Dave McCabe Appointed as New Master Blender at Irish Distillers

Billy Leighton will remain at Irish Distillers as Master Blender Emeritus as Dave McCabe steps into his role as the new Master Blender at Irish Distillers.

Billy Leighton will remain at Irish Distillers as Master Blender Emeritus as Dave McCabe steps into his role as the new Master Blender at Irish Distillers.

Irish Distillers has donated three of the most sought-after vintages in the history of Midleton Very Rare and bottles of Redbreast 10 year old to the auction.

Redbreast 10 Year Old Distillery Edition is composed of light, medium, and heavy single pot still distillates matured across four different cask types.

The second limited release in the Redbreast Iberian Series is Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition, a single pot still Irish whiskey finished in Tawny Port casks.

Redbreast Dream Cask Port to Port Edition was created from bourbon and ruby port casks that were married together and finished in tawny port casks.

Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition was initially matured in Bourbon and Oloroso Sherry Casks before being re-casked into Tawny Port hogsheads.

All secondary packaging across Irish Distillers’ Irish whiskey portfolio will be recyclable, reusable, and compostable or removed entirely by the end of 2025.

Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition is matured in American Oak Bourbon barrels and Spanish Oloroso sherry butts, before being finished in virgin American White Oak.

Redbreast Dream Cask Double Cask Edition is a marriage of two single casks, one selected by Master Blender Billy Leighton and the other by Blender Dave McCabe.

Redbreast Kentucky Oak Edition was matured in Bourbon and Oloroso casks and finished in barrels made of oak from Taylor Family Elk Cave Farm in Kentucky.