Midleton Very Rare 2021 Blended Irish Whiskey Review by WhiskyJason
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- WhiskyJason reviews Midleton Very Rare 2021 Blended Irish Whiskey
The Midleton Very Rare is bottled every year in limited quantities. Only single pot still and grain whiskeys from the Midleton Distillery are used, all of which were stored in lightly charred American bourbon barrels. For the 2021 edition, the new Master Distiller Kevin O'Gorman was responsible, who had taken over this task from the Master Barry Crockett.
Whiskybase ID WB177468
Category Blend
Distillery Midleton
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Vintage Release 2021
Bottled 2021
Casktype ex-Bourbon
Strength 40.0 % Vol.
Believe it or not this same bottle is in my local Tesco for €200 in Dublin its all marketing with this brand fancy box (what do I with after I have drank the whiskey) very rare produced in the thousands if not hundered of thousands that price for 40% & blended come on pull the other one it has bells on it! Good review telling it like it is Jason!
I just don't understand the hype around the very rare - the taste does not justify the price
Writers tears are one of our top 5 in irish Whiskey.
Writers Tears is a very good value for money
Totally agree these prices are absurd. That said, I feel like you should be letting these whiskies get a little more air before reviewing. Maybe pour out a few samples for patreon and come back to the bottle a week later for the review, then pour the rest out. I basically put 0 stock into neck pours at this point.
but straight from the bottle is how the master blender created this whiskey - so that is how I want to experience this whisky. I share my bottles and so everyone gets just a sample which can also not be allowed to change in the bottle. My reviews are almost always neck pours on purpose
@@WhiskyJason1 I respect the philosophy! ive never actually talked to master blenders so maybe this statement is bs, but I would say that just because the master blender bottled it this way doesnt mean that's how he/she envisions it being consumed. Like wines for example: some of the best chateau's are intentionally putting out wines that are probably at their best after years in the bottle. just a thought.
I would never invest so much in an Irish Blended whiskey when there are so many absolutely wonderful Irish Single Malts and Single Pot Still expressions out there.
totally agree!!
Awesome video I tried the Barry Crocket tonight
very good
The pinnacle is my Irish whiskey of the year 2021!!!
The pinnacle is Redbreast 21 - totally agree!
That little sponge is there only with 700ml bottles. When they release them for US market the bottle is 750ml and sponge is not there as the bottle itself is taller. That's the reason why.
Thanks - still not very nice
@@WhiskyJason1 in first batch of new bottling of 2017 they used wooden base to raise the bottle up. That looked much better. But soon after they must have realised it was too expensive and swapped to sponge insert that costs probably 1/100th of the wooden piece. All about cost. On the side note '21 - not a great whiskey. Not worth the money in my opinion. Plenty of better ones cheaper.
Not worth the money in my opinion either
You will have to taste the Redbreast 27 year old. In my opinion that is the pinnacle of Irish Whiskey.
Redbreast 27 never made it to Germany
I would disagree with your statement that the 21 RB is the pinnacle of Irish whiskey,,the 27 RB is
I have never even seen the Redbreast 27
@@WhiskyJason1 it's out there,I have one in my collection
Disappointment Jameson 18 for €200, not near Redbreast 12.
He looks steamed
Jameson 18 was also a very BIG disappointment for me too
Middleton 2022,in West Canada it goes for $315
Is that good?
He'll no,,We here in Canada get nailed hard on liquor taxes.
Great whiskey, but slick marketing and packaging have set the price too high. Many other options for better prices.
Totally agree
I think Midleton lost the plot when they rebranded at the end of 2017. I have the last of the old style bottles 2017 release that I bought for 120 pounds in Scotland at duty free and it’s fabulous. But then midleton rebranded and expanded the range, they changed the box and the bottle and are putting more effort into the presentation than what’s inside the bottle. Very unfortunate
yes - Very unfortunate- I agree
Hardly a blotch. It's natural wood!
as a former cabinet maker - this is a blotch and that piece of wood should not have been used for this presentation box