Midleton Very Rare 2022
Midleton Very Rare · Midleton Distillery
The 2022 vintage continues Midleton's tradition of restrained blending. Former master distiller Kevin O'Gorman composed this release to emphasize the interplay between grain sweetness and pot still character. It's a whiskey that rewards patience — the complexity unfolds slowly and deliberately in the glass.
Nose
Delicate and layered, with honeycomb and ripe peach meeting vanilla custard and a whisper of almond. A gentle floral lift of rosewater adds elegance, followed by light toasted oak.
Palate
Silky and measured, with buttery grain leading into dried fruit and a touch of clove spice. The pot still component provides a waxy, green apple note that anchors the sweetness. Woody tannins emerge late, adding structure.
Finish
Medium-long with lingering vanilla, peach, and a refined woody dryness.
- Distillation
- Pot still and column still distillation
- Maturation
- Aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Yes
Food Pairing
The whiskey's buttery texture and honeyed sweetness mirror the caramelized scallop surface, while toasted hazelnuts echo the almond and woody undertones of the spirit.
Midleton Very Rare is an annual limited release from Ireland's largest distillery in Cork, each vintage hand-selected by the master distiller from a library of pot still and grain whiskeys aged across a range of cask types.
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