Redbreast 12 Year Old

Name: Redbreast 12 Year Old
Brand: Redbreast

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The benchmark single pot still Irish whiskey. Sherry-cask dried fruit and pot still spice come together in a mellow, rounded dram.

Details

Brand	Redbreast
Distillery	Midleton
Origin	Ireland / County Cork
Style	Single Pot StillA traditional Irish style: a mash of malted and unmalted barley, distilled in pot stills
Age	12 yrs
ABV	40%
Cask	Bourbon and sherry casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Raisins, dried figs and baked goods, with spice and a hint of green apple underneath.
Palate: Oily and mouth-coating, with Christmas-cake sweetness, nuts and ginger-like spice.
Finish: Long and mellow, with sherry sweetness and gentle spice lingering.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water
On the rocks

Start neat to enjoy the oily texture and sherry sweetness; a few drops of water bring out the fruit. At 40% it is easy-going and holds up well on the rocks.

Food pairing

Dried fruit, nuts and fruitcake. Also good with roast pork or dark chocolate.

Background & production

Made at Midleton Distillery in County Cork. It is a single pot still whiskey — the traditional Irish style, made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley and triple distilled in copper pot stills.

The whiskey is aged for at least 12 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and Spanish oak casks seasoned with oloroso sherry. A strong contribution from the sherry casks gives the trademark "Christmas cake" character.

It is described as the best-selling single pot still Irish whiskey in the world, and a classic introduction to the category.