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Redbreast 12YO

Name: Redbreast 12YO 700ml
SKU: 108754
Price: 119.99 NZD
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Whisky · Ireland · 700ml · 40%

$119.99each

What it tastes like

A 12 year old Irish single pot still whiskey with dried fruit, spice and oak richness.

Warm spice
Oak

Additional information

Whisky
Style: Ireland
Origin: 700ml
Size: 40% ABV
Alcohol: 2.2 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Redbreast 12YO

Redbreast 12 Year Old is a single pot still Irish whiskey made by Irish Distillers at Midleton in County Cork. The name comes from W&A Gilbey, the London wine merchant with a branch in Dublin, whose chairman was a keen birdwatcher and nicknamed the whiskey after the robin redbreast. Gilbey's first referred to a Redbreast 12 Year Old in 1912.

Gilbey's stopped producing it in 1985, and Irish Distillers bought the brand in 1986 and relaunched it as a 12 year old in 1991. It is made the old Irish way: a mash of malted and unmalted barley, distilled in copper pot stills. The unmalted barley gives a spicier, thicker texture than a malt whiskey.

The whiskey spends at least twelve years in oak, in a mix of ex-bourbon barrels and Spanish oloroso sherry casks, and is bottled at 40%. In the glass it shows fruit cake, vanilla fudge and toffee apple, then roasted nuts, dried fruit, red apple, liquorice and a little cinnamon and black pepper. The finish runs to gingerbread and toasted currants.

Drink it neat at room temperature, with a little water on the side to add as you go. It also stands up to a single large ice cube. A slice of fruit cake or a piece of aged cheddar on the side suits it well.