Irish / irish whiskey

Redbreast Lustau

Redbreast Lustau is included in the PROOF launch collection.

46%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Redbreast Lustau · reference

Yellow Spot has less malt / cereal and less spice.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

Dried fruitKey differenceLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealKey differenceLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

Choose one bottle to compare · 1 selected.

Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Nearby profiles from the full collection.

Yellow SpotYellow Spot has less malt / cereal and less spice.Redbreast 15Redbreast 15 has less sweetness and less dried fruit.Powers John'S LanePowers John'S Lane has less sweetness and less spice.Green SpotGreen Spot has less spice and less malt / cereal.Redbreast Cask Strength 12Redbreast Cask Strength 12 has less malt / cereal and less body.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturationbourbon and sherry casks for 9–12 years; one-year finish in first-fill Oloroso sherry-seasoned butts

Peat statusunpeated

Mash / grainsmalted and unmalted barley

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Current launch record; facts retain source and market qualifications.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Official product source — redbreast lustau ↗ · producer
[2] Pennsylvania FWGS Wholesale Spirits Catalog ↗ · catalog
Dated retail observation, not MSRP or a current offer.

Sweetness · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 60
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Dried fruit · 35
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 60
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]