Jameson Irish Whiskey:
Triple Distilled to be sure, to be sure, TO BE SURE! This is the whiskey that I started drinking many years ago when i decided that i had had enough beer! This particular lovely green bottle was gifted to me by one of my best friends when he visited my family house when i was home in Ireland over a year ago on the event of my fathers passing. I brought it back to Melbourne with me and have since shared it with some good friends, drank it neat, over Ice and used it in hot whiskeys! Jameson is the powerhouse of the Irish Whiskey revival that is going on at the moment which has seen the number of distilleries in the country skyrocket from 4 existing to a current 32 planned distilleries for the island, many of which are already built and producing spirit! Woohoo! Looking forward to the years ahead and considering Irish whiskey takes at least 3 years and 1 day of ageing i'd say that will be the next 5-10 years at least until I can get my hands on something worth having.
So this lovely whiskey comes from the new Middleton distillery in Cork in Ireland which has recently been revamped to increase production from a ridiculously large volume to an even more ridiculously large volume - fantastic I say! Thank you Pernod Ricard. Aside from Jameson they do make many other expressions of Irish Whiskey, many of which I have enjoyed and will be reviewing in the future as I have them in my cupboard waiting patiently ;-)
These notes are from the end of the bottle, which has been open for some time,
On the eye this whiskey is pale straw (in the light of my study anyway),
In the nose it's full of cereals initially with some underlying medicinal tones, maybe some marzipan
In the mouth i'm getting more cereals, some citrus, maybe some ginger with a very sweet finish
all up very pleasant for what it is - a decent blend, not special but very drinkable. I would gladly recommend this whiskey to a friend or gift it, good value for money here.
I'm scoring it a 73/100.
For those who want to know a hot whiskey made by me consists of:
a slice or wedge of lemon first squeezed into the glass usually a wine glass then stuck with 3 cloves and dropped in the glass, a teaspoon of honey,a pour of any whiskey of your choosing topped up with some recently boiled water. really good stuff for cold winter nights and for when you're stuffed up with a cold, cough or sore throat.
Cheers,
Kevin
Nice reviews Kev. Will follow these with interest. Just one question, though........ Where are you getting your scores? I agree that 73/100 is probably fair for this whiskey, but your readers who aren't familiar with it may like to know how you came to that score. Keep up the good work mate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat! I suppose I score the whiskey on my own impression of it, how it looks, smells, tastes (initially and also the after taste) and also how it feels to drink it. Then I also consider value for money and add or deduct points accordingly, you can spend a lot of money on a bottle of whiskey. I'll also qualify my review based on how much of the whiskey I've drank, how much time I've spent with it and also where and how I've had it - the circumstances can make a big difference!
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