Midleton Distillery Experience

Midleton Distillery Experience

Midleton Distillery Experience
4.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Discover the Heart and Soul of Irish whiskey at Midleton Distillery Experience. Home of seven iconic brands – Jameson, Redbreast, Powers, Midleton Very Rare, The Spot Whiskeys, Method and Madness and Knappogue Castle. The passion behind every drop lives here. Immerse yourself in a world of rich heritage, craftsmanship, and unforgettable stories. Midleton Distillery Experience has been transformed into a one-of-a-kind whiskey experience that takes you beyond process and taste and brings you to the very essence of Irish whiskey. Taste, learn, shop, and take in the magic of Midleton. We look forward to welcoming you!
Duration: 1-2 hours
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  • Emma O
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    great day out
    Bart was our tour guide and his knowledge was outstanding, he was so friendly and so warm and welcoming. ciaran was our premium tasting guide and he was amazing aswell. a great day out, the place is gorgeous and full of history and immaculately kept. would 10/10 recommend to everyone - whiskey drinkers or not
    Hi emmaoS7598AK, Thank you for your feedback! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour with Ciaran and we would love to welcome you back again soon! Best, Jameson Distillery Team
    Written October 10, 2023
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written October 9, 2023
  • Stephen Zabor
    Hiram, Ohio8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A Whiskey Experience
    The tour was extremely interesting and informative. Our guide was very engaging and responsive to questions. Though I am not a whiskey drinker the opportunity to taste three different whiskies and have the flavors connected to the tour reinforced was a wonderful experience. Well worth the time and cost.
    Hi 414stephenz, Thank you for your feedback! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour and we would love to welcome you back again soon! Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written October 23, 2023
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written October 11, 2023
  • Oscar_Retriever
    Newton, North Carolina333 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good tour of a historic distillery
    The Distillery is going through some upgrades, so there is a fair bit of construction underway. So its hard to give it a perfect review when we were in tents and in temporary facilities. The tour we had was very informative and did a good job explaining the distillation process as well as the variations. Most importantly, the whiskey at the end was good. This is definitely worth a stop.
    Hi Oscar_Retriever, Thank you for your feedback! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour and we would love to welcome you back again soon! Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written October 23, 2023
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited September 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written October 14, 2023
  • ChiTravl78
    Chicago, Illinois212 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    More than Jameson and Whiskey
    We initially were not going to include this experience in Ireland as Jameson wasn’t a draw for us. But there is so much more to Middleton then Jameson! I found a new favorite whiskey Redbreast. Also from participating in the tasting I learned that Jameson is a draw for me especially the black label. :-) This was a highlight for us during our time in cork and would strongly suggest a visit and taste. And if you are not a whiskey drinker they have a surprise Gin that is quite exceptional!! I would also encourage you to interact with all of the staff. Our guide was great, the team at the reception were friendly and helpful and the folks at the bar were amazing and so helpful with our gin questions.
    Hi ChiTravl78, Thank you for your lovely feedback and kind words! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour at Midelton Distillery Experience. Our team look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written January 4, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written December 30, 2023
  • Lauren N
    32 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A must do if you’re in Cork 🙂
    A really great few hours out. The tour is really interesting, our guide was called Cassie she was extremely knowledgeable and brilliant at her job. The whiskey tasting is fun and you also get a coupon for another drink at the end. The bar area is a nice place to sit and have a drink before or after your tour I recommend the berry smash cocktail 🙂 It is quite a way out from Cork we planned to get the bus but ended up getting an Uber there and back which was €40 each way so maybe plan better than us and get the bus.
    Hi Laurennovak123, Thank you for your lovely feedback and kind words! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour at Midleton Distillery Experience with Cassie. Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written February 21, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 19, 2024
  • Lee T
    10 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    BTS Midleton Experience
    Got there early and had something to eat. A new visitor centre is opening soon which will improve an already good experience. Tour was very thorough and the guide, Michael, was knowledgeable and always happy to help. Enjoyed the tastings and hung around after the tour to try a few flights. Would highly recommend even if not a huge whiskey fan.
    Hi Lee, Thank you for your lovely feedback and kind words! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour with Michael and we hope to welcome you back down to experience our reopened Midleton Distillery Experience. Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written March 11, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written March 1, 2024
  • Sean S
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Distiller's Apprentice Tour
