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New Midleton Distillery is situated in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland.Established in 1975 and owned by Irish Distillers, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard.Located alongside is the Old Midleton Distillery, which was established in the early 17th century and now operates as a visitor centre known as the Jameson Experience.
Green Spot is a single pot still Irish whiskey, produced specifically for Mitchell & Son of Dublin by Irish Distillers at the Midleton Distillery in Cork, Ireland.Green Spot is one of the few remaining bonded Irish whiskeys, along with Mitchell's three older offerings, Yellow Spot, Red Spot, and Blue Spot.
Irish whiskey is a protected European Geographical Indication (GI) under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. [37] As of 29 January 2016, production, labelling and marketing of Irish whiskey must be verified by the Irish revenue authorities as conforming with the Department of Agriculture's 2014 technical file for Irish whiskey. [38]
Irish Distillers beverage brands include: [8] Irish whiskey: Irish single malts: Knappogue Castle, Method and Madness Single pot still whiskeys :Green Spot (produced exclusively for Mitchell & Son Wine Merchants), Powers, Redbreast. Blended Irish whiskeys: Clontarf 1014, Jameson, Midleton Very Rare. Beer: Eight Degrees Brewing Company [9]
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In the 19th century, single pot still whiskey was the most popular style of whiskey in the world and formed the bulk of Ireland's whiskey exports. [2] However, with the rise of cheaper, milder blended whiskeys in the 20th century, single pot still whiskey declined in popularity, and many formerly all-pot-still brands changed their production to ...
It is best known for its eponymous Amrut brand of single malt whisky, which is the first single malt whisky to be made in India. [2] The brand became famous after world famous whisky connoisseur Jim Murray gave it a rating of 82 out of 100 in 2005 and 2010. In 2010, Murray named Amrut Fusion single malt whisky as the third best in the world.
In the mid-1800s, the Irish whiskey industry underwent a period of turmoil, with the temperance movement of the 1830s, and the Great Famine of the 1840s reducing domestic demand for whiskey. At the time, Cork was home to several distilleries, therefore, in the 1860s, James Murphy, the owner of the Midleton distillery, suggested amalgamating the ...