Tasting notes

nose

exotic fruit, red berries, vanilla and treacle

palate

ripe stone fruit, mango, pineapple and berry from the port, with spice

finish

carries ripe stone fruit and a kick of chilli spice

Mash bill

Redbreast has not published a grain split for this whiskey. Single pot still Irish whiskey is made from malted and unmalted barley together, and Redbreast triple distills it in copper pot stills.

Why it's craft

Redbreast is a single pot still whiskey, made from malted and unmalted barley and triple distilled in copper pot stills at the New Midleton Distillery in County Cork. The 27 Year spends its last stretch in first-fill ruby port casks, which sets it apart from the rest of the range. It is released in small quantities, so it is allocated rather than easy to find. Irish Distillers makes Redbreast and is owned by Pernod Ricard.