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Review: Jameson Irish Whiskey

It is St. Patrick's day and this is a great time to review an Irish classic. Outside of Scotland, the Irish make the best whiskey in the world. The Irish invented whiskey and Jameson is an example of one of the best. Like most other Irish Whiskey, Jameson is very easy to drink. Light flavor with a slightly sweet carmel middle and smooth finish. This refinement comes from triple distillation and a blending of malted and unmalted barley to create a consistent straight forward flavor.  This triple distilled whiskey is then aged in a Sherry barrel. Some might say this is a boring whiskey but I disagree. This is a very high quality whiskey.

Personally I prefer triple distilled whiskey. Most Irish whiskey is triple distilled. It makes for a much smoother consistent taste. They have a narrow range of characters but that is made up for in drinkablilty. Scotch whisky is traditionally double distilled. This allows for more character but, if not properly made, makes for a less drinkable whisky. The greatest Scotch whisky labels are able to take all of the character produced by double distillation and age the product so that is easy to drink and is full of character  American Bourbon is traditionally only single distilled then relys on charcoal to filter out the unwanted flavors. This is my least favor type of whiskey since the harshness of single distillation is can't easy be overcome by the charcoal filtering. In my opinion this is why great American Bourbon's are few and far between.

Jameson is very affordable. 750ml is $30 to $35. 375ml is around $20. Jameson is a staple at most bars. It ranges from $7 to $9 per glass. This is a whisky that can be consumed neat or in a rocks glass. Unlike scotch, adding ice to Jameson does not significantly dull the flavor.

This is just the tip of the iceberg for Irish Whiskey. I will cover more in the future. I encourage you to try this one and others as well.

Enjoy
-D

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