Midleton Takes The Fifth

Midleton Very Rare takes the fifth – the fifth Irish whiskey in the Silent Distillery Collection, that is – Chapter Five of the Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection is a 49-year-old Irish whiskey that was originally distilled in 1973, two years before the Old Midleton Distillery ceased operations.

The single pot still Irish whiskey was matured in ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 52.4% alcohol by volume (104.8 proof) and is said to offer notes of almonds, citrus fruit, dark chocolate, ginger and herbal tea.

Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Five is being made available for a whopping $55,000 per bottle in Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Singapore, the UK and USA.