Midleton – Very Rare 2023 Vintage Release (70cl, 40%)

An Irish whiskey blended by Midleton's Master Distiller, Kevin O'Gorman, from hand-selected single pot still and single grain whiskeys. It is the 2023 vintage release, in a 70cl bottle. The whiskey was matured in lightly charred ex-bourbon American oak barrels. This year is also the first since 1990 that the expression has come in a cardboard box, a return to the distillery's roots for the sake of sustainability. The nose brings ripe fruit, ginger, peppercorns, dried flowers and golden syrup. The palate is creamy, with orange, apricot, camomile tea, floral spice and charred oak, and the finish brings oak tannins and old grain whiskey.