Jameson 2007 Rarest Vintage Reserve

Jameson 12 Year Old Distillery Reserve

Eighteen years ago my buddy Benny visited the Midleton Distillery in Ireland and he brought back this 12 years old Distillery Reserve – with personalized label, obviously. Now that his bottle is almost empty (about time, too, I’d say), he felt it a good idea to offer me a sample to blog about this whiskey. I have to say, I agreed with him. This...

Score 84/100

Jameson

I've been drinking Scotch, Bourbon, etc. for quite a while, but never sampled Jameson before. Crazy huh? Not until the Rihanna song came out -- "Cheers" -- where she references let the Jameson sink in, was I interested enough to try it. Well, I finally did. I'll say this...it's very smooth. Very easy to drink neat. Comparable in my mind...

Score 82/100

Jameson 18 Year Old

Nose: Higher pitch and more floral than the small pot reserve. The vanilla is rather more prominent here, and in a very buttery rich whipped cream/airy ice cream way. The base aroma is honey on a cool fruit salad. Pear, peach, and other fruits with white meat. Pinch of cinnamon and anise, and very refreshing. Palate: Oooh, citrusy and spicy! This...

Score 86/100

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