Midleton Whiskey
Compare 68 prices from £179.95
Midleton Very Rare is the prestige expression produced at Midleton Distillery in County Cork, home to many of Ireland’s best-known whiskeys. First released in 1984, it is built around an annual vintage model rather than a fixed year-round bottling, with each edition selected and composed by the distillery’s master distiller from a small number of especially choice casks.
The style is polished, layered and unmistakably premium, drawing on mature pot still and grain whiskeys to create a blend with depth, finesse and long ageing potential. Alongside the annual vintage release, the Midleton name also extends to prestige bottlings such as Barry Crockett Legacy and the highly collectible Silent Distillery Collection, reinforcing its status as one of the flagship names in top-end Irish whiskey.
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Midleton Whiskey prices
Current Midleton Whiskey prices start at £180 and go up to £48,000. For Midleton Whiskey, the upper end is shaped by collector demand, with standout bottles priced well beyond standard drinking ranges. We currently track 68 active listings for Midleton Whiskey. Around 22% of listings sit in £1,000-£1,500, while the remaining stock is spread across adjacent price filters.
As a Blended Irish Whiskey, Midleton Whiskey pricing is mainly shaped by age statement, cask selection, release rarity, and current retailer stock. For day-to-day comparisons on Midleton Whiskey, core range references such as Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy and Midleton Very Rare are useful value benchmarks across retailers. For affordable options, start with the lower-price filters first, then step up tier by tier to isolate where value changes fastest. Checking several retailers helps you find the best price for Midleton Whiskey, once delivery fees and offer structure are included. Data refreshes daily as listings change across retailers.
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Community flavour profile
Based on 11 archived reviews
Defining characteristics
Compared with other whisky brands
Most common notes
Across 11 archived community reviews, Midleton is most frequently associated with honey, spice and chocolate notes, with elegant, sage and papaya appearing more often than the category average.
Price History
Across a consistent sample of Midleton Whiskey core-range bottlings, median prices have risen 102% since 2013, from £139 to £280.
Even after adjusting for inflation, that represents a 39% increase in real terms.
The core range tracked here includes Midleton Very Rare Barry Crockett Legacy Single Pot Still, Midleton Dair Ghaelach - Grinsell's Wood Tree 9 (Virgin Irish Oak Coll Single Pot Still, currently priced from £280 to £300. Some bottles have appreciated dramatically — older and limited releases have seen increases of 1,100% or more over the period. Midleton Whiskey remains widely available across specialist UK retailers.
Similar brands
Based on community tasting notes, Midleton Whiskey leans 19% toward sweet and vanilla character, with spiced as a secondary influence at 14%. The brands below scored highest for the same dominant flavour family, making them worth exploring if you enjoy the Midleton Whiskey style.