Description
One of the world's most modern distilleries, Midleton of East County Cork, Ireland was built in 1975. Their distillery is a proverbial umbrella of a powerhouse, utilising three pot stills and three columns to produce a whopping 64 million litres of spirit each year for heavy hitters such as Jamesons, Paddy, Green Spot and Tullamore Dew to name but a few. The Midleton Academy Edition No.1 is an exclusive bottling, given to those that complete the Midleton Irish Whiskey Academy. This Single Pot Still whiskey was crafted by Master Blender Billy Leighton using whiskey matured in only four American ex-Bourbon barrels; one second fill barrel from 1995, one second fill barrel from 2003 and two first fill barrels from 2003.