Midleton 17 Year Old 2002 Cask #25227 - The Friend At Hand Exclusive Whisky | 700ML

Fascinating stuff from Midleton, this is a single cask bottling of Irish single pot still whiskey, distilled in 2002 and matured for 17 years, beginning in a bourbon barrel and finishing in an Irish oak cask. The whisky was bottled exclusively for The Friend at Hand Irish whiskey shop and museum in Belfast in 2020. A release of 153 bottles.

Midleton 17 Year Old 2002 Cask #25227 - The Friend At Hand Exclusive Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Honey, baked apple, ripe pear, vanilla, orange zest, toasted oak, butterscotch, roasted almonds, floral notes, and gentle baking spices.

Palate: Creamy vanilla, honeycomb, orchard fruits, toffee, shortbread, citrus peel, roasted hazelnuts, cinnamon, clove, polished oak, and a rich, oily texture.

Finish: Long, refined, and warming, with lingering honey, vanilla, sweet oak, orchard fruits, gentle pot still spices, toasted nuts, and delicate citrus.

Distillery Information

Midleton distillery is the home of Jameson Irish whiskey as well as Redbreast, Powers and the Spot whiskeys, but they also release premium single pot still Irish whiskeys under their own label. The buildings of the Midleton distillery began life rather abstemiously; used as a wool mill in the very late eighteenth century. Leased by Marcus Lynch, the buildings were sold to the government, who subsequently sold them to the Archbishop of Cashel in 1823 for the sum of £1,750. The Archbishop died later that year and the buildings were inherited by Lord Midleton. It was the three brothers Murphy who converted the mill into a distillery in 1825. They had acquired the buildings for £4,000. Stills were installed, including the world’s largest still with a capacity of 31,618 gallons. The distillery produced a range of brands and in 1966 the company joined John Powers and John Jameson to form the Irish Distillers Group and a new distillery was built at Midleton to produce all of their brands. This new distillery now has a capacity of 60m litres, following a large expansion project in 2013.

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