Brand
Redbreast
Redbreast is an Irish single pot still whiskey brand produced and overseen by the experts at Irish Distillers at the Midleton Distillery (County Cork). It is renowned for the traditional use of a mash bill combining malted and unmalted barley, triple distillation in copper pot stills, and the pronounced influence of sherry casks during maturation.
- Midleton · County Cork · Ireland
- 1 product
The story
The Redbreast name is a historic expression of the Irish single pot still style. Originally associated with commercial bottlers in the 20th century, modern production of Redbreast is entrusted to Irish Distillers and carried out at the Midleton site in County Cork. In recent decades the brand has been relaunched and expanded with a range of aged expressions and special editions curated by the Midleton blending team.
Production philosophy
To restore focus on the Single Pot Still tradition through the selection of local raw materials, careful maturation in quality casks and the craft of blending to achieve rich, complex expressions faithful to the historical Irish style.
Territory
Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
Production method
Production based on a mash bill that combines malted and unmalted barley, fermentation in washbacks, followed by triple distillation in copper pot stills; the distillate is then matured in different types of casks and finally blended by the house blending team.
Distillation
Triple distillation in copper pot stills
Ageing
Long maturation in casks; use of sherry butts (European oak) and ex-bourbon barrels (American oak); expressions are labeled with a minimum age (e.g. 12 years for the Redbreast 12).
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Midleton
- Categories
- Irish whisky
- single pot still
- whisky aged in sherry casks
- whisky aged in ex-bourbon barrels
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- unmalted barley
- water
- Casks and ageing vessels
- sherry butt in European oak (Quercus robur)
- ex-bourbon barrels in American oak (Quercus alba)
- Representative products
- Redbreast 12 Years 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Representative example of Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
- Produced at the Midleton Distillery (County Cork)
- Traditional use of malted and unmalted barley
- Triple distillation and strong influence of sherry casks
- Water used sourced from the Dungourney River (Midleton)