Distillery

Midleton whiskies

Midleton is Ireland’s largest distillery and stands in the town of the same name, in County Cork. It belongs to Irish Distillers, part of the Pernod Ricard group. It produces the whiskey for Jameson, the world’s best-selling Irish brand, as well as Powers, Redbreast, Green Spot, Yellow Spot and Midleton Very Rare. It is the great guardian of single pot still, the traditional Irish style made with malted and unmalted barley.

Founded
1975
Owner
Irish Distillers (Pernod Ricard)
Origin
Ireland
In the catalogue
21 whiskies

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21 whiskies

Guide to Midleton

History

Whiskey has been distilled in Midleton since the first half of the 19th century in an old woollen mill. At the beginning of the 1970s the last Irish whiskey producers had joined into a single group, Irish Distillers, which decided to concentrate production in a large modern distillery built next to the old one, opened in the middle of the decade. The old distillery became a visitor centre. In 1988 Pernod Ricard bought the group and drove Jameson around the world. In recent decades Midleton has revived single pot still with Redbreast and the “Spot” family, and has opened a small experimental distillery.

House style

Single pot still is made with malted and unmalted barley, triple distilled in copper pot stills, and gives a full-bodied, spicy and creamy whiskey: pepper, orchard fruit, honey and spice. Blends such as Jameson combine that pot still with grain whiskey and are lighter. Redbreast and Green Spot are benchmarks of the style, and Midleton Very Rare is the luxury range.

Average flavour profile of its 21 whiskies in the catalogue

Sweet
3.1
Fresh fruit
2.6
Ripe and dried fruit
1.7
Floral and herbal
1.1
Cereal and malt
1.5
Vanilla and creamy
2.1
Oak
1.9
Spicy
2.3
Toasted
1.5
Smoky
0.0
Maritime
0.0
Body and intensity
2.5

Where to start

Start with Jameson, the house’s smooth, versatile blend. If you want to get to know single pot still, Redbreast 12 Year Old is the benchmark: rich, spicy and sherried. Green Spot is lighter and fruitier. Black Barrel and Caskmates are Jameson variants with more body or a stout cask finish. All of them can be drunk neat.

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