![]() If you’d like to check out our impressive selection of “ Uisce Beatha,” find your new favorite in the Best reviewed Irish whiskeys, and explore our treasury of rare & hard to find Irish whiskeys. Irish whiskey doesn’t have a lot of rules and regulations to be considered “pure” and can be made with various grains and processes, as long as it is aged for at least three years in wooden casks and has a max ABV of 94.8%. Its origin comes from the perfume distilling monks who decided to tweak the recipe a bit, creating Irish whiskey. Pick a bottle up today! About Irish WhiskeyĬontrary to popular belief that Scots invented whisk(e)y, Irish whiskey was mentioned almost a century before its Scottish brother. After a 27-year slumber, the whiskey is bottled at cask strength without the use of chill filtration, resulting in an incredibly rich and complex dram. This expression then takes things to another level of complexity with the inclusion of Ruby Port Casks. The inclusions of unmalted barley in the whiskey's mashbill, along with the tradition of triple distillation, are uniquely Irish approaches to producing whiskey.įollowing distillation, the whiskey is matured in a combination of American ex-bourbon oak and European oak casks that were previously used to mature Spanish Oloroso sherry. The whiskey is crafted from a marriage of malted and unmalted barley, which are milled and mashed before being triple-distilled through traditional copper-pot stills. Today, Redbreast 27 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey continues to pay homage to the legacy of Gilbey and its Irish origins. The name was a reference to the Robin Redbreast (a type of bird) and is attributed to the Chairman of Gilberys, who was an avid ornithologist. Redbreast - Lustau Edition Irish Whiskey Size: 70cl ABV: 46.00 63.19 (£54.95) Buy now Redbreast - Single Pot Still with Copper Birdfeeder 12 Year Old Whiskey Age: 12 Size: 70cl ABV: 40.00 80.44 (£69.95) Buy now Redbreast 15 Year Old Age: 15 Size: 70cl ABV: 46.00 87.34 (£75. In 1912, Gilbeys began selling a 12 year old whiskey named Redbreast. ![]() By the turn of the century, the company - a wine and spirits merchant - held one of the largest stocks of maturing whiskey in its inventory, and had expanded to Dublin, Belfast and Edinburgh. Redbreast is a special unblended whiskey distilled from malted and unmalted barley in traditional copper pot stills. was founded in a basement cellar at the corner of Oxford Street and Berwick in London. I think you’ll be happy that you did.About Redbreast 27 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey If you’re a fan of Irish whiskey, or just whiskey in general, do yourself a favor and at least try this at some point. The warm coppery malty flavor and aroma does something for me, it hits me just right. Yum I love Redbreast 12, but that’s also because I love Single Pot Still Irish whiskey. Long slow journey of warm coppery malt, vanilla, spice, fruit and a light bit of wood.Įxcellent balance with a rich round body and smooth almost oily texture. I love the flavor of this whiskey almost as much as the aroma. Warm rich pot still malty goodness followed by notes of fruit, honey, vanilla, spice and citrus with a nutty undertone that ties everything together. Rich, sweet and a little oily that wonderful character is accompanied by notes of fruit, vanilla, nuts, spice, citrus and some light sweet, almost floral, notes that drift through on the tail. Mmmm, I tell ya, that Single Pot Still character stirs something in me every time I smell it. Redbreast 12 years Reviewĭistiller: Irish Distillers (New Midleton) Regardless of what it’s called it just means that you’re in store for some tasty tasty whiskey. The ruling actually happened a few year before that, but it was about 2011 when the new labels started rolling out. Single Pot Still is a whiskey style that is unique to Ireland and according to Midleton “is regarded as the quintessential style of Irish whiskey”.įor over 200 years this lovely stuff was called Pure Pot Still whiskey, but then in 2010 / 2011 the TTB (the same folks who don’t enforce their own basic Bourbon and Rye labeling requirements) got upset at the use of “Pure” and forced the name be changed to Single Pot Still. In Scotland to create their single malts they only use malted barley and the same goes for American single malts and a large amount of the whiskey found around the world. In a nut shell Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is whiskey that is created from a mash containing both malted and unmalted barley and then triple distilled in copper pot stills. Redbreast Whiskey - Single Pot Still Whiskey Sign up to access exclusive members content, and stay up-to-date with the latest special edition releases, limited edition bottles and news from Redbreast Whiskey. If you’re not familiar with that term then you’re in luck because I’m about to explain. Redbreast 12 is a Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey. This cask strength expression gives a glimpse of Redbreast 12 in its natural.
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