Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

W&A Gilbey Co. was established in 1857 in a basement cellar located in London at the intersection of Oxford Street and Berwick. The firm, a wine and spirits retailer, had grown to Dublin, Belfast, and Edinburgh by the turn of the century and had one of the biggest inventories of maturing whiskey. Gilbeys started offering Redbreast, a 12-year-old whiskey, in 1912. The Chairman of Gilberys, a fervent ornithologist, is credited with giving the name, which was a reference to the Robin Redbreast, a kind of bird.

Redbreast 12 year​ Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey still honors Gilbey’s heritage and its European roots today. Malted and unmalted barley are married to create the whiskey, which is then triple-distilled using conventional copper-pot stills after being ground and crushed. Two distinctively Irish methods of making whiskey include the addition of unmalted barley to the mashbill and the custom of triple distillation of redbreast irish whiskey.

The whiskey is aged after distillation in a variety of casks that were previously used to age bourbon and Spanish Oloroso sherry. The whiskey is bottled without cold filtering after a 12-year rest of redbreast whiskey ireland​

Redbreast Single Pot, Age 12 Still Irish Whiskey won the Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition four times and received a score of 96 points from Whisky Advocate. Furthermore, it won the 2013 Irish Whiskey Awards’ “Irish Whiskey of the Year” title irish whiskey redbreast​.

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redbreast whiskey 12 Notes on Tasting

There are hints of toasted wood in the scent, which is fruity and spicy. A wonderful blend of spicy, creamy, fruity, sherry, and toasted aromas characterizes the palate’s fullness and complexity. The rich flavors linger on the palate for a pleasingly long aftertaste.