Whisky Focus - Jameson Heritage Whiskeys

Jameson Heritage Whiskey Series is a range of super-premium Irish Whiskeys with 3 Irish whiskeys Jameson Black Barrel, Jameson Crested and Jameson Signature.

The range of Heritage whiskeys is a new collection of super-premium Irish Whiskeys that bring to the fore over 200 years of remarkable stories and milestones from the brand’s rich history. Created to better highlight three world-renowned Irish Whiskeys – Jameson Black Barrel, Jameson Crested and Jameson Signature – each expression in the range tells a different story from Jameson’s past.

Jameson Black Barrel

Jameson Black Barrel is a triple-distilled Irish whiskey that pays tribute to the cooper’s method of charring barrels for a second time. Charring is a traditional method for invigorating barrels, although today at Midleton double-charred barrels are used by choice rather than through necessity. The expression uses a blend of ‘small batch’ grain and traditional pot still Irish Whiskey, which is distilled just once a year at Midleton, and is matured in a combination of American oak, sherry casks and double-charred bourbon barrels. Time spent maturing in these barrels imparts the whiskey with intensified notes of vanilla sweetness and caramel, alongside toasted wood, fruit, and warm spice.

Jameson Black Barrel is available globally with an RRP of €47 or local equivalent (70cl bottle, 40% ABV)

Jameson Black Barrel Review

Jameson Crested

Jameson Crested is deliciously rich pot still blend which was launched globally in March 2016 and I recently reviewed, it is a triple-distilled Irish Whiskey that celebrates the first drops of whiskey to be bottled, sealed and labelled at the Bow Street Distillery in Dublin, marking the moment in time (1963) when Jameson took full control of the whiskey making process, from grain to glass. Up until then, distillers – including the Jameson Distillery – sold barrels of whiskey to bonders to bottle themselves, however, reports of whiskey bonders watering down their whiskey in the 1960s led Jameson to complete the process inside the distillery walls to protect the quality of the whiskey. Jameson Crested brings together rich pot still Irish Whiskey and grain whiskey, matured in a high proportion of sherry casks, as well as bourbon barrels. You can read my review here

Jameson Crested Review

Jameson Crested is available globally with an RRP of €36 or local equivalent (70cl bottle, 40% ABV)

Jameson Signature

Jameson Signature is a triple-distilled Irish Whiskey that bears the signature of John Jameson, a mark of quality that has appeared since the early days of the Bow Street Distillery, when all casks were signed off by John Jameson. The expression celebrates this tradition and the generations of meticulously transcribed distillers’ notebooks, a sign that attention to detail remains at the heart of Jameson. Jameson Signature is a commitment from the brand to uphold the founder’s core values of craftsmanship and quality, with a robust and complex whiskey that boasts deep flavours of cedar, vanilla, citrus and dried fruits and a smooth balance of honey.

Jameson Signature is available in Global Travel Retail with an RRP of €40 or local equivalent (70cl, 40% ABV)

Jameson Signature Review

You will find the Jameson Heritage Whiskeys as well as the rest of the current Jameson whiskey range available from these specialist Whisky Shops
 

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• Jameson The Blender’s Dog Review
   
• Jameson The Cooper’s Croze Review
   
• Jameson The Distiller’s Safe Review
   
• Jameson Black Barrel Review
   
• Jameson Signature Review
   
• Jameson Crested Review
   
• Jameson Bold Review
   
• Jameson Lively Review
   
• Jameson Round Review

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