Redbreast 12: highly rated, less a drink than a pint

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-29 · from the Redbreast desk

Pour one after the kitchen's quiet and it just unfolds: honeyed and silky, toffee and toasted marshmallow, a little nougat and maple. It's rated 96, and at $124 this week it's about what it usually sells around. That's $5.61 a standard drink, against $6.28 for a pint at the pub.

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Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Redbreast 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey 700mL.
Redbreast 12 rating: rated 96 (identity.review_rating)
Redbreast 12 rating band: top share of the whiskies at Dan Murphy's: 3% (identity.review_rating_pctile)
Redbreast 12 price this week: $124 (price.ticket)
Redbreast 12 usual price: $124 (price_guide.usual)
Redbreast 12 per standard drink: $5.61 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Redbreast 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey

$123.99list 11-05

CE 360° $79.51 · 35.9% over · #5 of 6 in Midleton

per standard drink $5.61 · #5 of 6 in Midleton

3 pieces · observed

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