Jameson 15 Year Old Special Reserve

Jameson 2009 Rarest Vintage Reserve

Cracked open a bottle of the stuff last night to, uh, prep for St. Patrick's day. New bottle, but multiple drams. Nose: Rich, creamy vanilla, and some sweet brown spices (cardamom, cinnamon, all-spice). A cool melange of fruit - pear, sauteed apples, bananas, and tropical fruits (melons, too). There's a sweet marshmallow quality, probably from the...

Score 91/100

Jameson 12 Year Old Special Reserve

I have been drinking almost exclusively Scotch whisky as of late, but decided to try this to change things up a bit. This is the first Irish whiskey I have tried and was not expecting this to add up when compared to Scotch, but this really surprised me in a good way and I found this just as enjoyable and I was quite impressed. I drank this neat in...

Score 87/100

Jameson

I figured I would get back to some basics after having sampled some excellent whiskies recently to kind of “reset.” Whenever I think of Irish whiskey, Jameson immediately comes to mind. Sample is from a bottle that is 80% full and opened about a week. Neat in a glencairn. The code on the neck is JQ-058548. I assume that is a batch number? Nose:...

Score 73/100

Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel

This expression has recently arrived at the LCBO (I think it was previously available only in NY for some reason). With this one, the pot still is blended with "small-batch" grain whiskeys (with a higher ratio of pot still), and matured in a combination of American oak sherry casks and flame-charred bourbon barrels. Information and...

Score 90/100