Whiskey Review #17: Jameson caskmates stout edition

Price: this bottle was a gift from my mother the second of 2 lovely bottles of Irish whiskey that she gave me last year.  I'm not sure how much she paid for it back home however it has since become available here in Oz and is priced at $55 AU. I think that's reasonably OK for a good blended whiskey with a cask finish. 5/6

Availability: I can pick this up in my local bottle shop, at specialist whiskey bars, probably in duty free and in Irish bars too but probably not in every bar: 5/6

Marketing: Good story of guys talking in the pub and doing a swap deal and making it work without the knowledge of their marketing department it also promotes rather nicely the Franciscan Well craft brewery with whom they did the swap. Of course there is a website which is alright to look at, provides a video of the story behind the whiskey and also a little blurb about it too all done quite nicely without an excess of nonsense - the link is below check it out if you like!: 6/6 

https://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/us/ourwhiskeys/jameson-caskmates

Packaging and label: Nice typical green glass bottle from Jameson with an attractive label which tells me about the brewery and gives some vague tasting notes around the neck of the bottle and states that the whiskey is triple distilled and bottled at 40%. No mention of chill filtration or caramel colorant addition which probably means both have happened. There is mention of the bow st distillery in Dublin which is a museum but no mention of the Middleton distillery where this was likely produced. 3/6

Appearance: A little darker than regular Jameson I think, yellow gold with a hint of green and amber. Not too much caramel added maybe. Nice legs on the glass but I'm starting to wonder if any whiskey doesn't have that quality?  6/6

Nose: hint of chocolate and coffee typical of stout- yummy! Can get the typical Jameson potstill nose in the background with some cereal and something green with sweet soft buttery fudge: 14/20

Taste on entry: buttery fudge and bananas with spice developing into the finish: 14/20

Mouthfeel: this is a lovely soft whiskey, nice and buttery: 8/10

Finish: medium to long with lingering spice - ginger i think and a little annise too. also after a few minutes it definitely tastes as though I've had stout in my mouth - in a good way!: 15/20

Total score: 76/100

This is a very enjoyable dram
Thanks again Mom.

Cheers

Kev