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Best from Ireland: #JamesonWhiskey Tasting

By Miguel in Jameson

Tasting Jameson’s range of whiskeys for celebrating St. Patrick day. A wonderful sweet and delicate pot still experience like only Irish know how to do. It is about time for a Jameson whiskey review!

Ouch! I am seriously lagging behind. I were going to do this tasting for St. Patrick’s day with Steve from The Whisky Wire but unfortunately was ill and couldn’t attend. So Miss Whisky stood up and manned this tasting with a lot of great whisky friends.

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To be fair, I tasted some of the Jameson on the old days when I began drinking whisky and the experience wasn’t nice or interesting at all. I am curious to revisit some of them about 1,200 whiskies later.

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Ireland whiskies, celebrating St. Patrick's day

By Miguel in Tasting , Featured , Cooley , Jameson , Tullamore Dew , Knappogue Castle , The Irishman , Midleton

Happy St. Patrick day!

What? Not today? Damn! Hell, anyway… like if we need an excuse to have a good whiskey!.
You know St. Patrick, the holy patron of Ireland, the one that drove the snakes out of the island, the one that brought Christianity on Ireland and …

Enough writing. Let’s drink. As an old Irish saying says, “God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn’t rule the world!”

As my contribution to the Irish whiskey let’s do a whiskey walk around Ireland. And as Sjoerd has told me several times I better state it right here and now: I love Single Pot Still Irish whiskey ( I just can’t stand their cheap blends ).

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Midleton Very Rare: True Irish Whiskey

By Miguel in Tasting , Jameson

“Quintessentially Irish! A real must-have whiskey!”

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Midleton Very Rare 2009
The flagship blend from Ireland's biggest distillery (home of Jameson), Midleton Very Rare is a small batch blend released annually, generally to universal acclaim.

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (90): more than average. honey, floral, grass, citrus.

Palate (91): powerful, oily. honey, grass, citrus, floral, pepper, olive oil.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, floral, citrus.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Midleton Very Rare 2009 with 90 points over 100.

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Yellow Spot: Deliciously different

By Miguel in Tasting , Jameson

“Very nice Irish whiskey. Extremely sweet with all the lovely character Irish pot still whiskey has”

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Yellow Spot
This Pure Pot Still Whiskey is the second entry into the 'Spot' range, aged for 12 years and made up in part from spirit matured in Malaga casks for a more sweet dram.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (89): more than average. honey, floral, sweet frutis, raisins.

Palate (90): powerful, oily. honey, grass, sweet, raisins, cocoa, citrus.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, citrus.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Yellow Spot with 90 points over 100.

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Green Spot Single Pot Still: True Irish Pot Still character

By Miguel in Tasting , Jameson

“Huge step forward from othe Irish whiskeys I have had. Slight dry but very nice”

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Green Spot Single Pot Still
An impressive revamp in the packaging for historic single pot still Irish whiskey Green Spot, which is no longer only available in Dublin grocer Mitchell's and will surely benefit from the increased marketing muscle lavished on it by owners Irish distillers.

A cult whiskey.

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (85): average. honey, vanilla, spices, floral.

Palate (87): dry, oily. honey, floral, citrus, pepper.

Finish (86): average. honey, citrus, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Green Spot Single Pot Still with 86 points over 100.

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Jameson 2007 Rarest Vintage Reserve

By Miguel in Tasting , Jameson

“Overall floral. Pure Irish character with just a small note of newmake. Nice Jameson”

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Jameson 2007 Rarest Vintage Reserve Blended Irish Whiskey
70cl / 46% - The ne plus ultra from Jameson, this has been blended with some of the oldest and rarest whiskeys from Jameson's maturing stock - one of which was a pot-still whiskey matured in a port pipe, which adds an extra fruitiness to the final assemblage. More than justifies the price tag - this is one of the greatest Irish whiskies ever bottled, we feel.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (87): strong. honey, floral, vanilla.

Palate (89): powerful. honey, floral, spices, vanilla, citrus.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Jameson 2007 Rarest Vintage Reserve Blended Irish Whiskey with 88 points over 100.

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TWE Whisky Show 2012 [Part 1]

By Miguel in Featured , Jameson , Glenlivet , Chivas , Johnnie Walker , Cardhu , The Balvenie , Talisker , Kavalan , Brora

Taking place during October, 6th and 7th, The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show is a fantastic, although expensive, experience that you can’t miss if like me you love single malt whiskies.

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Day One

Here I am! In London! For TWE Whisky Show. As Oliver Klimet from Dramming is also going to attend it we plan together a meeting in London for a few beers and nice british pub food at Lord Wargraves. Billy Abbot from The Whisky Exchange also join us.

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Jameson Gold Reserve Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Jameson

“Way better than Jameson Original. It really tastes older and more matured with a quite interesting note of rye whiskey”

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Jameson Gold Reserve
This Jameson Gold Reserve is an awesome blend with a high proportion of pure pot-still created at Midleton distillery in Ireland.

"If you don't enjoy this, then you just don't get what Irish whiskey is all about. 94 points" wrote Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible 2008.

If you love this Jameson, you have to try Balvenie 15 years old Single Barrel.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (88): more than average. honey, corn, vanilla, spices, citrus.

Palate (88): powerful, oily. honey, citrus, toffee, vanilla, corn, wood, spices, dust, wood.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, spices, toffee.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Jameson Gold Reserve with 88 points over 100.

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St. Patrick day is almost here: Don't be without whiskey!

By Miguel in News , Cooley , Jameson , Tullamore Dew , Knappogue Castle

Now that St. Patrick day is getting nearer, you need to get ready for it! Stock Irish whiskey before they drink it all.

Here are some suggestions for giving yourself a little pleasure in such relevant day:


I would sooner drink Chivas 12 years old than the cheapest Jameson or Tullamore Dew but if you are on a small budget and still want to do it the Irish way…


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Jameson Select Reserve Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Jameson

“This is really a wonderful whiskey. I love its sweetness, its malty character and that little touch of sherry. Cracking.”

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Jameson Select Reserve Small Batch Irish Blended Whisky
70cl / 40% - A special pot still malt whiskey heavy version of Jameson. Select Reserve has lots of first fill bourbon and sherry casks in the mix giving it a much richer flavour than regular Jameson, with a strong sherried note.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (90): more than average. honey, pineapple, vanilla, citrus, toffee, herbal. Cracking nose! I love it.

Palate (90): powerful, oily. honey, citrus, vanilla, spices, corn, pepper, raisins.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, citrus, spices.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Jameson Select Reserve Small Batch Irish Blended Whisky with 90 points over 100.

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