Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition

Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition is Irish single pot still whiskey finished in hand-selected, air-dried American oak from the Taylor family farm in Kentucky — triple distilled and matured in American bourbon barrels and Spanish Oloroso sherry butts, then finished for a minimum of four months in virgin Kentucky oak to add elevated wood spice, vanilla, and what the distillery describes as an unmistakable taste of Southern hospitality.

The Kentucky Oak Edition is part of Redbreast's exploration of how different oak finishing affects the core pot still character — where the standard expressions use Spanish sherry butts and American bourbon barrels, the Kentucky Oak introduces virgin American oak from a specific farm. Air-dried oak — dried naturally over time rather than kiln-dried — produces a more refined, less tannic contribution than standard new oak, with the vanilla and spice integrating more smoothly into the pot still character. The Taylor family farm provenance gives the cask selection a specificity and traceability that most whiskey wood programs don't offer.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Sweet vanilla and warm American oak spice from the Kentucky finish over the classic Redbreast pot still fruit and spice base
• Palate: Elevated wood spice alongside the full-bodied pot still character — the Kentucky oak adding a distinctly American dimension to the Irish pot still foundation
• Finish: Warm and spiced — the virgin oak's contribution persisting alongside the pot still's characteristic length

Specs

• Distillery: Midleton Distillery, County Cork, Ireland
• Style: Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey, Kentucky Oak Finish
• Distillation: Triple distilled in copper pot stills
• Maturation: American bourbon barrels and Spanish Oloroso sherry butts
• Finish: Minimum 4 months in air-dried American oak — Taylor family farm, Kentucky
• Size: 750ml

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