    The renovations look amazing! My wife and I have been here twice before and even minus the renovations, it is an amazing experience. Our tour guide Mike was very knowledgeable. When we told him we had been on the same tour the day before with the Master Distillers, he decided to try and show us things we hadn't seen before. The fact that he cared enough to try and make the tour even better, was a shining example of all of the employees we have come across at Mideltone and Bow St. From the employees that check you out at the store, the tour guides, the distillers, and the Master Cooper everyone is kind, humble, and genuine. We met Matthew at Whiskeyfest and he spent a good amount of time explaining to us about the different maturations and brands. Barret from Method and Madness also took the time to go through the different products they have put out. This is a must do tour if you are in Midleton.
    Hi seansC9826GX, Thank you for your lovely feedback and kind words! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour with Mike and Barret. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written April 23, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written April 21, 2024
  • Scott S
    Green Bay, Wisconsin2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    One of the most memorable stops on our Ireland trip.
    One of favorite stops on our Irish trip. The facility is set up perfectly for the experience, from picking up our tickets to perusing the gift shop. Our guide was a little young, and not quite sure how to handle our American humor, but I would tour with her again in a heartbeat. In that they distill multiple brands of whiskey here having side by side comparisons was helpful and eye opening. And finally, being able to purchase a personalized bottle of Jameson Distillery Edition Whiskey to centerpiece my bar will bring back many memories
    Hi scottsJ2327RT, Thank you for your feedback! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour. Our Jameson Distillery Edition will look great in your bar! We hope to welcome you back again soon to see some more of our distillery. Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written May 28, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written May 26, 2024
  • TracyR831TX
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Educational fun
    Took the Behind the Scenes guided tour - very educational! Got to see the cooperage area that you might not see on other tours and some other areas. Also liked that the tastings occurred throughout the tour, rather than all at once at the very end of the tour
    Hi TracyR831TX, Thank you for your lovely feedback! We are delighted that you enjoyed your Behind The Scenes Tour. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written June 10, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written June 4, 2024
  • Donal D
    Cork, Ireland2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Uisce Beatha
    Fantastic tour. Our guide Ambrose was informative and friendly. The 3 Whiskey tastings were at different points in the tour. Got a great kick drinking Whiskey that would normally retail at around €25 a shot. The tour ended with a free drink in the in house bar.
    Hi DMD65, Thank you for your lovely feedback! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour with Ambrose. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Best, Midleton Distillery Experience Team
    Written August 22, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited August 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written August 17, 2024
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TifN31
Toulouse, France5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Couples
Not a whiskey drinker yet loved the visit!
Our guide was very interesting and passionate and made us forget the bad weather during the tour.
He answered all questions and you could easily project how the plant ran and "feel it".
Interesting tasting experience and nice cocktail at the end.
Beautiful place, lots of history. Go you won't be disappointed!
Written February 20, 2020
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Hi TifN31, Thanks for your feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your experience and that you even enjoyed your complimentary cocktail at the end despite not previously considering yourself a whiskey drinker! We hope you join us again sometime. Best wishes, Jameson Distillery Midleton Team
Written February 28, 2020
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aidanquinn74
Dublin, Ireland134 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
My fabulous wife arranged this as part of my Christmas present. We had two seperate experiences, the Cask Opening and the Distillery tours. Our first tour was presented by Brian who had a phenomenal knowledge of the history of the bildings and the personalities who lived and worked within the confines of the distillery. He ended the tour with a tasting of a 16 year old cask which displayed amazing depth of flavour, body and complex aromas.
We returned to the main visitor building to begin the Distillery experience with John. Once again we were privelidged to be in the company of yet another staff member whose passionfor his job was incredibly evident. Historically, the Jameson Distillery was known as a great company to work for, this shows with everyone that you meet within the distillery to this day. The ancedotal knowledge that John displayed throughout the tour also gave a degree of levity and brought many giggles from all assembled.
We called to the shop an spoke with Jen who was incredibly helpful. If you find yourself in the area, please make sure to schedule so time to visit, you will not be disappointed.
Written January 19, 2020
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Hi aidanquinn74, Thanks for your feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your experiences with Brian and John, and that you would recommend it so highly to others. We hope you join us again sometime! Best wishes, Jameson Distillery Midleton Team
Written February 5, 2020
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Kaz B
Melbourne, Australia41 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2019 • Friends
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I enjoyed this one slightly more than the Dublin experience! The tour was great, the gift shop had much more of a range and the tasting experience was fun.

