Jameson Irish Whiskey Bar Bottle

Jameson

An unplanned and unexpected bonus at the end of a Friday afternoon meeting at my MD’s house. We often stop off for a beer on the way home on Friday evenings – we have a ‘moaning’ chair where we can sit and discuss the week’s ups and downs, plans for business development, family and of course, the weekend ahead. The MD was working from home this...

Score 80/100

Jameson "Marconi"

Fun fact: Guglielmo Marconi was the great-grandson of John Jameson! You may know that Marconi invented the radio; you may also know that John Jameson invented...well, Jameson. So this bottling ("Special Reserve Celebrating 100 Years of Radio") honours the first transmission back in 1895. The colour is a bright gold. On the nose it is...

Score 90/100

Jameson 18 Year Old

Jameson's blends nearly unerringly improve with age. The 18 year old 'master selection' is no exception. Full-bodied, rich in flavours, it is nonetheless easy to drink thanks to the presence Jameson's characteristic thrice-distilled smoothness.

Score 80/100

Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition

Let us stick with Jameson for a moment. In 2014 they did a (‘pleasant’ in their own words) experiment with beer casks. Their Jameson Caskmates matured on old whiskey casks that had in between been used by Cork's Franciscan Well Brewery to mature their stout. More Caskmates are underway, I am told. The nose is very sweet and reminds me of grenadine...

Score 73/100