Redbreast 18 – how cream sherry and port made Redbreast’s middle child stand out in a world-beating lineup

Redbreast 18 – adding cream sherry and ruby port to Ireland’s favourite single pot still has only strengthened this remarkably diverse Irish whiskey family

Redbreast is a whiskey family that simply doesn’t stop. Every iteration of this famous single pot still collection steps out as a world-beating individual in its own right. The core identity of the range, captured so elegantly with the entry-level yet superb Redbreast 12, is lifted again and again by further maturation and careful cask management.

So it is with the 18-year-old, introduced without fanfare but to much applause as it joined this solid family, which already comprises a 12-, 15-, 18-, 21-, and 27-year-old, as well as Lustau, a distillery only 10 years old, and the airport-exclusive Cuatro Barriles.