The food is absolutely sensational, definitely have lunch or whatever here, as the good is divine. And the Irish Coffee was top notch, even when one of our group mentioned a dairy intolerance, The staff had no issues bringing out soy milk to go into that person's Irish coffee.

Absolutely worth the stop!
Written May 10, 2020
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Hi kazbee02, Thanks for your feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your experience and that you consider Jameson Distillery Midleton absolutely worth the stop. We look forward to welcoming you again sometime in the future. Best wishes, Jameson Distillery Midleton Team
Written May 25, 2020
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Thomas L
1 contribution
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Solo
Did the regular tour yesterday. I am still disappointed about it. It is designed to quickly rush as many tourists through the old distillery as possible. The tourguide, even though she was absolutely lovely, was always checking her watch to check if we were still in time. I had the feeling that questions were not welcome, since they would have interfered with the schedule.

I have done the tour in Bushmills, Northern Ireland, a couple of days ago as well. Over there the guide didnt rush us through the distillery, he took time to answer our questions, he was always asking as if weve got any questions and so on. And the tour still didnt take much longer than Jameson`s. Other than that I would have liked to see a little bit about how the Whiskey is actually produced today, not just only walking through the old building.

All in all the tour didnt fulfil my expectations. I personally wouldnt recommend it to anybody unless you are a Hardcore Whiskey fan (which I am not).
Written August 11, 2023
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Kev D
131 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021
For disclosure purposes, I have to say that Midleton Very Rare is my favourite whiskey and I absolutely love the stuff. So, I’m biased in this review considering going the the Midleton Distillery was like going to Disney Land for me!

That aside, this was definitely the most authentic whiskey tour I’ve been on. Most tours in Ireland and Scotland are virtual and have lots of hi tech ways to make the history of whiskey engaging. Especially since they often aren’t in the place that makes the whiskey. Not so in Midleton. You get to walk through the actual old distillery and see the ancient equipment and buildings with a very knowledgeable guide. Authentic. Fascinating. Automatically engaging. With no gimmicks - just a quality experience.

