• Midleton Very Rare — The Arboreal Nectar of Kylebeg Wood

    Midleton Very Rare — The Arboreal Nectar of Kylebeg Wood

    Four ancient forests. Seven carefully chosen trees. A multitude of stories immemorial, given voice by way of cask and dram. Midleton – one of the world’s most revered makers of whiskey – have gone about their aging process in perhaps the most enchanting way we’ve yet witnessed. Their new range is called Dair Ghaelach, which…

  • CASK STRENGTH | JAMESON BOW ST 18

    CASK STRENGTH | JAMESON BOW ST 18

    What’s an address? Purely a location, a pin on the map, a regional identifier? For Jameson, it’s so much more. It’s the start of a legacy that would not only define a city, or a country, but the entire world of whiskey.   It was the place that John Jameson created his globally famed Pot…

  • Inside the Method and Madness of Midleton Distillery

    Inside the Method and Madness of Midleton Distillery

    The world of Whisky – or whiskey as they say in Ireland – is a very exciting place currently with many leading brands and age old distilleries looking to transform the very meaning of the word into something that’s more reflective of the current climate. It seems no distillery is safe from this need to…

  • Midleton Very Rare Pearl Edition

    Midleton Very Rare Pearl Edition

    As a journalist, there are certain, shall we say anomalous privileges set upon me during my various press trips and travels. I use the word anomalous somewhat conservatively, as what I really mean is that these little snippets of outlandish luxury, not necessarily in keeping with my particular taste or bankroll, can be above and…