Midleton
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Midleton Distillery is an Irish whiskey producer based in Midleton, County Cork, operating under Irish Distillers and recognized as one of the largest and most technically sophisticated distilleries in Ireland. The distillery employs both pot still and column distillation methods, drawing on a triple-distillation tradition using malted and unmalted barley. The Midleton Very Rare series, released annually since 1984, represents a hand-selected blend of single pot still and grain whiskeys, with vintages such as 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 each reflecting distinct cask selections. Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy honors the distillery's longtime master distiller through ex-bourbon cask maturation. Midleton Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest Tree 3 represents the upper tier, finished in native Irish oak at 113 proof.
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Midleton Distillery is an Irish whiskey producer based in Midleton, County Cork, operating under Irish Distillers and recognized as one of the largest and most technically sophisticated distilleries in Ireland. The distillery employs both pot still and column distillation methods, drawing on a triple-distillation tradition using malted and unmalted barley. The Midleton Very Rare series, released annually since 1984, represents a hand-selected blend of single pot still and grain whiskeys, with vintages such as 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 each reflecting distinct cask selections. Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy honors the distillery's longtime master distiller through ex-bourbon cask maturation. Midleton Dair Ghaelach Knockrath Forest Tree 3 represents the upper tier, finished in native Irish oak at 113 proof.