Five years on, the Silent Distillery series ended as it began—with the first Irish whiskey to reach an age statement of 50 years. Not only does it mark the completion of an extraordinary collection, but also the end of an era, as Chapter Six is made with the final drops from the Old Midleton Distillery.
Old Midleton shut its doors in 1975. Production moved to its current site next door, and the old site now serves as a visitors’ center for Jameson (part of Midleton’s…

