Irish Distillers Launches Midleton Very Rare 2025 Vintage

Irish Distillers has unveiled Midleton Very Rare 2025, the latest Vintage Release in the annual series.

This year’s release is a blend of six distillate styles, combining four decades of single pot still and single grain Irish whiskeys to create a vintage that celebrates 200 years of whiskey making at Midleton Distillery.

Official tasting notes for Midleton Very Rare 2025 follow:

Nose: Opens with sweet waves of caramelised apple, toffee fudge and vanilla notes, while the subtle herbal and floral notes of freshly picked garden mint and lavender slowly build over time, complementing the woodland spices of cinnamon and nutmeg thanks to the rich influence of the American oak. The pot still spices, and sweet grain character of this intricate whiskey come together, creating structure and complexity while complementing the notes of fruits and oak.

Taste: Textured flavours of sweet honeycomb with soft fruits and delicate herbal undertones. Notes of white pepper with a mild hint of chilli oil work in tandem with the nuanced taste of citrus and orchard fruits while the sweet nature of this intriguing whiskey continues to build with decadent flavours of treacle, toffee, vanilla, and sugar glazed fruits.

Finish: Rich and lasting. The fruits begin to softly fade, leaving the oak and pot still spices with the final word.

As part of Irish Distillers’ sustainability initiative, Midleton Very Rare 2025 is presented in a luxurious recyclable gift box.

Midleton Very Rare 2025 is bottled at 40% ABV and is available now in Ireland, the USA, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Australia, Irish and global travel retail, and Irish Distillers’ brand homes for a recommended retail price of €240/$350/£220. Additional markets will follow later in 2025.

Source: Irish Distillers.

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