Bringing this back from the dead, as Steph and I toured the Midleton Distillery as part of a cruise we were on earlier this month that went around the British Isles, plus Holland, Belgium, and France.
Arriving at hallowed ground.
Nice shot by Stephanie of one of the aging rooms.
Yes, those are all real bottles:
If you have a spare 50,000 Euros laying around, a bottle of Midleton Very Rare from every year available can be yours:
A tasting after the tour; Jameson's, Green Spot, and Red Breast. Steph's not a whiskey fan at all, but she tried a sip of each before passing it on to me. Damn the bad luck of having to finish each of hers!
The highlight of the day: bottling and labelling my own bottle of Cask-Strength Jameson Black Barrel.