Redbreast (whiskey)

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Redbreast
Type Irish Whiskey, Single pot still whiskey
Manufacturer Irish Distillers (Pernod Ricard)
Country of origin Cork, Ireland
Introduced 1903
Proof 80 / 92
Variants Aged 12 years, Aged 15 years

Redbreast is a brand of single pot still type Irish Whiskey. The only consistently available expression is a 12-year expression – although a 15 year old expression was released in 2010 and is expected to be an ongoing bottling variation. Redbreast comes in a green bottle, and the 12 year old is 40.0% ABV (80 proof) – whereas the 15 year old is at 46% ABV and is non-chill filtered. It is produced at the New Midleton Distillery by Irish Distillers, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard.[1] In 2010, the Redbreast 12-year variation was proclaimed Irish Whiskey of the Year by whiskey writer, Jim Murray, and was also nominated as #1 buy in John Hansell's Buyer's Guide, which gave it a rating score of 96 points.

Single pot still whiskey

Redbreast is one of the few single pot still whiskey brands produced today (along with Irish Distillers' Green Spot), and is the only one with an age statement. Note that all single malts are also purely from a pot still, but single pot still whiskeys use partially unmalted barley, so they cannot be technically called a single malt. Also, single malt whiskeys were generally distilled twice, whereas single pot still whiskeys were generally distilled three times.[2]

Accolades

Proof66.com, aggregator of liquor ratings and reviews, rates Redbreast among the best whiskies in the world, placing it well within the Top 10 percentile of all whiskies. [3]


References

  1. ↑ "Whiskies of the World: Redbreast 12 Years Old". Whisky Magazine. 
  2. ↑ Strengell, Teemu. "Triple distillation in Scotland". Whisky Science blog. Blogspot. Retrieved 18 June 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Proof66 Summary Page for Redbreast". Proof66.com. 

External links

See also

  • Irish whiskey brands
Whiskeys
Distilleries
Companies
Former whiskeys
Styles


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