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26th October 2017 |
Midleton Dair
Ghaelach single pot still whiskey
continues to impress.
 It is great to
see Irish Distiller's impressive
whiskey range picking up an
equally impressive haul of medals at the
Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) with
nine Gold or above awards.
Leading the way at the awards was a
whiskey we rarely hear mentioned,
probably due to its limited
availability, and in my humble opinion
is amongst the best Irish single pot
still whiskeys ever to be released,
the Midleton Dair
Ghaelach.
Midleton Dair Ghaelach won a Platinum
medal – BTI’s highest honour - and was
praised by the judges for its classic
rich, spicy single pot still taste
profile. It scored 97/100, making it the
the no.1 Irish Whiskey and the joint
second highest scoring whisk(e)y in the
entire competition.
For those of you those of you not
familiar with the limited release
Midleton Dair Ghaelach (Pronounced Dar
Gay Lock), it is a combination of 15 to
22 year old single pot still whiskey
which has been matured primarily in
refill American oak bourbon barrels and
the first ever Irish whiskey to be
finished in virgin Irish oak Hogshead
casks which have been sourced from
Grinsell's Wood in the Ballaghtobin
Estate, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Each bottle can be traced back to one of
ten 130 year old Irish oak trees from
the Ballaghtobin Estate and has been
finished in the Irish oak for almost 1
year and if you have ever had the
pleasure of Dair Ghaelach you will agree
that this latest award from the
Beverage Testing
Institute is well deserved as it truly
is an outstanding whiskey.
It wasn't just the Midleton Dair
Ghaelach that impressed the judges at
the BTI awards, it seems the whiskey
makers at Midleton have a golden touch
when it comes to their single pot still
whiskey as their outstanding
Redbreast 12 Cask Strength
also picked up a Platinum award, and
their
Redbreast 12, Redbreast 15
and
Redbreast 21 each winning
Gold medals and their
Redbreast Lustau not far behind
them with a silver medal.
Brian Nation, Master Distiller at Irish
Distillers, commented on the latest
medal haul for Midleton, saying: "We are
thrilled to see more fantastic results
for Irish Distillers' Prestige range at
a global spirit tasting competition.
Over the course of the 2017 awards
season each of our Prestige ranges –
Redbreast, Midleton, Powers, Spot and
Method and Madness – have won acclaim.
Midleton Dair Ghaelach and Redbreast 12
Cask Strength have enjoyed the limelight
at the Beverage Testing Institute and we
look forward to further wins in 2018.
It’s great to be able to raise a glass
once again to the passionate and skilled
production team at Midleton."
You will find them all these Irish
whiskeys including the outstanding
Midleton Dair Ghaelach available from
specialist whisky shops such as
Master of
Malt
and
The Whisky Exchange
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