The Jameson Experience tour at the Midleton Distillery. Historic and architecturally unique distillery buildings including the mill, malting House, corn stores, stillhouse, old Offices and warehouses. The tour includes a look at old restored tools and machinery and describes the many steps to achieve the world renowned Jameson Irish Whiskey.

Midleton’s old copper pot still had a capacity of 32,000 gallons. The waterwheel manufactured in 1825 to provide motive power prior to the days of electricity is still operational. The secret of the Jameson Irish Whiskey lies in its triple distillation. The spirits are aged in oak barrels imported from Spain, Portugal or America where they would have contained, Port, Sherry, or Bourbon to provides the whiskey its characteristic flavor. To protect jobs of American coopers, US distillers can only use a barrel once. Jameson’s benefit in that they can re-use these barrels several times.

The visit culminates in the Jameson Bar with the Irish Whiskey tasting session. Lorna, Gene and Roger were among a select group to be conferred official diplomas as qualified Irish Whiskey Tasters!