Irish Distillers Launches Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Three
Irish Distillers has announced the launch of Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Three. This is the third of six chapters to be released annually until the year 2025, ranging in age from 45 to 50 years old, all from the Old Midleton Distillery, which ceased operations in 1975. The last release will coincide with Old Midleton Distillery’s 200th birthday.
Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Three is a marriage of two single pot still whiskeys, an ex-sherry butt and an ex-bourbon barrel, laid down in 1973 and left to mature for 47 years before being blended and bottled at 55.7% ABV.
Official tasting notes for Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Three follow:
Nose: A rich medley of forest fruits, with notes of sugar-glazed cherries, earthy and toffee tones of muscovado sugar and almond flake. These notes complement the oak’s enduring influence on the spirit adding aromas akin to worn leatherbound ledgers and pipe tobacco, while the pot still spirit continues to firmly assert its presence adding measured levels of spice.
Taste: Opens with a luxuriously rich and full-bodied texture with accompanying notes of freshly brewed dark roasted coffee, caramelised fruits with crushed pistachio and hazelnut. Mild notes of dried herbs and peppermint add further complexity along with the oak’s soft tannins and delicate pot still spices.
Finish: Lasting finish in which the soft fruits and old pot still spices linger in harmony with the oak, further emphasising how decades of undisturbed ageing can create such balance and complexity.
Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Three is bottled in handblown, etched, and individually numbered crystal decanters produced by Ireland’s Waterford Crystal. The bottle comes displayed in a wooden cabinet handcrafted by Irish designer John Galvin using Burr Elm wood.
Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Three is limited to just 97 bottles and will be available to purchase via a ballot on the Midleton Very Rare 1825 room, which goes live on May 3rd and closes on May 10th, and via select retailers in Ireland, UK, France, and Singapore. Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Three carries a suggested retail price of €45,000/£42,500/$51,000.
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Source: Irish Distillers.