Emma Symons
Emma Symons, content writer
Joining Master of Malt in 2014, Emma worked as part of our awesome customer service team before bringing her passion for drinks to our editorial team. She even qualified as a WSET spirits educator to share her love for all things distilled with colleagues throughout the company. A fan of pot still rum, imperial stout, and complex maritime malts, Emma also enjoys taking photos, listening to hip-hop, and rummaging in junk shops to add to her collection of funky, colourful clothing!
Emma's whisky of the month (December 2025)
Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength
Irish single pot still whiskey
The beloved Redbreast 12 Year Old, but in cask strength format (from specially selected casks, released in batches)! Triple distilled in copper pot stills from a combination of malted and unmalted barley, the whiskey matured in a host of American oak bourbon barrels and Spanish oak oloroso sherry butts before being bottled at cask strength, amping up all that classic, rich, rounded Redbreast character.
"Big and bold, incredibly creamy and fruity, with heaps of spicy complexity. Who needs to spend time making an Old Fashioned when you can kick back with a glass of this?!"
Emma Symons
Whisky word-engine, rum nut, imperial stout maven & MoM OG
Tasting notes
Juicy notes of fruit salad lead to sweet, dried stone fruits, with peaches and plump sultanas backed by a touch of candied orange and oaken spice.
Silky mouthfeel, with layers of stewed, spiced fruits, vanilla cream, and mellow oak.
Warm oak builds, with baking spices, sherried fruit, and robust barley.
