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Redbreast 21 Year Old
Irish WhiskeyIssue 46

Redbreast 21 Year Old

Redbreast · Midleton Distillery

$31592 proof21 YearCounty Cork, Ireland
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.

Kit Aromas

Tasting Notes

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.

Specifications
Mash Bill
Malted and unmalted barley (single pot still)
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
Serve & Pair

Food Pairing

Dark chocolate tart with sea salt and toasted hazelnuts

The Story

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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