Midleton – Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais (48%)

Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais is an Irish whiskey bottled at 48%. It is a blend of single grain and single pot still whiskeys, matured in American bourbon barrels from the 1980s to the 2000s. The blend was selected under Master Distiller Kevin O'Gorman. It was then finished for three years in a T5 cask from Taransaud Cooperage, made from oak from the Forêt de Tronçais in France. That oak is fine-grained and seasoned in the open air for five years. The nose brings poached pear, caramelised apple, orange zest, honeycomb and toasted hazelnut, with roasted coffee beans. The palate opens with fresh peppermint and sage among orchard fruits and zesty orange.