Redbreast 21YO Single Pot Still Whiskey Review

Redbreast 21 year old Irish single pot still whiskey is a price winning spirit by the New Midleton distillery in Cork. Being a pot still whiskey means that it’s been made out of malted and unmalted barley. Midleton is very good at making single pot still whiskies.

I managed to get a sample of this at Turku Beer and Whisky Festival (Turun Olut- ja Viskimessut) on November 2019. This is their oldest expression and I’m a fanboy of the Redbreast brand and Midleton distillery. So this was going to be a treat for me.

Redbreast 21YO whiskey has been matured in a mixture of bourbon barrels and first-fill Oloroso sherry casks.

Rich layered whisky that needs to be explored

I’m sad to say that even though it was fascinating to get a chance to taste this whiskey, I couldn’t get the best out of the situation. I really need a whole bottle or a big sample of this at my home.

This whiskey is complex but restrained at first. Unraveling it ain’t gonna happen in a festival when you’re in a hurry for getting as much samples as possible.

That’s why I made myself a promise, I have to buy this whiskey somewhere to give full judgement.

Redbreast 21YO Scoring

Shelf full of Irish whiskey at Turun Olut- ja Viskimessut (Turku Beer and Whsiky Festival)