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30th August 2022 |
Deconstruction and review of the
recently released new Jameson 18 Year
Old 46% ABV non chill-filtered bottling.
 As
well as recently giving the Jameson 18
Year Old a new look with new packaging
which aligns to Irish Distillers’ sustainability commitments by
focusing on minimising waste Irish
Distillers also tweaked the whiskey you
will find in the bottle.
I am pleased to say that Jameson 18 Year
Old is now bottled at the higher
strength of 46% ABV, up from 40% ABV,
removing the need for chill filtration
which should do, and does, boost the flavour of the
whiskey.
On my recent visit to Midleton
Distillery down in Cork, Ireland, I was
lucky enough to enjoy a tasting of the
new Jameson 18 Year Old presented by
Master Distiller Kevin O’Gorman where
Kevin deconstructed the new whiskey
presenting me with samples of the main
contributing component whisky's which go
into making up the 18 year old.
First up I had the pleasure of a 20 Year
Old single grain whiskey, from a single
1st fill bourbon cask No. 39508 filled
on 13 May 2002. I tasted this at cask
strength, 57.3% ABV. No surprises a
lovely mature bourbon cask matured grain
whiskey with notes of creamy caramel,
honey, coconut, fruit and oak spice.
The 2nd component whiskey was a 19 Year
Old single pot still whiskey from a
single 1st fill bourbon cask No. 20074
filled on 5 May 2003. I tasted this at
cask strength, 53% ABV. Standing out
with this one was notes of creamy
vanilla, apple, pot still spice and
sweet toasted oak.
The third and final component sample I
tasted was a 18 Year Old single pot
still whiskey from a 2nd fill Oloroso
sherry butt, cask No. 59932 filled on 11
September 2003. No surprises here
either, a mix of gentle pot still and
sherry oak spices, sherry, dried fruit,
nutty, a mature, lightly sherried
Christmas cake sums it up.
So what are they all like when blended
with some other similar casks to create
the new Jameson 18 Year Old 46% ABV non
chill-filtered expression, you can read
my opinion below.
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Jameson 18 Year Old Review
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Review of the new Jameson 18 Year Old
46% ABV non chill-filtered bottling.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Creamy vanilla toffee infused with
gentle pot still spice and oak, distant
orange marmalade.
Taste:
The delicious and gentle creamy vanilla
toffee from the nose has had a wee sugar
boost and has the very slightest orange
and lemon candied edge, this is
interlaced with gentle sweet pot still
and oak spices, it is joined by some
delicate sherried fruit - raisin and
sultana, a little nuttiness and a touch of vanilla
and coconut. Then another gentle wave of
late spice.
Finish:
Sweet toffee, gentle fruit, pot still and oak spices linger long
into the finish.
Comment: A delicious mature Jameson blend
where the pleasure
factor has no doubt been boosted by the
increase in strength.
SMW Irish Blended Whisky Score 92/100
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Midleton Distillery Visit - Related
Articles
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During my visit to Midleton as well as
having an in depth break down of the
Jameson Black Barrel Cask Strength
I also had the chance to taste the
new higher strength Jameson 18 Year
Old which was presented to me by Master
Distiller Kevin O'Gorman and to top off
my visit I had the pleasure of
meeting Irish comedian, actor and writer
Aisling Bea who is spearheading
Jameson's
'Widens the Circle' campaign
and all with a good helping of her quick
wit.
Here are some related articles from my
recent Midleton Distillery visit::
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