John Jameson & Son's Redbreast 12 Year Old 1980s / Gilbey's

An old bottle of Redbreast 12 year old Irish whiskey, bottled by Gilbey's of Ireland Ltd.

The practice of merchant bottlings was common throughout Ireland and indeed, many of the most recognisable Irish whiskies today started out as such. Jameson in particular did not officially bottle their own whiskey until 1968, after the Irish Distillers merger with Powers and Cork Distillers. The then Dublin-based distillers offered their products only by the barrel, which is how this Gilbey's bottling came about.

Bottled in the 1980s, this was likely distilled at New Midleton, although could contain some older vintages from the historic Bow Street distillery in Dublin, which closed in 1971.