New Midleton Distillery

The Midleton distilleries complex is situated in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. Established in 1975 and owned by Irish Distillers, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard. Located alongside is the Old Midleton Distillery, which was established in the early 17th century and now operates as a visitor centre known as the Jameson Experience.

History

In 1966,

The Old Jameson Distillery and began in the new one. The old distillery has since been turned into a visitor centre. Since 2010, the distillery has expanded vastly, with Irish Distillers investing over €200 million to double the capacity of the plant and build a new maturing facility in Dungourney, a nearby village.^[1]

Production

Midleton is one of the most modern

column stills, which are used in combination to produce different types of whiskey. With a total production capacity of 64 million litres per annum, the distillery is the largest in Ireland. The distillery also hosts a micro distillery with smaller pot stills, which have the capacity to produce about 50,000 L of alcohol per annum.^[4]

Visitor attractions

The New Midleton Distillery is next to the Old Midleton distillery, home of the visitors centre called the

Scottish whisky, and American whiskey

to become a "Qualified Irish Whiskey Taster".

In 2013, a new Irish Whiskey Academy was opened in the Midleton Distillery Grounds offering a range of one to three day Irish whiskey appreciation courses and training for Irish whiskey aficionados, journalists and other members of the drinks profession and industry.[5]

The grounds of the old Midleton Distillery also houses the official historical archives for the Irish Distillers Whiskey labels in the old Master Distillers House.^{[citation needed]}

Whiskeys produced

As a result of the different stills combinations that can be achieved, a range of different products can be produced. The most significant brands produced are:

Jameson - The best selling Irish whiskey in the world
Powers
Paddy
Redbreast
Midleton Very Rare In September 2014, Midleton Distillery invited their Master Distiller Emeritus Barry Crockett out of retirement to join his successor Master Distiller Brian Nation in producing a limited expression of just 117 bottles of Midleton Very Rare 30th Anniversary Pearl Edition to commemorate 30 years of Midleton Irish Whiskey.^[6]
Green Spot
Red Spot
Yellow Spot
Blue Spot

Other products

Cork Dry Gin
Huzzar Vodka

References

^ "Distillers in high spirits as the whiskey sector enters golden era". www.irishtimes.com. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^ "6K Switches Upgrade Increases Performance at Irish Distillers' Midleton Plant". Commercial web page. GarrettCom Europe. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
^ "€200m expansion project helps Midleton to brew up a storm". Engineers Journal. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ Johnson, Zack (14 April 2017). "Jameson's Head Distiller Wants Us All To Love Irish Whiskey". Uproxx.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ McNamara, Stuart. "Irish Whiskey Academy and Midleton Distillery. A Village in Spirit". IrishWhiskey.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ McNamara, Stuart. "Midleton Very Rare 30th Anniversary Pearl Edition Irish Whiskey". IrishWhiskey.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

External links

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[1] "Distillers in high spirits as the whiskey sector enters golden era". www.irishtimes.com. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

[6K_Switches_Upgrade_Increases_Performance_at_Irish_Distillers'_Midleton_Plant-2] "6K Switches Upgrade Increases Performance at Irish Distillers' Midleton Plant". Commercial web page. GarrettCom Europe. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

[3] "€200m expansion project helps Midleton to brew up a storm". Engineers Journal. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[4] Johnson, Zack (14 April 2017). "Jameson's Head Distiller Wants Us All To Love Irish Whiskey". Uproxx.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[5] McNamara, Stuart. "Irish Whiskey Academy and Midleton Distillery. A Village in Spirit". IrishWhiskey.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

[6] McNamara, Stuart. "Midleton Very Rare 30th Anniversary Pearl Edition Irish Whiskey". IrishWhiskey.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.

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