Midleton reviews

I have limited experience with Irish whiskey. It’s probably because many commonly available expressions are bottled at 40% and I tend to reach for something with a higher ABV. Lately I’ve started to…

Usually the LCBO has the annual edition of Midleton Very Rare in time for St. Patrick's Day, but this year they were late (How dumb is that? Imagine the increased sales, folks!) Not only does the 2017…

So yesterday we looked at three Irish single malts - two were 10 years old, two (and maybe all three) were from Cooley. Today we'll look at two new bottlings from Midleton.Well, this one isn't really new…

Smooth fast floral and red fruit arrival, develops a mild sweet white fruit middle followed by a fast and thin vegetable loaded finish.

Since I'm going to be away next week (I'm not returning until St. Patrick's Day), I thought I'd do a few Irish, as I am wont to do this time of year. Not sure when I'll get to the others - might not be…

This Midelton is a blend and is rare for the fact that only 50 casks are bottled each year to create it. All the whiskey in the mix is triple distilled and aged between 12 and 25 years. The 2014 release…

Back in March I reviewed the Midleton Very Rare 2013 bottling, scoring it a 91. The significant production difference in the 2014 bottling is the Master Distiller. The 2013 was Barry Crockett's last MVR…

The amount of malted and unmalted barley in this blend of pure pot still whiskey and single malt whisky is a well-kept secret. It is triple distilled, as is Irish custom, and matured on bourbon casks.…

Well, I had intended to write this on March 17 - but unfortunately I was home sick with a migraine all day and evening…and last night I took Maggie to the dentist and was pretty busy with her. And so,…

This is the whisky that Mr Murry gave best Irish whisky of the year too in 2012, lets see how it goes...Nose: Big on Spice, some inner banana peel, a interesting metallic note (not a bad thing), rich…