Redbreast & the Art of Single Pot Still: Ireland's Signature Whiskey Style
Single pot still is the one whiskey style Ireland can call entirely its own — and Redbreast is the name that built its reputation.
What Makes Single Pot Still Whiskey Different?
While Scotch splits into single malt and blended camps, Ireland has a third category that belongs to no one else: single pot still. It's made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley, distilled in traditional copper pot stills at a single distillery. The unmalted barley brings a spicy, oily backbone that malt alone can't produce — a signature dry, peppery edge underneath the creamy fruit. Nearly every great single pot still whiskey on the market today traces back to one place: Midleton Distillery in Cork.
The Redbreast Range
Redbreast 12 Year — $64.99
The benchmark expression and the whiskey most drinkers use to understand the category. Dried fruit, warm spice and a creamy texture define it, with real depth for the price. If you've never tried single pot still, start here.
Redbreast 21 Year — $349.99
A significant step up in complexity. Toasted wood, rich fruit and cream layer into something genuinely luxurious, with a long, warming finish that rewards slow sipping neat.
Redbreast 27 Year Cask Strength — $999.99
Bottled at cask strength and 54.6% ABV, this is Redbreast at its most intense — dark fruit, rich spice and ancient oak in a whiskey built for serious collectors and dedicated fans of the pot still style.
Beyond Redbreast: Green Spot
Green Spot Single Pot Still — $54.99
Also distilled at Midleton, Green Spot offers a lighter, greener take on the style — green apple, barley and spice — and makes an excellent side-by-side comparison bottle if you want to understand how much house style varies even within the same distillery.
How to Buy Single Pot Still Whiskey Online
Caskworth carries the full spread of Midleton's single pot still output, from entry-level Redbreast 12 through ultra-rare cask strength releases. Same-day delivery is available to 33 U.S. states and 7 Canadian provinces, subject to the $249.99 minimum order.