Midleton Very Rare 40th Anniversary Ruby Edition 70cl Whiskey

To celebrate 40 years since Midleton Very Rare was launched, the Irish whiskey brand has launched this special 40th Anniversary Ruby Edition. It's a blend of three distillates laid down by each master distiller who has overseen Midleton Very Rare: Barry Crockett, Brian Nation, and Kevin O'Gorman. Each of these rare casks was married together to create Midleton Very Rare 40th Anniversary Ruby Edition, a blend that includes some pot still and grain distillates that date back to the early 1980s.

O’Gorman gave the whiskey a finishing touch by marrying the three in a first-fill ruby Port pipe for nine months, it is the ruby anniversary, after all. The whiskey was filled into 550 bottles at 53.1% ABV. It’s presented in a crystal decanter handcrafted by Waterford Crystal, featuring a four-point crystal to represent the four decades of Midleton Very Rare. The decanter is housed in a ruby case, all encased in an FSC-certified wooden cabinet.

A one-off NFT bottle was also created, partnering with the renowned Keanes Jewellers in Cork who hand engraved 18-carat solid gold on both the neck and stopper and thirty-two rubies encrusted within the neck collar, stones that are unique in that they are identical in both quality and style. This bottle includes an official certificate of authenticity from Keanes Jewellers and went live for auction on BlockBar.com on 28th February at 12pm GMT, with a reserve price of USD $60,000.