Midleton very rare 2015

2016 has been a slow burner. Most years don’t exactly race out of the starting gates for me but this year still very much feels part of the long 2015. The Christmas season had all the regular nights out and family gatherings. New Years was a panto and dinner with Miss Piggy and Piglet followed by drinks and chats at home with some friends. The weekend after is Miss Piggy’s birthday which has always been a multiday affair. There was a concern that she would have to share her birthday with Piglet but thankfully he arrived two days later. Since his arrival the January birthday season is prolonged and full of cake. Piglet’s grandparents, or as he calls them Ma Ma and Gran Gran, arrived a couple of days later.

So, here I am finally getting to write my first post of 2016 and as a way of finally putting 2015 to bed I figured I would mark the occasion with a glass of Midleton Very Rare 2015. I got a sample of this whiskey from the whiskey club run by the Celtic Whiskey Shop in Dublin. The Midleton Very Rare is an annual limited release and the 2015 one comes in at 150 euro a bottle which means I would never be able to afford a full bottle. I could regurgitate some shit here about the distillery and the head distiller but I don’t know this stuff and just googled it so if you want that kind of info go get it.

The smell just jumps right out at you. A real go getter. It is full of sweet fruits and ginger. The initial taste is all sweetness which gradually builds into a whiskey kick which is peppery and spicy. There is a lot going on here, loads more than my uneducated palate can describe. The flavour subtly changes and leaves you with a lingering finish which makes you not want to take another sip until you see where it is going to take you. This is really good and one dram was not enough. All I need to do now is find a job that pays me enough to have a bottle of this in the house at all times

5/5