A perfect set for a collector who may have missed both years. This was the launch of the new style packaging that saw some controversy at the time. The Midleton Very Rare 2017, is a bottling brought out by the Midleton Distillery in Co. Cork. The ‘Midleton Very Rare’ range was launched in 1984 and a new vintage has been released every year since then. Barry Crockett started off the ‘Midleton Very Rare’ range while he was the Master Distiller of Midleton Distillery, in 2013 Barry Crockett retired from his role of Master Distiller. From 2014 onwards Brian Nation has been creating the ‘Midleton Very Rare’ range, maintaining its role as the standard-bearer and pinnacle of Irish Whiskey.