Redbreast 21 Year Old
Redbreast · Midleton Distillery
Two decades in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks give this pot still whiskey a depth that few Irish expressions can match. The interplay between the spicy, oily pot still character and the rich sherry influence is seamless. This is a whiskey that justifies its price through sheer complexity.
Nose
Rich dried fruit and toasted almond greet you immediately, followed by layers of clove spice and dark cocoa. Beneath those top notes sit floral rosewater and a whisper of sherry-soaked oak.
Palate
Opulent and full. Buttery pot still spice meets honeyed stone fruit and a creamy vanilla mid-palate. The texture is almost oily, with waves of dried fruit, earthy leather, and orange peel unfolding slowly.
Finish
Extraordinarily long. Clove, cocoa, and lingering woody tannins fade gradually into a final note of toasted barley.
- Distillation
- Triple distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- First-fill oloroso sherry butts and ex-bourbon barrels, minimum 21 years
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Food Pairing
Dark chocolate tart with sea salt and toasted hazelnuts
Distilled at Ireland's Midleton complex in County Cork using the traditional single pot still method — a mix of malted and unmalted barley — and aged for over two decades in a carefully managed combination of first-fill sherry and bourbon barrels.
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