Jameson Experience, Midleton
Jameson Experience Entrance
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| Location | Old Distillery Walk, Midleton, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Owner | James Murphy & Company (1825-1868), Cork Distilleries Company (1868-1966), Irish Distillers / Pernod Ricard (1966-present) |
| Founded | Distillery: 1825-1975, Visitor Centre: 1992-present |
| Founder | James, Daniel and Jeremiah Murphy |
| Status | Closed/Museum since 1992 |
| Water source | Dungourney River |
| No. of stills | 3 pot stills (1 x 31,618 gallons, 2 x 10,000 gallons), 1 Coffey still |
| Capacity | >1,000,000 gallons per annum |
| Website | http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/ie/tours/jamesonexperience |
Coordinates: 51°54′49.1″N 8°10′05.2″W / 51.913639°N 8.168111°W
The Jameson Experience, Midleton, (also known as the Old Midleton Distillery) is an Irish whiskey museum and visitor centre located in the Old Midleton Distillery in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. Set over 15 acres, since opening as a visitor's centre in 1992, the old distillery has received approximately 100,000 guests per year, receiving 125,000 in 2015.
The Old Midleton Distillery in which the Jameson Experience is located began life as a woollen mill, before being converted to a military barracks and subsequently a distillery in 1825. The distillery operated until 1975, when a new distillery was constructed alongside it to house the consolidated operations of three former whiskey-making rivals, John Jameson & Son, John Powers & Son, and Cork Distilleries Company (owners of the Midlelton Distillery), who had come together to form Irish Distillers in 1966. It now houses a visitor centre, a restaurant, and a gift shop.
As of January 2017, adult tickets cost €18 and include a Jameson Signature Drink. Tours take approximately 75 minutes and are scheduled according to the season.
In 1796, Marcus Lynch leased land from Viscount Midleton and having obtained rights to use the waters of the Dungourney River, built a large woollen mill. In 1803, during the Napoleonic Wars, this mill was purchased by the Government for use as a barracks and stables. The building later changed hands several times, before eventually being purchased for £4,000 by three brothers, James, Daniel and Jeremiah Murphy, in 1825, to take advantage of the 1823 Excise Act which had distillation far more financially attractive.
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