spirits whiskey
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Redbreast 15 Year Old Pure Pot Still
County Cork — Midleton Distillery, Ireland
About this product
Redbreast 15 Year Old represents a significant step above the 12 Year Old: three additional years of maturation amplify the sherry oak influence, deepen the dried fruit character, and develop a complexity that approaches the finest Scottish single malts in layered depth. The pure pot still character is more pronounced — the unmalted barley spice integrates with the wood to create a textbook example of premium Irish whiskey. It is one of the most critically acclaimed Irish whiskies produced: consistently 95-97 points across major competitions and limited in allocation globally.
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colourDeep mahogany-amber
noseRich and sherried — dried fig, raisin, Christmas spice, orange peel, dark chocolate
palateFull and creamy — pot still weight, sherry fruit, cinnamon and nutmeg, dark chocolate mid-palate
finishVery long, warming, spice and dried fruit with lingering pot still dryness
Service
notesThis whiskey rewards patience. A very small water addition (5ml) opens further complexity.
glasswareGlencairn
serve tempNeat; 15 minutes in the glass before nosing
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Open The LibraryTasting profile
Rich and sherried — dried fig, raisin, Christmas spice, orange peel, dark chocolate
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Pairings
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Chocolate confection
Redbreast 15's dried fig, dark chocolate, and orange peel notes find direct reflection in a chocolate fondant with orange — the whisky effectively functions as a sauce note.
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dessert
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celebration
Redbreast 15's complex pot still maturity bridges the mature Irish Cheddar; both are expressions of Munster's slow traditions
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cheese
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Redbreast 15's aged pot still richness bridges the lamb with black pudding; Ireland's finest whiskey for Ireland's festive table
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dessert
Redbreast 15 in the toffee sauce creates a pot still loop; Ireland's prestige whiskey for an Irish dessert tradition
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dessert
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Redbreast 15's pot still spice bridges the venison medallions; the whiskey cream sauce creates a direct Redbreast flavour link
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Redbreast 15's complexity bridges the whiskey-cured gravlax; using the whiskey in the cure creates a direct cure-and-glass connection
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starter
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Redbreast 15's sherry pot still bridges the pork and apple pan sauce; a prestige pot still for Ireland's natural pairing
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