Redbreast Lustau Edition

The latest spirit on my quest to become a Whisky Centurion is also a first - an Irish whisky (or should I say whiskey!). This spirit - Redbreast Lustau - is produced at the Midleton distillery in Cork alongside a variety of other whiskeys sold by Irish Distillers. Many of the bottles of Irish whiskey available today are made in column stills due to their efficiency and economy, yet Irish Distillers has maintained Redbreast on the more traditional pot still. The only difference in the production process between this spirit and a single malt that you would find in Scotland is that the mash contains a mixture of both malted and unmalted barley.