Jameson Experience, Midleton
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| Established | Distillery: 1780, Visitors Centre: 1997 |
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| Location | Old Distillery Walk, Midleton, Co. Cork., Ireland |
| Website | http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/ie/tours/jamesonexperience |
Jameson Experience, Midleton, (also known as the Old Midleton Distillery) is a whiskey-themed tourist attraction located in the Old Midleton Distillery in Cork, Ireland. [1] Since opening as an attraction in 1975, it receives approximately 300,000 guests per year.[2][3] Set over 15 acres and only 15 minutes drive from Cork city, The Old Midleton Distillery is the original site where Cork Distilleries Co. Ltd. whiskey was distilled until the expansion of the distillery in 1975. The expansion was a result of the merger between three formal whiskey-making rivals, Jameson Whiskey, Cork Distillers Company and John Powers in 1966. It now houses a visitors centre that provides tours, a restaurant called the Malt House Restaurant, and a gift shop.
As of May 2014, adult ticket prices are €14 and include a glass of Jameson Whiskey or a Jameson cocktail at the Jameson Discovery Bar. Tours take approximately 1 hour and continue all day operating every 20 minutes.
History
Following a difficult period that included American Prohibition, Ireland’s trade war with Great Britain, and the introduction of Scottish blended whiskey, the Jameson distillery in Dublin fell on hard times and decided to form the Irish Distillers Group with their previous rivals, the Cork Distillers Company and John Powers in 1966. By 1971, anew distillery was built at Midleton, alongside the old. Over a period of five years, all of the old distilleries are closed as the new Midleton Distillery grows. The distillery underwent a €100 million expansion in 2010. [4] The disti
Visitor Attractions
The Jameson Experience, Midleton tour explains the history of Jameson Whiskeyand the distillery that operated before it was brewed there. Guests are guided through the old distillery, where they can admire the old kilns, mills, maltings, water wheel, still house, distiller’s cottage, cooperage and warehouses. |url=http://www.irishdistillers.ie/our-company/irish-distillers-history.html%7Cpublisher=Irish Distillers|accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref>[3] Small numbers of tourers can also participate in a taste test between Jameson Whiskey, Scottish whiskey, and American whiskey to become a "Qualified Irish Whiskey Taster". [5]
Shuttle bus service are available from April to October - 10.00am and 2.00pm daily from St Patricks Quay Cork, to the Jameson Experience, Midleton and return.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Welcome to Jameson Whiskey Tours". Jameson Whiskey. Retrieved 14 May 2014. Cite error: The named reference "Welcome" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Bow Street Distillery (John Jameson & Son) - Dublin". Irish Distillers. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Ireland Whiskey Trail". Ireland Whiskey Trail. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Irish Distillers History". Irish Distillers. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Ireland's International Financial Services Centre". Ifsc.ie. Retrieved 2014-05-14.