Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength
Irish Distillers (Pernod Ricard) · Midleton Distillery, County Cork
Redbreast 12 Cask Strength is the uncut, non-chill-filtered expression of the whiskey that revived Irish single pot still as a serious category. Midleton bottles it batch by batch at each cask's natural proof.
Nose
Rich, concentrated pot still spice — clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon — over dried apricot, vanilla, and toasted oak.
Palate
Oily, full, and undiluted. Pot still character at full volume: baked apple, black pepper, dark chocolate, and toffee.
Finish
Long and spicy. Pot still pepper, clove, and dried orange peel fade slowly.
- Distillation
- Triple-distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Combination of first-fill ex-bourbon American oak and first-fill Oloroso sherry European oak butts
Cocktail Suggestion
Neat or with a single rock. Optionally a Tipperary: 2 oz Redbreast 12 CS, 0.75 oz sweet vermouth, 0.5 oz green Chartreuse.
Food Pairing
Sharp aged Irish cheddar or walnuts and honeycomb.
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