Redbreast Lustau Edition

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Redbreast single pot still given an extra year in oloroso casks from sherry house Bodegas Lustau. Dense prune and fig fruit meets classic pot still spice.

Non-chill filtered

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	NAS
ABV	46%
Cask	Bourbon and sherry casks, oloroso cask finish

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Dark fruit — prunes, dates and figs — with liquorice, marzipan and toasted oak.
Palate: Creamy pot still with Redbreast spice, sherry richness and fresh Spanish oak.
Finish: Long and sweet with pot still spice, closing on oloroso and oak.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water

At 46% with plenty of sherry depth, it rewards slow sipping neat. A few drops of water lift the dried-fruit aromas even further.

Food pairing

Christmas pudding, fruitcake or dark chocolate. Also aged cheeses or cured ham.

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 distilled in copper pot stills.

Whiskey matured in bourbon and oloroso sherry casks is transferred to first-fill sherry butts seasoned with oloroso from Bodegas Lustau in Jerez, Spain, for one more year. Launched as a permanent expression in 2016, it was Redbreast's first sherry finish.

It carries no age statement and is bottled non-chill filtered at 46% ABV.