Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais 70cl Whisky

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Irish Distillers has expanded the Midleton Very Rare range with the release of a very interesting and special whiskey, one finished in rare French Tronçais oak casks. Midleton Very Rare Forêt de Tronçais was created from a collaboration with Taransaud cooperage. Back in 2017, master distiller Kevin O’Gorman and his team explored the Tronçais forest, which was established in the 1600s to sustainably supply oak for building ships, to source T5 oak cask, renowned for its fine grain and delicate flavours. The Taransaud cooperage monitored the natural air drying of the T5 oak staves for five years in preparation for its use by Midleton Distillery before the T5 casks were filled with Midleton single grain and single pot still whiskeys that had previously been aged in American bourbon barrels during the 1980s-2000s. The whiskey is presented at 48% ABV in a duck egg blue-coloured bottle, inspired by the orchid in the Midleton Very Rare logo, which has been placed in a cabinet made with oak from the Tronçais forest, alongside laser-cut illustrations inspired by the woodland.