46 Year Old Irish Whiskey Emerges As Midleton s Latest Very Rare Silent Release
46 Year Old Irish Whiskey Emerges As Midleton’s Latest Very Rare Silent Release
The Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection, as we first highlighted last year, digs deep into the old aging Irish whiskey stock managed by Irish Distillers that heralds from the legendary Old Midleton Distillery which operated from 1825-1975. With plans to release six extremely high end bottlings ranging from 45 to 50 years of age through 2025, we are now upon the second such offering that clocks in at 46 years old.
The new Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Two, according to those behind it, was distilled back in 1973 at a time when single pot still Irish whiskey had almost disappeared as a category. Distilled by then Master Distiller Max Crockett in the world’s largest copper pot still, it was “initially filled into a selection of sherry and bourbon casks and left undisturbed for over