only a €10 difference in price.


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    flogen
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    I went into an office licence (Ice Box in Finglas, for those curious) and a bottle was €75.

    Now this is more of a beer-focused kind of place, but I thought they were taking the piss all the same.

    I went into the Dunnes in the same shopping centre (about a minute's walk away) and got it for €60!


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    gandalf
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    flogen wrote: »
    I went into an office licence (Ice Box in Finglas, for those curious) and a bottle was €75.

    Now this is more of a beer-focused kind of place, but I thought they were taking the piss all the same.

    I went into the Dunnes in the same shopping centre (about a minute's walk away) and got it for €60!

    Jaysus that is a rip off price. A few quid more and you could have gotten the cask strength. Did you highlight the fact with them that they were ripping people off?


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    flogen
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    gandalf wrote: »
    Jaysus that is a rip off price. A few quid more and you could have gotten the cask strength. Did you highlight the fact with them that they were ripping people off?

    No - I went there first, then went to Dunnes to see if they had it at all. Once I got it there I wasn't bothered going back in to point it out.

    If I'm in there again I might pretend I'm interested in a bottle just to raise a stink about it!


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    suicide_circus
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    54kroc wrote: »
    How would the Redbreast compare to Yellow Spot?
    Only a €10 difference in price.

    Yellow spot is only out a few years, it's finished in malaga wine casks which gives it a real sweetness. an absolutely fabulous whiskey. Red breast is around forever, very difficult to fault it. Given the choice I would take the yellow spot though.


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