Redbreast 21 Year Old, which is 46% abv and non chill filtered, leads the range which comprises: 12 year Old, 12 year Old Cask Strength, and 15 Year Old. The brand is distilled from malted and unmalted barley and then aged in Oloroso sherry casks.
Available in limited quantities the new expression is available in Ireland, France, UK, US, and Germany, priced at $180 (US$250, £150).
Billy Leighton, master blender at Midleton Distillery, said: “Redbreast 21 Year Old is a very special Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey and one of which I am immensely proud. Once my team and I tasted the 21 Year Old whiskey, there was never any question about whether we should release a younger expression - the older whiskey showed such stunning levels of depth, flavour and taste, we just had to bring it out for the growing army of Redbreast and single pot still Irish whiskey fans around the world.”
Global innovation & category development director at the Pernod Ricard subsidiary, Brendan Buckley, said: “The increasing global interest in single pot still Irish whiskey is really encouraging and we see great potential for continued growth at the higher end of the Irish whiskey category.”