And then there’s the premium tasting … an absolute must for any whiskey lover. Just be prepared. It may make you want to buy a lot of quality whiskey in the gift shop by the end …
Written September 8, 2021
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Hi kevd1978, Thanks for your feedback. We're delighted that your visit met your expectations and that you'd recommend it so highly. We hope we can welcome you again soon! Best wishes, Jameson Distillery Midleton Team
Written September 23, 2021
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Rose Fay
Cavan, Ireland68 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2020 • Couples
We done the Jameson Experience Tour, responsibly priced, got 3 tasters and a drink at the end (jameson straight, jameson and ginger ale or there was non alcohol drinks for those). Our tour guide Brian was excellent a hige wealth of knowledge, highly recommend ti anyone in the area. Selectionof parking on the grounds
Written September 16, 2020
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Hi rmp21, Thanks for your feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your experience with Brian and that you would recommend it so highly to others. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes, Jameson Distillery Midleton Team
Written September 21, 2020
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Voilareally
Clare320 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2019
Took the tour here recently and really enjoyed it. Out tour guide was very knowledgeable and was even able to answer some left of field questions that some of the people in our group asked. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone in the area even if you don't drink whiskey. The tasting at the end was good fun as well.
Written January 23, 2020
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Hi Voilareally, Thanks for your feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your experience and that you would recommend it to others, and even to non whiskey drinkers. Come back and visit anytime! Best wishes, Jameson Distillery Bow St. Team
Written February 5, 2020
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Gavin M
4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023
I did the Distiller's apprentice tour in January 2023 and it was excellent.

John Madden, our brilliant guide, began by showing us a video on the history of the distillery and the brands that came together to form it.

We then went on a tour of the old distillery and saw the largest pot stills in existence, while John gave an overview of the distillation process and how each piece of machinery plays its part. Next, we saw the Micro Distillery where all experimentation takes place, as well as where Method and Madness is distilled.

We then went to the Midleton Academy building where we got to sample new-make pot still, malt and grain. The pot still was my favourite, extremely fruity.

Even better then, we got a tour of the new distillery and got to see the new pot stills in action. From there, we were taken on a golf cart to one of the massive warehouses for the highlight of the tour. Initially we tried a 20 year old pot still in bourbon cask, which wont be released to the market. Better still, the pièce de résistance, we sampled a 27 year old pot still sherry cask which was, put simply, sublime.

After that, we were driven back to the visitor's centre where John poured each of us a measure of the wonderful Midleton Barry Crocket. I'm not sure if this was in the tour or if he was just feeling generous!

As someone who takes their whiskey seriously, I had been looking forward to this for months and it did not disappoint. At no point did they try to sell us anything and there were no cheesy gimmicks. The entire tour took a little over two hours.

All things considered, I would strongly recommend this to anyone who is passionate about Irish whiskey. That 27 year old sherry cask finish will live long in the memory.
Written January 31, 2023
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Hi N5837KIgavinm, Thank you for your wonderful feedback and recommendation! We are delighted that you enjoyed your tour with John and we hope to welcome you back again soon! Best, Jameson Distillery Team
Written March 30, 2023
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Kathy M
Galway, Ireland5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2020 • Friends
My favourite part of our trip to cork. This tour is a must. It gives an in-depth look into the process of how Jameson is made and the history behind the brand. Tour finished off with whiskey tasting of different type of distilled whiskey and a complementary drink is included in the price of your ticket. A must while in cork.
Written September 3, 2020
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Hi Kathy M, Thanks for your feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your experience and that it was your favourite part of your trip to Cork. We hope we can welcome you again sometime! Best wishes, Jameson Distillery Midleton Team
Written September 8, 2020
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Bernard_Swierczyna
Dublin, Ireland18 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
Three of us visited the distillery for the apprentice tour ( extended one, with cask opening and visiting the new distillery). It was a good tour, nice visitor center etc. Everything you would expect from a modern tourist attraction.

However - the highlight of the tour, the real credit to the experience, the distillery and to the whole company is Peter our Tour Guide. He has fantastic knowledge and he is amazing story teller. He did amazing job, we learnt a lot about the history, the process and whiskey itself - to the point that I am planning to get some courses with Irish Whiskey Academy. So yeah - well done Peter and thanks again for the tour!

We visited on the 29th of February.
Written March 5, 2020
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Hi Bernard_Swierczyna, Thanks for your feedback. We're delighted that you enjoyed your experience with Peter and that you learned a lot about the history, the process and the whiskey itself. We look forward to welcoming you in the Irish Whiskey Academy! Best wishes, Jameson Distillery Midleton Team
Written March 5, 2020
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