What is "redbreast"

Redbreast \Red"breast`\ (-br?st`), n.

1. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. The European robin.

   2. The American robin. See Robin.

   3. The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The long-eared pondfish. See Pondfish.

early 15c., of the English robin, from red (adj.1) + breast (n.). Later of the American bird.

n. 1 Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast 2 # An European robin, ''Erithacus rubecula''. 3 # An American robin, ''Turdus migratorius''.

n. small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: robin, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola]

Redbreast may refer to:

• HMS Redbreast, several British Royal Navy ships
• Redbreast-class gunboat, a Royal Navy class of gunboats in commission from 1889 to 1921
• Hull Kingston Rovers, a British rugby league football club
• Redbreast (whiskey), a pure pot still whiskey
• The Redbreast, a crime novel
• Papilio alcmenor, a Swallowtail butterfly commonly known as the Redbreast

Redbreast is a brand of single pot still type Irish Whiskey. There are currently four expressions available; Redbreast 12 year, Redbreast 12 Cask Strength, Redbreast 15 and the newest addition, Redbreast 21. Redbreast comes in a green bottle, and the 12-year-old is 40.0% ABV (80 proof) – whereas the 15-year-old is at 46% ABV and is non-chill filtered. It is produced at the New Midleton Distillery by Irish Distillers, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard. In 2010, the Redbreast 12-year variation was proclaimed Irish Whiskey of the Year by whiskey writer, Jim Murray, and was also nominated as #1 buy in John Hansell's Buyer's Guide, which gave it a rating score of 96 points.