Jameson GOld

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 15 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Light. Fresh wood. Vanilla. Distinctly buttery. Palate Creamy. Vanilla. Fresh apple. Honey. Finish Lightly toasty. Fresh-cut cedar. Comment There is some virgin oak in this one, along with bourbon casks. Bonus points for trying something new, but would have expected more interesting results. I find it a bit light tasting. Try it with fresh brown bread and Dublin Bay prawns.

Jim Murray Nose Layered elements of soft honey and subtle oak criss-crossing the crisp pot-still. Palate Truly magnificent honey-barley notes. Finish Silky and subtle, an essay in bittersweet balance with the final, drier bitter notes reminding you of some decent age. Comment No two vattings are ever the same. However, astonishingly high quality every time. The most complex Irish of them all; a blenders triumph.