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24th January 2019 |
Jameson
unveil a second batch of Jameson Bow
Street 18 Years Cask Strength ahead of
St. Patricks Day 2019 although you wont
be able to get your hands on a bottle
until August 2019.
 Jameson Irish Whiskey, which is
produced by Irish Distillers in Midleton
Distillery, has unveiled the second
batch of Jameson Bow Street 18 Years
Cask Strength but don't go rushing out
just yet to get your hands on a bottle
as it wont be available until August
2019.
Jameson
Bow Street 18 Years Cask Strength is the
only cask strength Jameson to be
available globally, the expression
finishes its maturation in Dublin’s only
live Maturation House in the Jameson
Distillery Bow Street – celebrating
Jameson’s Dublin heritage by returning a
part of the production process to its
original home in Smithfield.
The first batch of this whiskey proved
to be very popular so I would advise you
to mark this release on your calendar if
you want to get your hands on a bottle
come August.
Similar to the first batch, this second
batch of Jameson Bow Street 18 Years
Cask Strength is a combination of
bourbon and sherry casks, the blend of
pot still and grain Irish whiskeys has
been married together and re-casked in first-fill ex-bourbon
American oak barrels for a final six to
12 months in the Maturation House at the
Jameson Distillery Bow Street, Dublin.
‘Marrying’ is a traditional method of
re-casking batches of vatted whiskey and
re-warehousing it to ensure infusion
before bottling.
Billy Leighton, Master Blender at
Midleton Distillery, commented: "I’ve
long had the unique luxury of being able
to taste Jameson straight from the
barrel at cask strength. With Jameson
Bow Street 18 Years Cask Strength, I’m
thrilled that Irish whiskey fans around
the world can experience the full
intensity of our whiskey or add a few
drops of water to enjoy it at their own
preferred strength.
"As a tribute to the Jameson distilling
legacy in Smithfield, we’ve introduced
some methods that would have been
employed in days past. The final
maturation period in Bow Street is our
nod to the traditional “marrying”
method. We’ve put our own Jameson stamp
on it by using first-fill bourbon
barrels, whereas the traditional
approach would be to use casks multiple
times. I like to think of the whiskey
getting engaged in Midleton and then
'married' in Dublin!"
This second batch is presented at 55.1%
ABV without the use of chill filtration
and will be available in 20 markets from
August 2019 at the RRP of €240 and will
be available from specialist online
whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of
Malt
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Jameson Bow Street 18 Years Cask Strength Batch 2 Review
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I haven't had the chance to taste the
Jameson Bow Street 18 Years Cask
Strength so I cannot comment on its
quality but I was amused to find that
the official tasting note for Batch 2 is
100% identical to the official tasting
note for Batch 1 which I find difficult
to believe but they are obviously
confident that they have produced a 100%
identical whiskey so if you enjoyed
batch 1 it looks like batch 2 is more of
the same.
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Rich wood-driven influence with deep
toffee notes and spice.
Taste:
Toffee and oak remain consistent with
hints of leather and vanilla along with
a subtle sherry nuttiness creating depth
and complexity.
Finish:
Long and full with the sweet toffee
notes slowly fading while the toasted
oak and spice linger throughout until
the very end.
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