Redbreast Lustau Edition Single Pot Still Whiskey 750ml
Redbreast is produced at Midleton Distillery in County Cork by Irish Distillers, the same company behind Jameson, and it stands as the world's largest-selling single pot still Irish whiskey. The style dates back over a century and is defined by a mash bill combining malted and unmalted barley, triple distilled and made using soft water drawn from the Dungourney River, which gives the spirit its distinctively spicy, full-bodied character compared to single malt whiskey.
Introduced in 2016 as part of Redbreast's Iberian Series, the Lustau Edition begins its life maturing for nine to twelve years in a combination of American and European oak, following Redbreast's usual approach, before spending a further year in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks sourced from Bodegas Lustau in Jerez, Spain. That extra finishing period deepens the whiskey's inherent fruitiness and adds a drier, more Spanish oak-driven edge. It is bottled at 46% ABV.
The nose brings dark fruit, fig, and toasted almond, layered with clove-studded orange peel and marzipan. On the palate, silky pot still spice meets sultana, milk chocolate, and walnut, building toward a long finish where sherry and Spanish oak linger alongside crushed cinnamon and stewed plum.