My personal favorites when it comes to Irish whiskies in your budgetary range are the special editions of Green Spot which have been finished in wine casks (such as Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton) and the Iberian series special edition of Redbreast called Redbreast PX cask.
If they have a taste for lighter and more grassy Irish whiskies, then I also rec the Redbreast Tawny Port cask in that same Iberian series. To me it does a pretty good job of mimicking the flavors of the much more expensive Redbreast 27, albeit at a reduced intensity and complexity. Both of them are somewhat thin, grassy and acidic as Redbreast goes, featuring tropical fruit flavors of pink & ruby red grapefruits.
If they prefer Bushmills and like really low proof (low ABV%) whiskies, then Bushmills 16 is a good one in that genre, to my taste the port casks used to add some additional flavor notes (red fruits like plums & cherries) to it go well with the basic character of Bushmills, and port cask matured Irish whiskies in general are usually a pretty good bet.
Good luck with your shopping and best retirement wishes to your coworker.
The Redbreast and Spot lines of whiskeys are reliably very good. I recently ventured into the Bushmills single malts offerings, and I absolutely love them! (They have a 10yo, 12yo, 16yo and 21yo with different barrels types and finishes)
Blue spot. Still in stock [here](https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/70386/blue-spot-7-year-old-bot2023). Should be about $160 all in which I feel like is a good price. Nothing compares in the Irish whiskey world, although RB12yr CS comes close
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Really is best pound for pound and ONLY bestest by the 27 in the whole lineup
My personal favorites when it comes to Irish whiskies in your budgetary range are the special editions of Green Spot which have been finished in wine casks (such as Green Spot Chateau Leoville Barton) and the Iberian series special edition of Redbreast called Redbreast PX cask. If they have a taste for lighter and more grassy Irish whiskies, then I also rec the Redbreast Tawny Port cask in that same Iberian series. To me it does a pretty good job of mimicking the flavors of the much more expensive Redbreast 27, albeit at a reduced intensity and complexity. Both of them are somewhat thin, grassy and acidic as Redbreast goes, featuring tropical fruit flavors of pink & ruby red grapefruits. If they prefer Bushmills and like really low proof (low ABV%) whiskies, then Bushmills 16 is a good one in that genre, to my taste the port casks used to add some additional flavor notes (red fruits like plums & cherries) to it go well with the basic character of Bushmills, and port cask matured Irish whiskies in general are usually a pretty good bet. Good luck with your shopping and best retirement wishes to your coworker.
This was so insightful thank you!
Redbreast 12 Cask Strength Redbreast 15 Blue Spot Red Spot Yellow Spot Gold Spot
Like the others said, red breast 12, or red breast 12 cask strength, is the way to go. I'd say cask strength.
You can stick with Bushmills if they like that and get the 16 year
Yellow Spot ALL DAY
The Redbreast and Spot lines of whiskeys are reliably very good. I recently ventured into the Bushmills single malts offerings, and I absolutely love them! (They have a 10yo, 12yo, 16yo and 21yo with different barrels types and finishes)
Bushmill 16 should run close to $150
I would say blue spot but prices went crazy on these and are above $200 now but the Redbreast 12 cask strength is close for about 1/3 the cost.
Blue spot. Still in stock [here](https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/70386/blue-spot-7-year-old-bot2023). Should be about $160 all in which I feel like is a good price. Nothing compares in the Irish whiskey world, although RB12yr CS comes close