Category: Distillers

Midleton Makes Foray Into Very Rare Range With Foret de Troncais

Irish Distillers-owned Midleton Distillery has released Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais – Irish whiskey finished in rare French Tronçais oak casks originating from the French forest of the same name – as an addition to their Very Rare range of whiskies. The forest was established in the 1600s to sustainably supply oak for building […]

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Irish Distillers-owned Midleton Distillery has released Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais – Irish whiskey finished in rare French Tronçais oak casks originating from the French forest of the same name – as an addition to their Very Rare range of whiskies. The forest was established in the 1600s to sustainably supply oak for building ships.

Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais was matured in ex bourbon-holding American oak barrels, then finished for three years in the rare French Tronçais oak casks, bottled at 48% alcohol by volume and is said to offer notes of apple, caramel, honeycomb and pear.

Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais is being made available online and in select markets [China, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK and USA] for $5,000 per bottle.

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Irish Distillers Give Us Oats And Malt

Irish Distillers has released a limited edition Irish whiskey made using Irish oats and malt called Method and Madness Oats and Malt. Irish Distillers Method and Madness Oats and Malt Irish whiskey is the second release from the ‘experimental’ micro-distillery in Midleton, County Cork, was triple-distilled in copper pot stills using a mash bill of […]

Irish Distillers has released a limited edition Irish whiskey made using Irish oats and malt called Method and Madness Oats and Malt.

Irish Distillers Method and Madness Oats and Malt Irish whiskey is the second release from the ‘experimental’ micro-distillery in Midleton, County Cork, was triple-distilled in copper pot stills using a mash bill of 60% oats and 40% malt, was bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, fudge and marshmallow.

Method and Madness Oats and Malt Irish whiskey is being made available in Ireland, the UK and online for $85 per bottle.

Irish Distillers Reveals Midleton 47-Year-Old Very Rare

Irish Distillers has released a 47-year-old Midleton whiskey as the third whiskey in their Very Rare Silent Distillery collection. Irish Distillers’ Midleton Very Rare Chapter Three is a 47-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey matured in a pair of casks – an ex-sherry butt and an ex-bourbon barrel – and is said to contain notes […]

Irish Distillers has released a 47-year-old Midleton whiskey as the third whiskey in their Very Rare Silent Distillery collection.

Irish Distillers’ Midleton Very Rare Chapter Three is a 47-year-old single pot still Irish whiskey matured in a pair of casks – an ex-sherry butt and an ex-bourbon barrel – and is said to contain notes of cherries, coffee and hazelnut.

Only 97 bottles of Irish Distillers Midleton Very Rare Chapter Three are being made available for $51,000 per bottle in Ireland, France, the UK and USA.