Midleton in County Cork is Ireland’s largest distillery. It was founded in 1825 by brothers James, Daniel and Jeremiah Murphy. In 1966, the groups Jameson, Powers, and Cork Distillers merged to form Irish Distillers. In 1975, the Powers and Jameson distilleries were closed and a new distillery opened next to Midleton to centralize and optimize production for the various brands. The old distillery then closed and Midleton became the only distillery in Ireland until Cooley opened two years later. The focus then turned to the Jameson blend, to the detriment of the single pot stills that have gradually come back into fashion in recent years.

A Jameson 15 Year Old bottled at the turn of the new millennium. This is a pure pot still whiskey, produced using John Jameson & Son’’s traditional method from the time of the Bow Street distillery. This method had been used to produce Jameson for a long time before the brand became the blend we known today.