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The 2026 edition of Ireland’s Midleton Very Rare series has launched in the United States at a suggested price of $240 (£180). The whiskey is bottled at 40% ABV and is the sixth annual edition overseen by master distiller Kevin O’Gorman.

The blend brings together five whiskeys: three single pot still and two single grain. Compared with the 2025 edition, the share of grain whiskey is higher, bringing notes of rose petal and geranium, while lighter pot still whiskeys carry more weight and add lemon zest and orange peel. Maturation took place in Midleton’s warehouses, some of which date to the 1860s.

The packaging has also been updated, with a box featuring foil details and a new closure. The series debuted in 1984 and is produced by Irish Distillers, part of the Pernod Ricard group, in County Cork. The publication does not state how many bottles were made.

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Midleton Very Rare, the flagship brand of Midleton Distillery (Irish Distillers, part of Pernod Ricard), launched Irish Chestnut Edition on 8 October, the first expression in its new Rare Wood Collection. The producer presents it as the first whiskey finished in casks made entirely from Irish sweet chestnut sourced from a single estate.

The wood comes from the Cappoquin Estate in County Waterford, where six chestnut trees were felled in 2017. The timber was naturally seasoned, coopered into casks in Spain and brought back to Ireland. Single pot still whiskeys, originally matured in bourbon barrels, were married and then finished for five years in these casks.

It is bottled at natural cask strength, 56.1%, and production is limited to 800 cases worldwide. The recommended price is €440. The official notes mention honey-drizzled red apple, caramelised orange peel, chocolate and woodland spices.

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